BIOD 151 Module 6 Questions and Answers (2026) | Real Practice Questions | Verified Answers | A+

BIOD 151 Module 6 Questions and Answers
(2026) | Real Practice Questions | Verified
Answers | A+
• This type of hormone is derived from cholesterol: -✓✓Steroid hormones

• Growth hormone______ -✓✓is produced by the anterior pituitary gland

• Neurosecretory cells are a part of what endocrine organ? -✓✓Hypothalamus

• Which hormone production is decreased with sunlight? -✓✓Melatonin

• The posterior pituitary stores these two hormones: -✓✓ADH and Oxytocin

• List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below:
I promote the reabsorption of water at the collecting ducts of the kidneys. -✓✓ADH

• List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below:

I am secreted by the pituitary to stimulate the thyroid. -✓✓TSH

• List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below:

I am secreted by the pituitary to stimulate the adrenal cortex. -✓✓ACTH

• List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below:

I am secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreas. -✓✓Glucagon

• Answer the following question.

Explain in detail how PTH and calcitonin work to maintain calcium balance. -
✓✓Calcitonin is produced by the thyroid gland deposits calcium in the bone. Calcium is
against the action of PTH. When the blood calcium levels are reach the appropriate
levels the parathyroid glands stop producing PTH through negative feedback.

• Where is thyroid stimulating hormone produced? -✓✓Anterior Pituitary

• Which gland decreases in size with age? -✓✓thymus

• Iodine is needed to produce which hormone/s? -✓✓T3/T4 and TSH