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Pharm Study Guide Exam 4
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Hypothalamus Ans: Master gland
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constantly monitors body's homeostasis coordinating
responses through the automatic, endocrine, & nervous
systems
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Characteristics of all hormones Ans: Produced in very small
amounts
Secreted directly into the bloodstream
Travel through blood to specific receptor sites
Act to increase or decrease normal metabolic processes of cells
when they react with receptor sites
Immediately broken down
Adrenal Cortex Ans: cortisol and aldosterone hormones
increases glucose levels
sodium retention
potassium excretion
, 2
intestine Ans: secretin and cholecystokinin hormones
decreases gastric movement, stimulates bile and pancreatic
juice secretion
Kidney Ans: erythropoietin and renin hormones
increases red blood cell production
stimulates increase in blood pressure & vascular volume
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ovaries Ans: estrogen and progesterone hormones
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promote secondary sex characteristics and prepares female
body for pregnancy
Pancreas hormones Ans: insulin , glucagon, somatostatin
hormones
regulation of glucose & fat metabolism
parathyroid glands Ans: parathyroid hormone
increases serum potassium levels
pineal gland Ans: secretes melatonin
regulates circadian rhythms
Placenta Ans: estrogen and progesterone hormones
maintains fetal growth & development
, 3
prepares body for delivery
stomach Ans: Gastrin hormone
stimulates stomach acid production
testes Ans: testosterone hormone
stimulate secondary sex characteristics in males
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Thyroid gland Ans: thyroid hormone & calcitonin
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stimulates basal metabolic rate(how the body uses energy)
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decreases serum calcium levels
neuroendocrine system Ans: maintains internal homeostasis
integrate the body's response to external environment
negative feedback loop Ans: Causes a system to change in the
opposite direction from which it is moving
ADH and Oxcytocin Ans: both stored in posterior pituitary
until signaled to be released
produced by the hypothalamus
pituitary gland Ans: located in the skull in the bony sella
turcia under a layer of dura mater
anterior lobe, posterior lobe, intermediate lobe
Pharm Study Guide Exam 4
Questions and Answers (100%
Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
Hypothalamus Ans: Master gland
© 2026 Assignment
constantly monitors body's homeostasis coordinating
responses through the automatic, endocrine, & nervous
systems
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Characteristics of all hormones Ans: Produced in very small
amounts
Secreted directly into the bloodstream
Travel through blood to specific receptor sites
Act to increase or decrease normal metabolic processes of cells
when they react with receptor sites
Immediately broken down
Adrenal Cortex Ans: cortisol and aldosterone hormones
increases glucose levels
sodium retention
potassium excretion
, 2
intestine Ans: secretin and cholecystokinin hormones
decreases gastric movement, stimulates bile and pancreatic
juice secretion
Kidney Ans: erythropoietin and renin hormones
increases red blood cell production
stimulates increase in blood pressure & vascular volume
© 2026 Assignment
ovaries Ans: estrogen and progesterone hormones
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
promote secondary sex characteristics and prepares female
body for pregnancy
Pancreas hormones Ans: insulin , glucagon, somatostatin
hormones
regulation of glucose & fat metabolism
parathyroid glands Ans: parathyroid hormone
increases serum potassium levels
pineal gland Ans: secretes melatonin
regulates circadian rhythms
Placenta Ans: estrogen and progesterone hormones
maintains fetal growth & development
, 3
prepares body for delivery
stomach Ans: Gastrin hormone
stimulates stomach acid production
testes Ans: testosterone hormone
stimulate secondary sex characteristics in males
© 2026 Assignment
Thyroid gland Ans: thyroid hormone & calcitonin
Guru01 - Stuvia
stimulates basal metabolic rate(how the body uses energy)
Expert
decreases serum calcium levels
neuroendocrine system Ans: maintains internal homeostasis
integrate the body's response to external environment
negative feedback loop Ans: Causes a system to change in the
opposite direction from which it is moving
ADH and Oxcytocin Ans: both stored in posterior pituitary
until signaled to be released
produced by the hypothalamus
pituitary gland Ans: located in the skull in the bony sella
turcia under a layer of dura mater
anterior lobe, posterior lobe, intermediate lobe
