Anatomy
These two endocrine glands are located in the neck region and calcitonin is produced here?
Parathyroid and thyroid
What releases and inhibits hormones produced by hypothalamus, influence the activities of?
Anterior pituitary
Insulin decreases blood ________.
glucose
Hormones help the endocrine system maintain homeostasis by having?
2 hormones opposite effects regulate certain body functions
This is located posterior to the nasal cavity and produces growth hormone?
Pituitary gland
High thyroxine levels in the blood stimulate the
hypothalamus
Cells in the body react to insulin by taking in more sugar to be used for what?
Cellular respiration
This disorder has decline in ovaries, inability to bear children and reproductive organs atrophy.
Menopause
This is located posterior to the hypothalamus and produces melatonin?
Pineal gland
TRH stimulates the anterior pituitary to secrete
Thyroid stimulating hormone
During Negative feedback an increase in a substance will ?
Decrease production of that substance
This disorder has hypersecretion of cortisol?
Cushing’s Disease
This is located superior to the kidneys and secretes epinephrine and norephinephrine?
Adrenal
Thyroid stimulating hormone travels to the ________ to stimulate the secretion of thyroxine.
Thyroid
The pancreas releases ________and _________to regulate blood sugar
Insulin, glucagon
This disorder has hypersecretion of growth hormone in adults?
Gigantism
This is anterior to the kidneys and secretes insulin?
Pancreas
_________hormones stimulates other endocrine glands to secrete hormones?
Tropic
What are the 3 stimuli that may activate endocrine glands?
Hormonal, humoral, neural
________hormones can cross the ________to enter a cell and _______gene action.
Plasma membrane, directly regulate