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| A Secondary endocrine organ is_____ |
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| organ that secretes hormones |
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| Which of the following endocrine is located in the brain? |
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| The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is also known as the____ |
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| Vasopressin is synthesized in the ______ nucleus located within the ______ |
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| paraventricular:hypothalamus |
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| oxytocin is synthesized in the ____ nucleus located within the _____ |
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| _____ is released by the posterior pituitary and functions in uterine contraction and milk letdown in the breast. |
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| Secretion of hormones from the anterior pituitary is stimulated by _____ released from the ____. |
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| releasing hormones: hypothalamus |
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| The _____ ensure(s) that blood levels of a specific releasing hormone are locally high in order to stimulate the pituitary. |
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| hypothalamic-pituitary portal system |
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| Which of the following is NOT a hormone released from the anterior pituitary? |
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| Which of the following tropic hormones is a catecholamine? |
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| prolactin-inhibiting hormone |
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| Which of the following hormone is responsible for controlling the release of follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary? |
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| Which of the following is a correct example of long-loop negative feedback? |
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| The release of____ from the pineal gland is important for establishing______ |
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| melatonin:circadian rhythm |
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| The thyroid gland secretes what hormone? |
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| both thyroid hormones and calcitonin |
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| Which of the following hormones is NOT released from the adrenal gland? |
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| adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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| What layer of the adrenal cortex secretes androgen's? |
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| both zonae reticularis and fasciculata |
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| What region of the adrenal gland secretes epinephrine? |
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| Which of the follwing is the incorrect association between pancreatic cell type and hormone secreted? |
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| Epsilon cells secrete calcitonin |
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| Which of the following hormones is NOT secreted by gonads? |
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| What anterior pituitary hormone is NOT a tropic hormone? |
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| Which of the following hormones regulates plasma calcium levels? |
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| What hormone is secreted by the heart? |
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| artrial natriuretic peptide |
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| Abnormal hormone secretions from an endocrine gland due to altered tropic hormone release are called______ |
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| secondary secretion disorders |
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| When the response to two hormones is equal to the sum of their individual responses, the response is described as ______ |
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| When the response to two hormones is greater than the sum of the individual responses, the response is described as _____ |
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