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WorksheetsNeuroendocrine Quiz
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is Paracrine cellular communication?
Direct stimulation between two adjacent cells
Self stimulation by hormones
Hormones released into the blood to stimulate distant tissues
Hormones released by one cell that stimulate only local cell populations
What is humoral control?
Control of hormones by other hormones
Control of hormones by nervous system
Control of hormones by circulating ions or nutrients
Human intervention of the endocrine system
What does thyroid hormone (T4) do?
Increase metabolic rate in all cells through gene regulation
Decreases metabolic rate in all cells through gene regulation
Increases metabolic rate in the heart through gene regulation
Decreases metabolic rate in the heart through direct stimulation
Thyroid hormone is released by the?
Hypothalamus
Anterior Pituitary
Posterior Pituitary
Thyroid Gland
How would the body respond to low calcium?
Reduced parathyroid hormone release which increases the breakdown of bone
Increased parathyroid release which increases the breakdown of bone
Reduced thyroid hormone release which increases the breakdown of bone
Increased thyroid hormone release which increases the breakdown of bone
Which hormones are made in the adrenal cortex?
Aldosterone and Cortisol
Adrenaline and Noradrenaline
Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH) and Adrenocotricotropic Hormone (ACTH)
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and Growth Hormone
What does aldosterone do?
Promote the release of fats and depresses inflammation
Increases the reuptake of sodium in the kidney
Increases heart rate and causes vasoconstriciton
Increases the reuptake of water in the kidney
How does the hypothalamus communicate with the anterior pituitary gland?
Direct neural (electrical stimulation)
Through the hypothalamic hypophyseal portal system
Direct hormonal stimulation
Through the hepatic portal system
What is adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)?
It is a releasing hormone produced by the hypothalamus
It is a stimulating hormone released by the hypothalamus
It is a stimulating hormone produced by the anterior pituitary
It is a releasing hormone produced by the anterior pituitary
