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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/01/2007

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what  contains the islets of Langerhans?
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pancreas
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______ secretes cortisol, aldosterone, and testosterone
Definition
adrenal cortex
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______ secretes iodine-containing hormones
Definition
thyroid gland
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______ secretes releasing hormones
Definition
hypothalamus
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______ secretes ACTH, TSH, prolactin, growth hormone, and the gonadotropins
Definition
anterior pituitary gland
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______ part of the fight-or-flight system; secretes catecholamines
Definition
adrenal medulla
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______ the neurohypophysis; secretes ADH and oxytocin
Definition
posterior pituitary gland
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______ stimulates osteoclastic activity to increase blood calcium
Definition
parathyroid hormone
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______ regulates metabolic rate
Definition
T3 and T4
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______ the only hormone that lowers blood glucose.
Definition
insulin
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______ stimulates the breast to produce milk; also called lactogenic hormone

Definition
prolactin
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______ the hormonal component of the fight-or-flight response
Definition
epinephrine
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______ the neurohypophyseal hormone that controls water balance
Definition
ADH
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______ stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete steroids
Definition
ACTH
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______ also called somatotropic hormone
Definition
growth hormone
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______ the mineralocorticoid that is called the salt-retaining hormone
Definition
aldosterone
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The posterior pituitary gland releases_________
Definition
 
releases ADH and oxytocin.
 
Term
ACTH, TSH, and gonadotropins are secreted by the _____________
Definition
adenohypophysis
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Cortisol secreted by the _____ _____ in response to ____
Definition
adrenal cortex, ACTH
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The adrenal medulla secrte________________
Definition
catecholamines
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Aldosterone is a _______________ secreted by the ______ ______
Definition
mineralocorticoid, adrenal cortex
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The pancreas secretes both ______ and_______
Definition
insulin and glucagon
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 best describes the function of insulin
Definition
lowers blood glucose
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As plasma levels of calcium decrease ______ is secretd
Definition
PTH is secreted
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Hypocalcemic tetany is a consequence of a deficiency of_______
Definition
 PTH.
Term
function of Calcitonin
Definition
lowers plasma calcium
Term
T3 and T4 regulate ___________
Definition
basal metabolic rate (BMR).
Term
_____ _________ _________suppresses the secretion of ACTH?
Definition
elevated plasma cortisol
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Growth hormone, cortisol, and epinephrine rise ________ _________
Definition
blood glucose
Term
prolactin also called ______ __________
Definition
 

lactogenic hormone

Term
T3 and T4 contain ________
Definition
iodine.
 
 
Term
Epinephrine and norepinephrine partiipate in ______________response
they are both ____________
they are secreted b the _____________
Definition
fight-or-flight response

are catecholamines

are secreted by the adrenal medulla
Term
sugar, salt, and sex
Definition
cortisol, aldosterone, testosterone
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A deficiency of dietary iodine impairs the __________
Definition
synthesis of T3 and T4.
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T3, T4, and calcitonin are ________ hormones
Definition
thyroid
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Estrogen and progesterone are secreted by the ________
Definition
ovaries
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Definition
 
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