Pancreas
Glands
Labeling
Hormones
Random
100
Alpha cells secrete
Glucagon
100
True or false: Endocrine glands have ducts
False - endocrine glands are ductless, hormones are released directly into the bloodstream
100
#9
Ovaries
100
Prolactin does what
Stimulates milk production
100
When does the thymus begin to shrink?
Puberty
200
Beta cells secrete
Insulin
200
Pineal hormone important in sleep/wake cycle
Melatonin
200
#2
Hypothalamus
200
Stimulates ovulation
LH
200
Butterfly shaped gland
Thyroid
300
Inhibits glucagon, insulin, and growth hormone release
Delta
300
Parathyroid gland releases PTH when ______ is low.
Calcium
300
#7
Adrenal glands
300
Oxytocin does what
Stimulates uterine contraction in childbirth
300
PTH and calcitonin have ________ effects.
Antagonistic
400
Endocrine clusters are called
Islets of Langerhans/pancreatic islets
400
Gland that influences more body processes than any other endocrine gland
Pituitary gland
400
#8
Pancreas
400
Stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete corticosteroids
ACTH
400
Mechanism where one endocrine gland stimulates another to secrete a hormone, which causes the 1st gland to stop producing hormones?
Negative feedback
500
Raises blood glucose
Alpha
500
Part of endocrine and immune system, produces t-lymphocytes
Thymus
500
#3
Pituitary gland
500
GH/Somatotropin does what
Protein synthesis, metabolism, bone & skeletal muscle growth
500
_________ stimulates the production of WBC for immune response.
Thymosin