Glands
Secretions
Glands
Secretions
General Knowledge
100

Which gland is found in the brains diencephalon region and secretes melatonin?

Pineal Gland

100

If blood sugar levels are low what hormone is secreted?

Glucagon

100

Which gland secretes glucagon?

Pancreas

100

If blood sugar levels are high what hormone is secreted?

Insulin

100

Which character fronts the Wildfire Prevention Campaign?

Smokey The Bear

200

Which gland is found just underneath the larynx?

Thyroid

200

If a person is dehydrate the posterior pituitary gland secretes this hormone what is it?  

Antidiuretic hormone

200

What gland has two separate parts anterior and posterior each with their own function?  

Pituitary Gland

200

Which hormone promotes and maintains the growth and development of the thyroid gland?

Thyroid stimulating hormone

200

Which musical features Hercules Mulligan and Marquis de Lafayette? 

Hamilton

300

Which gland secretes oxytocin?

Posterior pituitary gland

300

What hormone is released to trigger uterine contractions during childbirth?   

Oxytocin

300

Which gland secretes thymosin and thymopoietin?

Thymus

300

What hormone is vital for the promotion of secretion of breast milk following pregnancy?  

Prolactin or Oxytocin

300

Which Rochester restaurant is credited with first making the "garbage plate" 

Nick Tahou's 

400

Which specific gland secretes prolactin?

Anterior Pituitary Gland

400

Hypersecretion of this hormone could cause gigantism?

Growth hormone

400

Which glands secrete estrogen?

Ovaries

400

Which hormone is secreted by the adrenal glands which increases sodium reabsorption by the kidneys?

Aldosterone

400

Who is the current governor of NY state? 

Kathy Hochul

500

What gland is found within the brains sella turtica in the sphenoid bone? 

Pituitary Gland

500

What hormone would be secreted if blood calcium levels are low? 

Parathyroid hormone

500

If blood calcium levels are high, to restore homeostasis which gland would start secreting one of its hormones?

Thyroid gland (secretes calcitonin)

500

What hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex is responsible for promoting masculine characteristics? 

Gonadocorticoids specifically androgens

500

Who founded Kodak?

George Eastman