Hormone Actions
Which hormone secreted in a daily rhythm influences sleep/wake cycles?
What is melatonin?
List three major endocrine glands.
What are the 1. Hypothalamus 2. Pituitary 3. Thyroid gland 4. Parathyroid glands 5. Thymus gland 6. Pineal gland 7. Pancreas 8. Adrenal glands 9. Gonads?
What is more common in the endocrine system: positive feedback or negative feedback?
What is Negative feedback? (one way that the endocrine system tries to keep homeostasis (stability) in the body. If an endocrine gland senses that there is too much of one hormone in the body, it will initiate changes to decrease production of that hormone)
What condition is caused by excessive GH (growth hormone) secretion in childhood?
What is Gigantism?
What are the messengers of the endocrine system?
What are hormones?
Which hormone promotes uterine contractions and is responsible for milk production in the mammary glands?
What is oxytocin?
Which gland produces epinephrine and norepinephrine?
What are the adrenal glands?
Which hormone is produced by the pancreas to regulate blood glucose levels?
What is insulin?
Low blood pressure, which can cause fainting or dizziness because the brain doesn't receive enough blood.
What is hypotension?
How do hormones travel through the body?
What is the bloodstream?
ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone) controls the secretion of which hormone?
What is cortisol?
What is the "master gland" of the body?
What is the pituitary gland?
In biology, this is the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems.
What is homeostasis?
This disorder can cause bulging eyes, excessive weight loss, excessive sweating and trembling
What is Grave's Disease/Hyperthyroidism
The Islets of Langerhan are located in the
What is the pancreas
Two main thyroid hormones. Your thyroid regulates your metabolism, which means it plays a role in digestion, hunger, and your overall energy level.
What are T3 and T4?
This organ connects your endocrine system with your nervous system. Its main job is to tell your pituitary gland to start or stop making hormones.
What does the hypothalamus do?
List one of the three vital functions of the endocrine system.
What are…
What disease is characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels?
What is Diabetes?
The two primary hormones responsible for "fight or flight" are
What are epinephrine and norepinephrine
This hormone acts non-tropically by stimulating growth directly in the bones and muscles, while also signaling the liver to release growth factors
What is hGH
This gland stores and releases hormones made in the hypothalamus, while this gland synethsizes and releases tropic hormones
Posterior pituitary; anterior pituitary
There are two main glands responsible for short term stress, and long term stress. What are each of them, respectively, and what hormone do they release?
Adrenal Medulla: Short Term Stress, releases epinephrine and norepinephrine
Adrenal Cortex: Long term stress, releases cortisol and aldosterone
Digeorge Syndrome causes this organ to fail to develop properly during embryonic growth, which can lead to cleft palate, webbed, toes, and more defects specifically related to immune system function. What is the organ/gland?
What is the thymus gland
What two categories of hormones does the hypothalamus produce to regulate the secretion of other hormones?
What are RH (releasing hormones) and IH (inhibiting hormones)?