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Anatomy and Physiology Unit 9 Exam Study Guide

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Endocrine System (Chapter 9)

1. What are the five (5) processes controlled by hormones? Reproduction, growth, and development energy balance.

2. What are the three types of hormones?

Amines proteins and steroids

3. What mechanism usually regulates hormone concentrations in the blood? Negative Feedback

4. How are lipid soluble hormones received by target cells differently from amino-acid based hormones? Describe this process (include steps of transcription).

5. What are the three types of hormonal stimuli? Humoral Stimuli, Neutral Stimuli, Hormonal stimuli.

6. Where is the pituitary gland located, and into which bone structure does it rest? It located in the center of the skull.

7. What are tropic hormones? They are produced by the anterior pituitary gland and are hormones that control the activities of other endocrine glands.

8. What are the anterior pituitary hormones? TSH, FSH, LH, ACTH,MSH,GH,Prolactin

9. Which hormone triggers ovulation of the egg? (LH) luteinizing hormone. (FSH) follicle stimulating hormone.

10. What is the name of LH in males? What is its function? The testes they produce sperm and they also produce androgens primarily testosterone.

11. What is an enlargement of the thyroid gland called? Goiter

12. Which two anterior pituitary hormones act upon the gonads? FSH

13. What is another name for ADH? vasopressin

14. Where is the thyroid gland located? What are the hormones produced by this gland? The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck. The 2 main hormones are T3 triiodothyronine and T4 thyroxine

15. Which element is necessary in the proper function of the thyroid gland? Iodine

16. Which two hormones are antagonistic to each other in controlling blood calcium levels? PTH

17. Which three groups of hormones are produced by...