BSC2086 ch 18 endocrine system QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Correctly pair the pituitary hormone to its target - ✔✔ADH - Kidneys Oxytocin - Uterus TSH
- Thyroid Gland FSH - Gonads What is the endocrine system? - ✔✔Glands, tissues and
cells that secrete hormones Correctly pair the pituitary hormones with their correct
functions. - ✔✔TSH - Stimulates production and secretion of thyroid hormones Prolactin -
Stimulates milk production Antidiuretic hormone - Promotes reabsorption of water from
the kidney tubules and vasoconstriction Oxytocin - Stimulates secretion of milk ACTH -
Increases secretion of cortisol from the adrenal cortex The pituitary is also known as the
______. - ✔✔hypophysis Match the pituitary hormone to its response. - ✔✔Prolactin - Milk
production Oxytocin - Uterine contraction LH - Ovulation GH - Increased lipid breakdown
Which of the following are characteristics of the pituitary gland? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Rests in the sphenoid bone Influences the secretion of other endocrine glands
Secretes several major hormones What is the hypothalamic-pituitary portal system? -
✔✔A capillary network that transports releasing and inhibiting hormones from the
hypothalamus Match the pituitary hormone with its target. - ✔✔ACTH - Adrenal cortex LH -
Gonads (ovaries and testes) GH - Most tissues Prolactin - Mammary glands Match the
pituitary hormones with the correct function. - ✔✔LH Stimulates testosterone production
Stimulates testosterone production FSH Stimulates production of sperm Stimulates
production of sperm Lipotropin Increases lipid breakdown Increases lipid breakdown
Vasopressin Constriction of blood vessels Constriction of blood vessels ACTH Increases
secretion of adrenal cortical hormones Increases secretion of adrenal cortical hormones
Pair the pituitary hormone to its response. - ✔✔ACTH Increased glucocorticoids Increased
glucocorticoids ADH Decreased urine output Decreased urine output TSH Increased
thyroid secretion Increased thyroid secretion FSH Sperm production Sperm production
The endocrine gland frequently known as the master gland due to its control of many other
glands is the - ✔✔pituitary gland This system consists of a network of primary capillaries in
the hypothalamus, a group of small vessels that travel down the stalk, and a complex of
secondary capillaries in the anterior pituitary. It is the ______ portal system. -
✔✔hypothalamic-pituitary FSH, LH and prolactin are all produced in the ______. -
✔✔anterior pituitary Correctly match the pituitary hormones with their correct functions
on the right. - ✔✔Growth hormone Increases cellular uptake of amino acids and protein
synthesis Increases cellular uptake of amino acids and protein synthesis LH Ovulation and
progesterone production Ovulation and progesterone production FSH Maturation of
follicle Maturation of follicle MSH Increases deposition of melanin Increases deposition of
, melanin Endorphins Analgesic in the brain Analgesic in the brain Oxytocin Uterine
contractions Uterine contractions Match the pituitary hormone to its response. -
✔✔prolactin - milk production oxytocin - uterine contraction LH - Ovulation GH - increased
lipid break down The ______ pituitary gland is composed of nervous tissue. - ✔✔posterior
identify the hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Select all that apply. -
✔✔Luteinizing hormone Follicle-stimulating hormone Prolactin Identify the two hormones
that are produced by the hypothalamus but stored and released by the posterior pituitary. -
✔✔antidiuretic hormone Oxytocin Correctly pair the pituitary hormones with their correct
functions. - ✔✔Antidiuretic hormone Promotes reabsorption of water from the kidney
tubules and vasoconstriction Promotes reabsorption of water from the kidney tubules and
vasoconstriction TSH Stimulates production and secretion of thyroid hormones Stimulates
production and secretion of thyroid hormones Prolactin Stimulates milk production
Stimulates milk production Oxytocin Stimulates secretion of milk Stimulates secretion of
milk ACTH Increases secretion of cortisol from the adrenal cortex Increases secretion of
cortisol from the adrenal cortex Which hormone increases water retention by the kidneys,
reduces urine volume, and helps prevent dehydration? - ✔✔Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
This structure is composed of nervous tissue, rather than glandular tissue is ______ -
✔✔posterior pituitary FSH, LH and prolactin are all produced in the ______. - ✔✔posterior
pituitary Oxytocin and ADH are produced by the _____ and secreted by the _____. -
✔✔hypothalamus, posterior pituitary What is the function of ADH? - ✔✔Increases water
retention by the kidneys True or false: Increased secretion of ADH will lead to decreased
urine output. - ✔✔true The ______ pituitary gland is composed of nervous tissue -
✔✔posterior How is antidiuretic hormone abbreviated? - ✔✔ADH Describe antidiuretic
hormone (ADH). - ✔✔hormone released by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that
promotes water retention by the kidneys An increase in the secretion of ADH will ______
urine output. - ✔✔decrease The alternate name for antidiuretic hormone or ADH is_______
because it _______ the blood vessels - ✔✔vasopressin, constricts Which of the following
are targets of oxytocin? Select all that apply. - ✔✔uterus mammary glands Identify the
functions of oxytocin. Select all that apply. - ✔✔Stimulates uterine contractions
Stimulates milk ejection from the mammary glands The hormone released by the posterior
lobe of the pituitary gland in response to low blood pressure to promote water retention by
the kidneys is _____. - ✔✔ADH Which is true of growth hormone? - ✔✔GH has widespread
effects in many areas of the body. The alternate name for antidiuretic hormone is ______
because of its effect on blood vessels. - ✔✔vassopressin The posterior pituitary hormone
that targets the uterus and the mammary glands is - ✔✔oxytocin The hormone that
increases gene expression and thus promotes tissue growth throughout the body is ______.
