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Ansc 4043 final Exam 100%
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2 systems for chemical integration of body Ans: Nervous, endocrine
4 Major categories of hormones Ans: Protein, Steroid, Amino acid derivatives,
eicosanoids
Class of hormones made of amino acids secreted by the pituitary,
hypothalamus, and pancreas Ans: Protein
Class of hormones produced in the gonads and adrenal gland. Cholesterol
precursor Ans: Steroid
Class of hormones produced in thyroid and adrenal gland Ans: Amino acid
derivatives
Class of hormones made of fatty acids Ans: eicosanoids
2 major classes of receptors Ans: intracellular, cell surface receptors
What do cell surface receptors do? Ans: alter the activity of other molecules
usually enzymes within the cell
includes: protein and peptide, catecholamines, eicosanoids
What do intracellular receptors do? Ans: Alter transcriptional activity of
responsive genes.
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includes: steroid and thyroid hormones
What are the 3 second messenger systems? Ans: Cyclic nucleotides, protein
kinase activity, phospholipid derivatives and Ca
What hormone increases blood glucose? Ans: Glucagon
What hormone decreases blood glucose Ans: insulin
What hormone causes an increase in ca? Ans: PTH
What hormone causes a decrease in ca? Ans: calcitonin
What hormone causes ca retention/ helps ca get absorbed? Ans: Vit D
Hormone produced by adipose that decreases hunger and weight, and
increases energy use Ans: Leptin
Hormone produced in stomach that increases GH and causes you to be
hungry? Ans: ghrelin
What are the Growth hormones? Ans: GH, IGF1, PL, prolactin, insulin
Growth Hormone stimulates body growth by binding to IGF receptors Ans:
insulin
Growth hormone that is used for milk synthesis Ans: prolactin
Growth hormone released during pregnancy Ans: placental lactogen
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What does IGF-1 promote? Ans: promotes incorporation of sulfate into
cartilage (make bones)
What hormones are produced in the thyroid? Ans: Calcitonin, Thyroxine (T4),
Triiodothyronine (T3)
What is the importance of Iodine? Ans: it is needed to attach to tyrosine to
form the thyroid hormones. Forms thyroid hormones
What do Thyroxine (T4), Triiodothyronine (T3) do? Ans: stimulates and
maintain metabolic processes
What adrenal hormones are released in response to short term stress (fight or
flight)? Ans: catecholamines- epinephrine, norepinephrine
What adrenal hormones are released in response to long term stress? Ans:
Glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids
POMC - what hormones come from it? Ans: ACTH, MSH
What stimulates GnRH? Ans: Kisspeptin
What hormone is produced by Leydig cells, has neg feedback on LH, and
decreases GnRH? Ans: Testosterone
What hormone is produced by Sertoli cells and has positive feed pack on FSH?
Ans: Activin
What hormone is produced by Sertoli cells and has neg feedback on FSH?
Ans: Inhibin
What hormone is aromatized from testosterone and has neg feedback on LH?
Ans: Estrogen
Ansc 4043 final Exam 100%
Solved Graded A+
2 systems for chemical integration of body Ans: Nervous, endocrine
4 Major categories of hormones Ans: Protein, Steroid, Amino acid derivatives,
eicosanoids
Class of hormones made of amino acids secreted by the pituitary,
hypothalamus, and pancreas Ans: Protein
Class of hormones produced in the gonads and adrenal gland. Cholesterol
precursor Ans: Steroid
Class of hormones produced in thyroid and adrenal gland Ans: Amino acid
derivatives
Class of hormones made of fatty acids Ans: eicosanoids
2 major classes of receptors Ans: intracellular, cell surface receptors
What do cell surface receptors do? Ans: alter the activity of other molecules
usually enzymes within the cell
includes: protein and peptide, catecholamines, eicosanoids
What do intracellular receptors do? Ans: Alter transcriptional activity of
responsive genes.
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includes: steroid and thyroid hormones
What are the 3 second messenger systems? Ans: Cyclic nucleotides, protein
kinase activity, phospholipid derivatives and Ca
What hormone increases blood glucose? Ans: Glucagon
What hormone decreases blood glucose Ans: insulin
What hormone causes an increase in ca? Ans: PTH
What hormone causes a decrease in ca? Ans: calcitonin
What hormone causes ca retention/ helps ca get absorbed? Ans: Vit D
Hormone produced by adipose that decreases hunger and weight, and
increases energy use Ans: Leptin
Hormone produced in stomach that increases GH and causes you to be
hungry? Ans: ghrelin
What are the Growth hormones? Ans: GH, IGF1, PL, prolactin, insulin
Growth Hormone stimulates body growth by binding to IGF receptors Ans:
insulin
Growth hormone that is used for milk synthesis Ans: prolactin
Growth hormone released during pregnancy Ans: placental lactogen
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What does IGF-1 promote? Ans: promotes incorporation of sulfate into
cartilage (make bones)
What hormones are produced in the thyroid? Ans: Calcitonin, Thyroxine (T4),
Triiodothyronine (T3)
What is the importance of Iodine? Ans: it is needed to attach to tyrosine to
form the thyroid hormones. Forms thyroid hormones
What do Thyroxine (T4), Triiodothyronine (T3) do? Ans: stimulates and
maintain metabolic processes
What adrenal hormones are released in response to short term stress (fight or
flight)? Ans: catecholamines- epinephrine, norepinephrine
What adrenal hormones are released in response to long term stress? Ans:
Glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids
POMC - what hormones come from it? Ans: ACTH, MSH
What stimulates GnRH? Ans: Kisspeptin
What hormone is produced by Leydig cells, has neg feedback on LH, and
decreases GnRH? Ans: Testosterone
What hormone is produced by Sertoli cells and has positive feed pack on FSH?
Ans: Activin
What hormone is produced by Sertoli cells and has neg feedback on FSH?
Ans: Inhibin
What hormone is aromatized from testosterone and has neg feedback on LH?
Ans: Estrogen
