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Example Question #1 : Help With Hormone Origins And Targets
What hormones, secreted by the adrenal medulla, facilitate the fight or flight response?
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
Estrogen and progesterone
Gastrin and secretin
Triiodothyronine and thyroxine
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
The adrenal medulla produces epinephrine and norepinephrine, which cause the fight or flight response. The thyroid gland produces triiodothryonine and thyroxine, which are used for metabolism, growth, and development. The ovaries and placenta produce estrogen and progesterone, which are used for fetal/maternal development and egg production. Lastly, the stomach and small intestines produce gastrin and secretin, which are used to assist digestion and nutrient absorption.
Example Question #2 : Help With Hormone Origins And Targets
What hormones do adipose tissue secrete?
Estrogen and progesterone
Leptin, adiponectin, and resistin
Thymosin and thymopoietin
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
Leptin, adiponectin, and resistin
Adipose tissue secretes leptin, adiponectin, and resistin which affect food intake, metabolism, and reproduction. The thymus gland is responsible for secreting thymosin and thymopietin. Ovaries and the placenta secrete estrogen and progesterone. The adrenal medulla secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Example Question #3 : Help With Hormone Origins And Targets
What are the functions of the hormones secreted by the alpha and beta cells of the pancreas?
Release or inhibit pituitary hormones
Regulates plasma calcium and phosphate levels
Metabolize glucose and other nutrients
Egg or sperm production
Metabolize glucose and other nutrients
The hormones secreted by the alpha and beta cells of the pancreas are glucagon and insulin, respectively. These hormones are associated with the metabolism glucose. Glucagon increases blood glucose levels, while insulin does the opposite. Follicle-stimulating hormone is responsible for egg or sperm development. Tropic hormones from the hypothalamus are what release or inhibit pituitary hormones. Lastly, thymosin and thymopoietin are what regulate blood calcium and phosphate levels.
Example Question #4 : Help With Hormone Origins And Targets
What hormone, released by the liver, increases blood pressure?
Cortisol
Oxytocin
Angiotensinogen
Vitamin D3
Angiotensinogen
The liver secretes angiotensinogen and insulin-like growth factors. Only angiotensinogen is responsible for increasing blood pressure by acting on blood vessels. Cortisol is released by the adrenal cortex, oxytocin is released by the posterior pituitary, and vitamin D3 is found being activated in the skin. Angiotensinogen is a zymogen that is converted into angiotensin I by renin (secreted by the kidney). Then angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II, which is a potent vasoconstrictor. Angiotensin II also promotes the release of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex, which increases sodium reabsorption. Lastly, antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is released from the posterior pituitary to act on the distal convoluted tubule and the collecting duct to increase the permeability of water via upregulation of aquaporins. Together, these hormones act to increase blood pressure.
Example Question #5 : Help With Hormone Origins And Targets
Which of the following hormones are secreted by the adrenal cortex?
Erythropoietin
Epinephrine
Androgens
Insulin
Androgens
The adrenal cortex secretes androgens, cortisol, and aldosterone. The adrenal medulla is what secretes epinephrine. The kidney secretes erythropoietin. Lastly, the pancreas is what secretes insulin.
Example Question #11 : Endocrine Physiology
The secretion of hormones of the anterior pituitary are stimulated or inhibited by hormones secreted from the __________.
Parathyroid
Posterior pituitary
Hypothalamus
Thyroid
Adrenal medulla
Hypothalamus
The secretion of hormones of the anterior pituitary is stimulated or inhibited by releasing and/or inhibiting factors released from the hypothalamus into the hypophyseal portal system.
Example Question #12 : Endocrine Physiology
Steroid hormones are synthesized from which molecule?
Cortisol
Deoxyribose
Tyrosine
Cyclooxygenase
Cholesterol
Cholesterol
Steroid hormones are synthesized from cholesterol. The amine hormones are synthesized from the amino acid tyrosine. Cortisol is an example of a steroid hormone, and is not a precursor for the synthesis of other steroid hormones.
Example Question #12 : Endocrine And Reproductive Physiology
Match the following adrenal layer to the correct secretory product.
Medulla; aldosterone
Medulla; androgens
Zona fasciculata; aldosterone
Zona glomerulosa; aldosterone
Zona reticularis; catecholamines
Zona glomerulosa; aldosterone
The following are appropriate matches of adrenal layers to their corresponding secretory products: zona glomerulosa; aldosterone, zona fasciculata; cortisol and minor amount of androgens, zona reticularis; androgens, medulla; catecholamines. The layers of the adrenal glands, from superficial to deep are: capsule, zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, zona reticularis, medulla.
Example Question #13 : Endocrine And Reproductive Physiology
Which of the following is not a response due to increased levels of parathyroid hormone?
Increased osteoclast activity
Increased calcium absorption in the intestines
Decreased levels of calcium in the blood
Increased absorption of calcium in the renal tubule
Increased production of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3
Decreased levels of calcium in the blood
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is released when blood calcium levels are low, and functions to raise blood calcium levels via a negative feedback mechanism. It does this by increasing osteoclast activity and degrading bone to release calcium into the blood. It also increases absorption of calcium in the renal tubule, increases production of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, and increases absorption of calcium in the intestines.
Example Question #13 : Endocrine Physiology
Which of the following is not a role of the hormone gastrin?
Increase growth of gastric mucosa
Increase release of pepsinogen
Increase pancreatic bicarbonate secretion
Increase gastric motility
Increase gastric acid secretion
Increase pancreatic bicarbonate secretion
Gastrin is a hormone secreted by the G cells of the stomach that acts to increase gastric acid secretion, increases the growth of gastric mucosa, increases gastric motility, and stimulates the secretion of digestive enzymes. In addition to stimulating the release of pepsinogen, gastrin stimulates the pancreas to release digestive enzymes. Bicarbonate, however, is not an enzyme and is stimulated by another hormone.
Secretin is a hormone secreted by the S cells in the duodenum that acts to increase pancreatic bicarbonate secretion and decrease gastric acid secretion.