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BSC 2086 Chapter 17 Saladin - Endocrine System Questions With Complete Solutions

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BSC 2086 Chapter 17 Saladin - Endocrine System Questions
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2 components of the adrenal glands Correct Answers medulla
and cortex

2 functions of the adrenal medulla Correct Answers endocrine
gland, sympathetic nervous ganglion

2 nuclei in the hypothalamus that supply the neurohypophysis
Correct Answers supraoptic nuclei (ADH)
paraventricular nuclei (OT)

3 categories of corticosteroids Correct Answers
mineralocorticoids
glucocorticoids
sex steroids

3 chemical classes of hormones Correct Answers steroids
monamines
peptides

3 components of the hypophyseal portal system Correct
Answers primary capillaries (hypothalamus)
portal venules (infundibulum)
secondary capillaries (adenohypophysis)

3 layers of the adrenal cortex (superficial to deep) Correct
Answers zona glomerulosa
zona fasiculata
zona reticularis

,3 parts of the adenohypophysis Correct Answers pars distalis
pars tuberalis
pars intermedia

3 parts of the neurohypophysis Correct Answers median
eminence
infundibulum
pars nervosa

ACTH Correct Answers adrenocorticotropic hormone

actions of GH-IGF Correct Answers 1. increase protein
synthesis
2. catabolism of lipids
3. glucose-sparing effect (save glu for brain)
4. electrolyte retention (Na, K, Cl) and increased absorption (Ca)

active forms of estrogen Correct Answers estradiol, estriol,
estrone

ADH Correct Answers antidiuretic hormone (arginine
vasopressin)

alternate name for GH Correct Answers somatotropin

alternate name for somatostatin Correct Answers growth
hormone-inhibiting hormone

alternate name for the pituitary gland Correct Answers
hypophysis

, ANP Correct Answers artial natriuretic peptide

antagonist of angiotensin II Correct Answers ANP/BNP (5x
more ANP)

antagonist of glucagon Correct Answers insulin

antagonist of PTH Correct Answers calcitonin

benefit of using transport proteins Correct Answers extension of
half-life

blood vessel system that links the adenohypophysis to the
hypothalamus Correct Answers hypophyseal portal system

capsule surround follicles in the ovaries Correct Answers theca

catecholamine that has a glucose-sparing effect Correct Answers
epinephrine

cell type surrounding follicles in the ovaries Correct Answers
granulosa cells

cell types found in islets of Langerhans Correct Answers alpha
cells, beta cells, delta cells, PP cells, G cells

cells between seminiferous tubules Correct Answers interstitial
cells (cells of Leydig)
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