Hormones

Hypothalamus

100

What produces oxytocin? What then releases it?

Hypothalamus,

Posterior Pituitary

200

What produces ADH/vasopressin? What then releases it?

Hypothalamus,

Posterior Pituitary

300

What produces releasing and inhibiting hormones? What do they affect?

Hypothalamus,

Anterior Pituitary,

Therefore, are they direct or tropic hormones?

Hormone Targets

100

what does growth hormone (GH) target?

any and all tissues, especially bone, cartilage, muscle, adipose, liver

200

what does ADH/vasopressin target?

kidneys

To do what?

300

what does thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) target?

thyroid

To do what?

400

what does adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) target? 

adrenal cortex

To do what?

500

what does follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) target?

ovary/testes

FLAT

100

F = ?

Direct or Tropic

follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

tropic

200

L = ?

Direct or Tropic

luteinizing hormone (LH)

300

A = ?

Direct or Tropic

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

400

T = ?

Direct or Tropic

thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

tropic

PiG

100

P = ?

Direct or Tropic

Prolactin

Direct

200

G = ?

Direct or Tropic

Growth Hormone (GH)

Direct

More Hormones

100

In this type of signaling secreted molecules diffuse locally and trigger a response in neighboring cells.

A) endocrine

B) paracrine

C) autocrine

D) synaptic

E) neuroendocrine

B) paracrine

200

Which of the following hormones has a nontropic effect only

A) TSH

B) ACTH

C) LH

D) FSH

E) prolactin

E) prolactin

300

If someone said to you that a particular hormone utilizes a G protein-coupled receptor in its
signal transduction pathway, you would know that the hormone
A) is lipid soluble
B) has receptors located within the cytosol
C) has receptors on the cell surface
D) is water soluble
E) both C and D

E) both C and D

400

In the thyroid hormone cascade pathway, thyroid hormone exerts negative feedback on the
A) hypothalamus
B) posterior pituitary
C) anterior pituitary
D) both A and B
E) both A and C

E) both A and C

500

Which of the following statements comparing water soluble and lipid soluble hormones is FALSE?
A) Both are secreted by endocrine cells.
B) Both bind to receptor proteins to initiate their response.
C) Both travel in the blood stream to their target sites.
D) Both can alter the transcription of specific genes.
E) Both types initially bind to cell-surface receptors before entering the cytoplasm

E) Both types initially bind to cell-surface receptors before entering the cytoplasm