Endocrine System Vocabulary Review

Front 1

Powerful Contractions of the uterine muscle during labor are stimulated by significant amounts of a hormone called __________

Back 1

Oxytocin

Front 2

___________ hormone influences the growth and activity of the thyroid gland.

Back 2

Thyrotropic

Front 3

The hormone responsible for the activity of the ovaries and testes is __________

Back 3

Steroids

Front 4

Sperm development by the testes is stimulated by ___________________________

Back 4

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Front 5

Ovulation of an egg from the ovary in women and testosterone production in men is stimulated by ___________________

Back 5

Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

Front 6

The ___________________________ hormone regulates the endocrine activity of the adrenal cortex.

Back 6

Adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)

Front 7

The posterior pituitary releases _________ __________ which causes kidneys to reabsorb water from forming urine.

Back 7

Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)

Front 8

A protein hormone that targets the production of breast milk in women is ______________

Back 8

Prolactin (PRL)

Front 9

The main way of regulating blood levels of nearly all hormones is ______________

Back 9

Negative Feedback

Front 10

______________ are made from highly active lipids released from nearly all cell membranes.

Back 10

Prostaglandins

Front 11

A _____________ responds to a hormone after specific protein receptors bind to the signal of the hormone and influence the workings of a group of tissues.

Back 11

Target Organ

Front 12

Water-Soluble hormones must use a ________________________ in order to set off a series of reactions within a cell.

Back 12

Second Messenger System

Front 13

The _________ pituitary secretes growth hormone.

Back 13

Anterior

Front 14

______________ hormones include the sex hormones made by the gonads and the hormones produced by the adrenal cortex.

Back 14

Gonadotropic

Front 15

A _________________ is one in which endocrine organs are pushed into action by other hormones.

Back 15

Hormonal Stimulus

Front 16

The __________ secretes hormones that stimulate the anterior pituitary gland.

Back 16

Pancreas

Front 17

Changing blood levels of certain ions and nutrients are referred to as ________ stimuli and may also stimulate hormonal release.

Back 17

Humoral

Front 18

The major effects of _______ __________ are directed to the growth of skeletal muscles and long bones of the body.

Back 18

Growth Hormone (GH)

Front 19

Endocrine glands are ___________ because they produce and release hormones into the blood or lymph.

Back 19

Ductless glands

Front 20

The ___________ __________ is located beneath the brain and controls a variety of endocrine system glands via the hypothalamus.

Back 20

Pituitary gland

Front 21

The ____________ ____________ functions to keep a balance of water and salt within the kidneys.

Back 21

Adrenal gland

Front 22

Oxytocin is a hormone secreted by the _________ pituitary.

Back 22

Posterior

Front 23

In some cases, nerve fibers stimulate hormone release and the target cells respond to _______ stimuli.

Back 23

Neural

Front 24

The ____________ is the largest gland in the body and has a direct influence on blood sugar levels.

Back 24

Hypothalamus

Front 25

__________ ____________ stimulate their target hormones to secrete hormones which in turn exert their effects on other body hormones and tissues.

Back 25

Tropic Hormones.