AP2 - HCC District Final Review questions and answers 2026 update

AP2 - HCC District Final Review questions
and answers 2026 update
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - answer aka thyrotropin h, h, h, h, h , h,




anterior pituitary gland --> thyroid gland
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regulatory hormone - triggers the release of thyroid hormones
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Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (ACTH) - answer aka corticotropin h, h, h, h, h , h,




anterior pituitary gland --> adrenal cortex
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regulator hormone - stimulates the release of steroid hormones (cortisol,
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corticosterone, and cortisone)
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Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH) - answer anterior pituitary gland --> gonads
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females - stimulates follicle development and (with the help of LH) stimulates
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the secretion of estrogen
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males - stimulates nurses cells which help promote maturation of sperm cells
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inhibited by inhibin h, h,




Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - answer anterior pituitary gland --> gonads
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,females - induces ovulation and promotes secretion of estrogen and
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progesterone
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males - stimulates the secretion of androgens (most important androgen is
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testosterone)
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Prolactin (PRL) - answer anterior pituitary gland --> mammary glands
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females - helps stimulate mammary gland development and stimulates milk
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production in pregnancy
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males - helps regulate angrogen production
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Growth Hormone (GH) - answer aka somatotropin
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anterior pituitary gland --> bones, muscles and other tissues
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growth, protein synthesis, lipid mobilization and catabolism
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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) - answer pars intermedia --> h, h, h, h, h, h, h,


melanocytes in the skin
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increase melanin synthesis in the epidermis
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Hormones of the posterior lobe of the Pituitary Gland - answer stores
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, Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - sent to the kidneys - reabsorption of water,
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elevation of blood volume and pressure
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Oxytocin (OXT) - h, h,




females - sent to the mammery glands and uterus - labor contractions and milk
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ejection
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males - ductus deferens and prostate gland - contraction of ductus deferens
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and prostate gland
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Hormones of the anterior lobe of the Pituitary Gland - answer Thyroid-
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stimulating hormone (TSH)
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) h, h,




h, Gonadotropins:
-Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) h, h,




-Luteinizing hormone (LH) h, h,




h, Prolactin (PRL) h,




Growth Hormone (GH)
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Hormones of the Adrenal Gland - answer adrenal cortex
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-mineralocorticoids (mainly aldosterone) - targets the kidneys - increases renal
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absorption of Na+ and water (especially in the presence of ADH), and
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accelerate urinary loss of K+
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-glucocorticoids (cortisol, corticosterone, and cortisone) - targets most cells -
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increase rate of glucose and glycogen formation by the liver; release of amino
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