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Excess cortisol could result in

High blood glucose levels

Low blood pressure. And alkaline blood pH. High blood glucose levels. Increased parasympathetic nervous system activation

Hormones that act on the same target cells yet have opposite effects are said to be

Antagonist

Secondary sex characteristics of females are stimulated by

Estrogens

Which of the following organs contains target cells for oxytocin

Mammary glands

Bones. Lungs. Kidneys. Mammary glands.

What stimulates the release of parathyroid hormone pth

Hypocalcemia

Cold temperatures. Low basal metabolic rate. Hypercalcemia period hypocalcemia

What first-tier hormone stimulates cortisol production

Corticotropic releasing hormone crh

Thyrotropic releasing hormone. Corticotropic releasing hormone crh. Growth hormone releasing grh

Which hormone acts as a potent anti-inflammatory agent

Cortisol

Epinephrine. Aldosterone. Insulin. Cortisol.

Which hormone lowers blood glucose levels

Insulin

Growth hormone. Cortisol. Insulin. Glucagon.

How are the nervous system and endocrine system similar

Cells of both the nervous system and the endocrine system release chemicals to communicate with cells

Aldosterone regulates

Extracellular sodium and potassium ion levels

Blood iodine ion levels. Blood calcium ion levels. Blood glucose levels. Extracellular sodium and potassium ion

Which hormone stimulates the synthesis of steroid hormones by the adrenal

Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH

Adrenocorticotropic hormone. Prolactin inhibiting Factor. Bio trop and releasing hormone. Corticotropin-releasing hormone.

Testosterone is produced by the

Testes

What is delivered over the hypothalamic hypophyseal portal system

Releasing and inhibiting hormones

Tropic hormones. Trophic hormones. Stimulating hormones. Releasing and inhibiting hormones.

What hormone is the primary antagonist of glucagon

Insulin

What stimulates melatonin production

Light and dark Cycles

Which of the following is a primary endocrine Oregon

Thyroid gland

Thyroid gland. Testes. Heart. Pineal gland.

Thymosin and thymopoietin assist in the maturation of

T lymphocytes

Chief cells. B lymphocytes. T lymphocytes. Alpha cells.

Increasing levels of blood glucose stimulate the release of insulin this type of stimulation is known as

Humoral stimulation

Hormonal stimulation. Humoral stimulation. Neurostimulation. Positive stimulation

What does thyroid stimulating hormone Target TSH

Thyroid gland

Thyroid gland. Hypothalamus. Posterior pituitary. Anterior pituitary.

Which gland does hypothalamus have a close anatomical and physiological relationship

Pituitary gland

Thyroid gland. Adrenal gland. Pituitary gland. Pineal

What stimulates the release of antidiuretic hormone ADH or vasopressin

Increase solute concentration of the blood

Increase solute concentration of urine increase blood glucose levels. Increase solute concentration of the blood. Increasing blood pressure.

What serves as a link between the hydrophilic hormone serving as the first messenger and the second messenger

G protein

Camp. Protein kinase. Adenylate cyclase. G protein.

What hormones are made by the posterior pituitary what hormones are made by the posterior pituitary

No hormones are made by the posterior pituitary dummy

Releasing and inhibiting hormones. No hormones. Antidiuretic hormones. Oxytocin. Stimulating hormones.

When blood glucose levels increase a hormone called insulin is released from the Endocrine cells in the pancreas the role of insulin is to return blood glucose levels to normal which part of this negative feedback loop is the stimulus

Increasing blood glucose levels

Blood glucose levels return to normal. Insulin. Pancreas. Increasing blood glucose levels.

What is the target tissue of erythropoietin epo

Red bone marrow

Breast tissue. Red bone marrow. Smooth muscle tissue. Alphasights.

Hypersecretion of growth hormone after the epithelial plates closes causes a disorder known as

Acromegaly

Gigantism. Congenital hypothyroidism. Pituitary dwarfism. Acro megaly

What type of tissue makes up a or anterior pituitary gland

Glandular epithelium

Glandular epithelium. Nervous tissue. Loose adipose connective tissue. Dense elastic connective tissue.

Where are releasing and inhibiting hormones made

Hypothalamus

Hypothalamus. Thyroid gland. Posterior pituitary. Anterior pituitary.

What element is necessary for the production of triiodothyronine T3 and thyroxine T4

Iodine

Magnesium. Potassium. Calcium. Iodine.

Glucosuria and ketonuria are characteristics of

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus. Graves disease. Hashimoto thyroiditis

What is not an effect of parathyroid hormone pth

Increased osteoblast activity

Increased reabsorption of calcium ions from fluids in the kidneys. Increase absorption of calcium ions by the small intestine. Increase the release of calcium ions from bone. Increased osteoblast activity.

Which hormone controls the milk let-down reflex

Oxytocin

Antidiuretic hormone. Oxytocin. Gonadotropins. Prolactin.