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Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called |
Androgens |
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Another name for epinephrine |
Adrenaline |
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Not one of the major processes controlled by hormones |
Body coordination |
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Not typical of the changes that follow the binding of a hormone to its target cells |
Cellular mutations occur |
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Type of endocrine stimulus that involves changing levels of certain blood-borne ions ( changing levels of salts, sugars, etc.) & nutrients |
Humoral stimulus |
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The pituitary gland is located |
Within the "turk saddle" of the sphenoid bone |
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Not an anterior pituitary hormone |
Antidiuretic hormone |
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Hormone that triggers ovulation of an egg from the female ovary |
Luteinizing hormone |
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Not a thyroid hormone |
Parathyroid hormone |
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Hormone that is antagonistic to calcitonin |
Parathyroid hormone |
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The hormone that appears to regulate our sleep-awake cycles |
Melatonin |
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Insulin causes |
A decrease in the concentration of blood glucose |
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Not produced by the anterior lobr of the pituitary gland |
Oxytocin |
