BIOD 103 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MOD 4.3 ENDOCRINE
SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
homeostasis, chemical balance, metabolic function
The endocrine system works alongside the nervous system to maintain ___________; it
also regulates _____________ _______________ and controls _________________
________________.
Pineal gland, pituitary gland, hypothalamus
What are the 3 central glands
pituitary gland
controls other endocrine glands by releasing hormones that regulate growth, salt, water
balance, reproduction, metabolism.
Hypothalamus
directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern
the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.
pineal gland
secretes melatonin
Thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pancreas
What are the peripheral endocrine glands?
Thyroid
regulates metabolism
, parathyroid glands
small pea-like organs that regulate calcium and phosphate balance in blood, bones, and
other tissues
adrenal glands
glands that help the body recover from stress and respond to emergencies
pancreas
secretes digestive enzymes, insulin, and glucagon
tropic hormones
Released by the hypothalamus to stimulate the pituitary to release other hormones
somatotropin
growth hormone (GH) secreted by the anterior pituitary; HGH; tropic
Thyrotrophin
thyroid stimulating hormone to produce and secrete its own hormones
adrenocorticotropic hormone
stimulates the growth and secretions of the adrenal cortex; ACTH; tropic
Follicular Stimulating Hormone
Responsible for the growth information of the ovum in females and for the growth and
formation of sperm in males; also responsible for the production and secretion of
hormones from the ovaries and females and the testes and males
luteinizing hormone
secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation and regulates the amount of
testosterone that is released; LH; tropic
Prolactin
SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
homeostasis, chemical balance, metabolic function
The endocrine system works alongside the nervous system to maintain ___________; it
also regulates _____________ _______________ and controls _________________
________________.
Pineal gland, pituitary gland, hypothalamus
What are the 3 central glands
pituitary gland
controls other endocrine glands by releasing hormones that regulate growth, salt, water
balance, reproduction, metabolism.
Hypothalamus
directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern
the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.
pineal gland
secretes melatonin
Thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pancreas
What are the peripheral endocrine glands?
Thyroid
regulates metabolism
, parathyroid glands
small pea-like organs that regulate calcium and phosphate balance in blood, bones, and
other tissues
adrenal glands
glands that help the body recover from stress and respond to emergencies
pancreas
secretes digestive enzymes, insulin, and glucagon
tropic hormones
Released by the hypothalamus to stimulate the pituitary to release other hormones
somatotropin
growth hormone (GH) secreted by the anterior pituitary; HGH; tropic
Thyrotrophin
thyroid stimulating hormone to produce and secrete its own hormones
adrenocorticotropic hormone
stimulates the growth and secretions of the adrenal cortex; ACTH; tropic
Follicular Stimulating Hormone
Responsible for the growth information of the ovum in females and for the growth and
formation of sperm in males; also responsible for the production and secretion of
hormones from the ovaries and females and the testes and males
luteinizing hormone
secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation and regulates the amount of
testosterone that is released; LH; tropic
Prolactin