SOLUTIONS
Correctly pair the pituitary hormone to its target - ✔✔ADH - Kidneys Oxytocin - Uterus TSH
- Thyroid Gland FSH - Gonads What is the endocrine system? - ✔✔Glands, tissues and
cells that secrete hormones Correctly pair the pituitary hormones with their correct
functions. - ✔✔TSH - Stimulates production and secretion of thyroid hormones Prolactin -
Stimulates milk production Antidiuretic hormone - Promotes reabsorption of water from
the kidney tubules and vasoconstriction Oxytocin - Stimulates secretion of milk ACTH -
Increases secretion of cortisol from the adrenal cortex The pituitary is also known as the
______. - ✔✔hypophysis Match the pituitary hormone to its response. - ✔✔Prolactin - Milk
production Oxytocin - Uterine contraction LH - Ovulation GH - Increased lipid breakdown
Which of the following are characteristics of the pituitary gland? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Rests in the sphenoid bone Influences the secretion of other endocrine glands
Secretes several major hormones What is the hypothalamic-pituitary portal system? -
✔✔A capillary network that transports releasing and inhibiting hormones from the
hypothalamus Match the pituitary hormone with its target. - ✔✔ACTH - Adrenal cortex LH -
Gonads (ovaries and testes) GH - Most tissues Prolactin - Mammary glands Match the
pituitary hormones with the correct function. - ✔✔LH Stimulates testosterone production
Stimulates testosterone production FSH Stimulates production of sperm Stimulates
production of sperm Lipotropin Increases lipid breakdown Increases lipid breakdown
Vasopressin Constriction of blood vessels Constriction of blood vessels ACTH Increases
secretion of adrenal cortical hormones Increases secretion of adrenal cortical hormones
Pair the pituitary hormone to its response. - ✔✔ACTH Increased glucocorticoids Increased
glucocorticoids ADH Decreased urine output Decreased urine output TSH Increased
thyroid secretion Increased thyroid secretion FSH Sperm production Sperm production
The endocrine gland frequently known as the master gland due to its control of many other
glands is the - ✔✔pituitary gland This system consists of a network of primary capillaries in
the hypothalamus, a group of small vessels that travel down the stalk, and a complex of
secondary capillaries in the anterior pituitary. It is the ______ portal system. -
✔✔hypothalamic-pituitary FSH, LH and prolactin are all produced in the ______. -
✔✔anterior pituitary Correctly match the pituitary hormones with their correct functions
on the right. - ✔✔Growth hormone Increases cellular uptake of amino acids and protein
synthesis Increases cellular uptake of amino acids and protein synthesis LH Ovulation and
progesterone production Ovulation and progesterone production FSH Maturation of
follicle Maturation of follicle MSH Increases deposition of melanin Increases deposition of
, melanin Endorphins Analgesic in the brain Analgesic in the brain Oxytocin Uterine
contractions Uterine contractions Match the pituitary hormone to its response. -
✔✔prolactin - milk production oxytocin - uterine contraction LH - Ovulation GH - increased
lipid break down The ______ pituitary gland is composed of nervous tissue. - ✔✔posterior
identify the hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Select all that apply. -
✔✔Luteinizing hormone Follicle-stimulating hormone Prolactin Identify the two hormones
that are produced by the hypothalamus but stored and released by the posterior pituitary. -
✔✔antidiuretic hormone Oxytocin Correctly pair the pituitary hormones with their correct
functions. - ✔✔Antidiuretic hormone Promotes reabsorption of water from the kidney
tubules and vasoconstriction Promotes reabsorption of water from the kidney tubules and
vasoconstriction TSH Stimulates production and secretion of thyroid hormones Stimulates
production and secretion of thyroid hormones Prolactin Stimulates milk production
Stimulates milk production Oxytocin Stimulates secretion of milk Stimulates secretion of
milk ACTH Increases secretion of cortisol from the adrenal cortex Increases secretion of
cortisol from the adrenal cortex Which hormone increases water retention by the kidneys,
reduces urine volume, and helps prevent dehydration? - ✔✔Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
This structure is composed of nervous tissue, rather than glandular tissue is ______ -
✔✔posterior pituitary FSH, LH and prolactin are all produced in the ______. - ✔✔posterior
pituitary Oxytocin and ADH are produced by the _____ and secreted by the _____. -
✔✔hypothalamus, posterior pituitary What is the function of ADH? - ✔✔Increases water
retention by the kidneys True or false: Increased secretion of ADH will lead to decreased
urine output. - ✔✔true The ______ pituitary gland is composed of nervous tissue -
✔✔posterior How is antidiuretic hormone abbreviated? - ✔✔ADH Describe antidiuretic
hormone (ADH). - ✔✔hormone released by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that
promotes water retention by the kidneys An increase in the secretion of ADH will ______
urine output. - ✔✔decrease The alternate name for antidiuretic hormone or ADH is_______
because it _______ the blood vessels - ✔✔vasopressin, constricts Which of the following
are targets of oxytocin? Select all that apply. - ✔✔uterus mammary glands Identify the
functions of oxytocin. Select all that apply. - ✔✔Stimulates uterine contractions
Stimulates milk ejection from the mammary glands The hormone released by the posterior
lobe of the pituitary gland in response to low blood pressure to promote water retention by
the kidneys is _____. - ✔✔ADH Which is true of growth hormone? - ✔✔GH has widespread
effects in many areas of the body. The alternate name for antidiuretic hormone is ______
because of its effect on blood vessels. - ✔✔vassopressin The posterior pituitary hormone
that targets the uterus and the mammary glands is - ✔✔oxytocin The hormone that
increases gene expression and thus promotes tissue growth throughout the body is ______.
