PORTAGE A&P1 MODULE 6 EXAM
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ExplainmtwomreasonsmwhymamwomanmwithmlowmlevelsmofmLHmwouldmnotmbemablemtombecomempreg
nant.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm(1)mLHmactsmonmthemovarymtomcausemovulationmtomoccur.m(2)mLHmcausesmprog
esteronemreleasemtomfacilitatempotentialmfertilizationmofmthemeggmandmpregnancy.mProgesteronemis
mamkeymhormonemformthemmaintenancemofmpregnancy.
Wouldmyoumexpectmamfemalemtomhavemtestosteroneminmtheirmbloodstream?mExplainmwhymormwhymn
ot.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm(1)mYes.mBothmmalemandmfemalembodiesmproducem"all"mthemsexmhormones.mH
owever,mthemratiosmaremdifferent.(2)mThemadrenalmglandsmaremlargelymresponsiblemformproducingmt
hism"opposite"mhormonemthatmthemovariesmwouldmnot.
Labelmthemendocrinemglandsm(A-D)
A:m______________B:m______________C:m______________D:m______________m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mthyroidmgland
B.madrenalmgland
c.mkidney
d.mpancreas
Explainmthemconceptmofmpositivemfeedback.mGivemanmexamplemofmamhormonemthatmworksmthrough
mpositivemfeedback.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1-
mPositivemfeedbackmismthemactionmofmamhormonemincreasingmthemproductionmofmthatmhormone.m(T
hismismthemoppositemofmnegativemfeedback).
2-
mOnemexamplemismthemactionmofmoxytocinmcausingmthemuterusmtomcontractmduringmlabor.mOxytocinm
enhancesmthemeffectmofmthemuterusmcontractions,mcausingmmoremoxytocinmtombemreleased.mThemp
, ositivemfeedbackmloopmismstoppedmoncemthembabymismbornmandmthemuterusmnomlongermneedsmtomco
ntract,mstoppingmthemproductionmofmoxytocin.
Thismtypemofmhormonemismderivedmfrommcholesterol:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSteroidmhormones
Growthmhormone:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmIsmproducedmbymthemanteriormpituitarymgland
Neurosecretorymcellsmaremampartmofmwhatmendocrinemorgan?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHypothalamus
Whichmhormonemproductionmismincreasedmwithmsunlight?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMSHm(melanocytemstimulatingmhormone)
Themposteriormpituitarymstoresmthesemtwomhormones:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmADHmandmOxytocin
Listmthemhormone(s)mthatmbestmdescribesmthemstatementmbelow:
Impromotemthemreabsorptionmofmwatermatmthemcollectingmductsmofmthemkidneys.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmADH
Listmthemhormone(s)mthatmbestmdescribesmthemstatementmbelow:
Imammsecretedmbymthempituitarymandmstimulatemthemgonads.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFSHm&mLHm(gonadotropicmhormones)
Listmthemhormone(s)mthatmbestmdescribesmthemstatementmbelow:
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ExplainmtwomreasonsmwhymamwomanmwithmlowmlevelsmofmLHmwouldmnotmbemablemtombecomempreg
nant.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm(1)mLHmactsmonmthemovarymtomcausemovulationmtomoccur.m(2)mLHmcausesmprog
esteronemreleasemtomfacilitatempotentialmfertilizationmofmthemeggmandmpregnancy.mProgesteronemis
mamkeymhormonemformthemmaintenancemofmpregnancy.
Wouldmyoumexpectmamfemalemtomhavemtestosteroneminmtheirmbloodstream?mExplainmwhymormwhymn
ot.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm(1)mYes.mBothmmalemandmfemalembodiesmproducem"all"mthemsexmhormones.mH
owever,mthemratiosmaremdifferent.(2)mThemadrenalmglandsmaremlargelymresponsiblemformproducingmt
hism"opposite"mhormonemthatmthemovariesmwouldmnot.
Labelmthemendocrinemglandsm(A-D)
A:m______________B:m______________C:m______________D:m______________m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mthyroidmgland
B.madrenalmgland
c.mkidney
d.mpancreas
Explainmthemconceptmofmpositivemfeedback.mGivemanmexamplemofmamhormonemthatmworksmthrough
mpositivemfeedback.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1-
mPositivemfeedbackmismthemactionmofmamhormonemincreasingmthemproductionmofmthatmhormone.m(T
hismismthemoppositemofmnegativemfeedback).
2-
mOnemexamplemismthemactionmofmoxytocinmcausingmthemuterusmtomcontractmduringmlabor.mOxytocinm
enhancesmthemeffectmofmthemuterusmcontractions,mcausingmmoremoxytocinmtombemreleased.mThemp
, ositivemfeedbackmloopmismstoppedmoncemthembabymismbornmandmthemuterusmnomlongermneedsmtomco
ntract,mstoppingmthemproductionmofmoxytocin.
Thismtypemofmhormonemismderivedmfrommcholesterol:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSteroidmhormones
Growthmhormone:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmIsmproducedmbymthemanteriormpituitarymgland
Neurosecretorymcellsmaremampartmofmwhatmendocrinemorgan?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHypothalamus
Whichmhormonemproductionmismincreasedmwithmsunlight?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMSHm(melanocytemstimulatingmhormone)
Themposteriormpituitarymstoresmthesemtwomhormones:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmADHmandmOxytocin
Listmthemhormone(s)mthatmbestmdescribesmthemstatementmbelow:
Impromotemthemreabsorptionmofmwatermatmthemcollectingmductsmofmthemkidneys.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmADH
Listmthemhormone(s)mthatmbestmdescribesmthemstatementmbelow:
Imammsecretedmbymthempituitarymandmstimulatemthemgonads.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFSHm&mLHm(gonadotropicmhormones)
Listmthemhormone(s)mthatmbestmdescribesmthemstatementmbelow:
