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Match the following hormone with the organ that produces it:




Renin

Kidneys

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Erythropoietin



Increases red blood cell production

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Stomach

gastrin
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Duodenum of small intestine

Gastrin

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Thymosin

Essential for normal immune response

Which of the following is not a major endocrine organ, but produces hormones in addition to its major function?

Kidneys

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Gastrin

stimulates the stomach to release hydrochloric acid
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Skin

Cholecalciferol

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Atrial natriuretic peptide

Reduces blood volume, blood pressure and blood sodium concentration by signaling the kidneys

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Thymus

Thymosin

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Cholecystokinin

Stimulates the release of bile

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Adipose tissue

Leptin

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Melatonin

Associated with drowsiness at night

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Heart

Atrial natriuretic peptide

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Placenta

HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)
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Pineal gland

melatonin
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Leptin

binds to CNS neurons concerned with appetite control
Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids and that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called ________.
Hormones
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SV.

amount of blood in the ventricle at the end of contraction

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HR

The frequency the heart beats

A doctor puts his stethoscope on a patient's chest over the location of the heart and hears a swishing sound. Which of the following conditions is the best diagnosis for the patient's condition?
incompetent cardiac valve
Cardiac output is __________.
the amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle in one minute.
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EDV.

Amount of blood in the ventricle at the end of relaxation
Which of the following would lead to a decrease in heart rate?

parasympathetic stimulation

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ESV.

amount of blood in the ventricle at the end of contraction
Which of the following are events in the cardiac cycle?

all of the events during one heart beat

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Stroke volume.

the volume of blood pumped by one ventricle with each heartbeat
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CO

the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one minute
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Cardiac cycle.

the events associated with blood flow through the heart during one complete heartbeat
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Diastole.

relaxation
The second heart sound (the 'dup' of 'lub-dup') is caused by the __________.
closure of the semilunar valves

Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids and that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called ________.

hormones
The neurohypophysis or posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is not a true endocrine gland because ________.
it is only a hormone storage area that receives hormones from the hypothalamus for release
Atrial natriuretic peptide is a hormone that controls blood pressure in part by increasing the urinary excretion of sodium.



True or False

True

The ability of a specific tissue or organ to respond to the presence of a hormone is dependent on ________.
the presence of the appropriate receptors on the cells of the target tissue or organ
Steroid hormones exert their action by ________.
entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene
The second-messenger mechanism of hormone action operates by ________.
binding to specific receptors and employing the services of G proteins and cAMP
Thyroid hormone (a small iodinated amine) enters target cells in a manner similar to ________.
steroid hormones, because both diffuse easily into target cells
In circumstances where the body requires prolonged or increased levels of a hormone, the DNA of target cells will specify the synthesis of more receptors on the surface of the cells of the target organ. This is known as ________.
up-regulation
Oxytocin ________.
release is an example of a positive feedback control mechanism
ADH ________.
is inhibited by alcohol
Several hormones are synthesized in the hypothalamus and transported to the anterior pituitary gland. The mechanism of transportation from hypothalamus to anterior pituitary gland is through the ________.
hypophyseal portal system
The single most important regulator of calcium levels in the blood is ________.
parathyroid hormone
Mineralocorticoid is to aldosterone as glucocorticoid is to ________.
cortisol
Aldosterone ________.
functions to increase sodium reabsorption