Brain/Feedback Loops
Is calcium regulation a positive or negative feedback loop?
Negative
What is the gland found in the throat?
Thyroid
Medical condition where persons body grows too much?
Giantism
What gland does not function properly if you have diabetes?
Pancreas
How old is Ms. Sullins
The pituitary gland is controlled by what other gland?
Hypothalamus
Prolactin is a hormone responsible for what?
Milk production, influence behavior, reproductive system, impacts immune system
Oxytocin is responsible for what in childbirth
contractions
Which gland is known as the master gland?
Pituitary Gland
Does Ms. Sullins have any pets?
Is the hypothalamus superior or inferior to the pituitary gland?
thyroid hormones control what?
metabolism, energy, growth and development, and nervous system activity.
Medical Condition that reduces a person height and ability to grow.
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD), dwarfism, achondroplasia
Which gland is responsible for Cortisol, a so-called "stress hormone"
Adrenal Gland
What is the name of the skeleton (unofficially)
Harry
What is the name of the three glands in the brain?
Pineal
Hypothalamus
Pituitary
Which hormone is responsible for producing testosterone and estrogen
Luteinizing hormone or LH
What was the real name of the "The Alton Giant"
Robert Wadlow
Which gland is under the stomach
pancreas
Where did Mr. Smith go to high school?
Holden
Is Prolactin a hormone that is produced from the anterior or the posterior part of the pituitary gland?
Anterior
What is the role of the Follicle-stimulating hormone or FSH
FSH promotes sperm production and stimulates the ovaries to release eggs (ovulate) LH and FSH work together to allow normal function of the ovaries or testes.
What is the purpose of Pitocin?
induce labor
Which gland is above the heart
Thymus
What is Brockhaus's kids names