BIO 2A03 EXAM | 391 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
hypothalamus Answer - axons from here terminate in the posterior pituitary
neurohypophysis Answer - aka the posterior pituitary
antidiuretic hormone Answer - ADH
ADH Answer - hormone abbr. responsible for kidney water retention
ADH Answer - hormone released in response to low blood volume, low blood
pressure, and high ECF osmotic pressure
Oxytocin Answer - hormone that regulates reproductive function (uterine
contractions, milk ejection)
adenohypophysis Answer - aka anterior pituitary
posterior pituitary Answer - gland that produces ADH and oxytocin
anterior pituitary Answer - tropic hormones released by the hypothalamus
travel here via portal system to release many different hormones
,tropic Answer - type of hormone that stimulates the release of different
hormones from the anterior pituitary
Prolactin Releasing Hormone Answer - PRH
PRH Answer - stimulates release of prolactin
prolactin inhibiting hormone Answer - PIH
PIH Answer - dopamine, inhibits prolactin release
thyrotropin releasing hormone Answer - TRH
TRH Answer - stimulates TSH release
corticotropin releasing hormone Answer - CRH
corticotropin releasing hormone Answer - CRH
CRH Answer - stimulates release of ACTH
growth hormone releasing hormone Answer - GHRH
GHRH Answer - stimulates GH release
growth hormone inhibiting hormone Answer - GHIH
,GHIH Answer - inhibits GH release
gonadotropin releasing hormone Answer - GnRH
GnRH Answer - stimulates LH and FSH release
prolactin Answer - PL
PL Answer - hormone that triggers general reproductive functions, promotes
breast development and milk production, suppresses ovulation during breast-
feeding
thyroid stimulating hormone Answer - TSH
TSH Answer - Hormone responsible for thyroid growth, stimulates T3 and T4
hormone release
adrenocorticotropic hormone Answer - ACTH
ACTH Answer - hormone that promotes glucocorticoid release from adrenal
cortex in response to stress
growth hormone Answer - GH
GH Answer - hormone that promotes IGF-1 release to promote growth, alters
protein synthesis, and carb and lipid metabolism
, luteinizing hormone Answer - LH
follicle stimulating hormone Answer - FSH
LH Answer - hormone that stimulates ovulation
FSH Answer - hormone that activates sperm and testosterone production at
puberty
pituitary adenoma Answer - tumor on the pituitary gland
acromegaly Answer - gigantism, caused by pituitary adenoma, abnormally high
growth rate
pancreas Answer - organ that produces insulin and glucagon
insulin Answer - produced by beta cells in pancreas, promotes glucose uptake
from the blood to decrease blood glucose levels.
glucagon Answer - produced by alpha cells, releases glucose into blood to
increase blood glucose level
type 1 diabetes Answer - disorder in which the body cannot produce enough
insulin from autoimmune beta cell destruction
type 2 diabetes Answer - progressive disorder in which body cells become less
responsive to insulin
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
hypothalamus Answer - axons from here terminate in the posterior pituitary
neurohypophysis Answer - aka the posterior pituitary
antidiuretic hormone Answer - ADH
ADH Answer - hormone abbr. responsible for kidney water retention
ADH Answer - hormone released in response to low blood volume, low blood
pressure, and high ECF osmotic pressure
Oxytocin Answer - hormone that regulates reproductive function (uterine
contractions, milk ejection)
adenohypophysis Answer - aka anterior pituitary
posterior pituitary Answer - gland that produces ADH and oxytocin
anterior pituitary Answer - tropic hormones released by the hypothalamus
travel here via portal system to release many different hormones
,tropic Answer - type of hormone that stimulates the release of different
hormones from the anterior pituitary
Prolactin Releasing Hormone Answer - PRH
PRH Answer - stimulates release of prolactin
prolactin inhibiting hormone Answer - PIH
PIH Answer - dopamine, inhibits prolactin release
thyrotropin releasing hormone Answer - TRH
TRH Answer - stimulates TSH release
corticotropin releasing hormone Answer - CRH
corticotropin releasing hormone Answer - CRH
CRH Answer - stimulates release of ACTH
growth hormone releasing hormone Answer - GHRH
GHRH Answer - stimulates GH release
growth hormone inhibiting hormone Answer - GHIH
,GHIH Answer - inhibits GH release
gonadotropin releasing hormone Answer - GnRH
GnRH Answer - stimulates LH and FSH release
prolactin Answer - PL
PL Answer - hormone that triggers general reproductive functions, promotes
breast development and milk production, suppresses ovulation during breast-
feeding
thyroid stimulating hormone Answer - TSH
TSH Answer - Hormone responsible for thyroid growth, stimulates T3 and T4
hormone release
adrenocorticotropic hormone Answer - ACTH
ACTH Answer - hormone that promotes glucocorticoid release from adrenal
cortex in response to stress
growth hormone Answer - GH
GH Answer - hormone that promotes IGF-1 release to promote growth, alters
protein synthesis, and carb and lipid metabolism
, luteinizing hormone Answer - LH
follicle stimulating hormone Answer - FSH
LH Answer - hormone that stimulates ovulation
FSH Answer - hormone that activates sperm and testosterone production at
puberty
pituitary adenoma Answer - tumor on the pituitary gland
acromegaly Answer - gigantism, caused by pituitary adenoma, abnormally high
growth rate
pancreas Answer - organ that produces insulin and glucagon
insulin Answer - produced by beta cells in pancreas, promotes glucose uptake
from the blood to decrease blood glucose levels.
glucagon Answer - produced by alpha cells, releases glucose into blood to
increase blood glucose level
type 1 diabetes Answer - disorder in which the body cannot produce enough
insulin from autoimmune beta cell destruction
type 2 diabetes Answer - progressive disorder in which body cells become less
responsive to insulin
