BIOSl 252/l BIOS252l Examl 3:l Anatomyl
andl Physiologyl IIl withl Labl Guidel
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l
Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Answers)-l Chamberlain
QUESTION
Listl andl describel thel mainl functionsl ofl thel hypothalamus
Answer:
-majorl controll centerl ofl thel endocrinel andl autonomicl nervousl systems
-playsl anl essentiall rolel inl thel homeostaticl regulationl ofl nearlyl alll organsl ofl thel body
-Hormonel secretion
-Thermoregulation
-Waterl balance
-Sleepl andl circadianl rhythms
-Memory
-Sexl drivel andl childbirth
-Chemicall compositionl ofl blood
QUESTION
Listl andl describel alll thel hormonesl producedl byl thel anteriorl pituitaryl glandl (functions)
Answer:
Thyroid-stimulatingl hormonel (TSH):
-stimulatesl growthl ofl thyroidl gland
-stimulatesl itl tol secretel thyroidl hormone
-Adrenocorticotropicl hormonel (ACTH):
-stimulatesl growthl ofl thel adrenall cortexl andl stimulatesl itl tol secretel glucocorticoidsl
(mainlyl cortisol)
,-Follicle-stimulatingl hormonel (FSH):
-Male:l sperml production
-Female:l growthl ofl ovarianl folliclesl andl secretionl ofl estrogen
-Luteinizingl hormonel (LH):
-Male:l testosteronel secretion
-Female:l ovulation,l maintenancel ofl corpusl luteum
-Growthl hormonel (GH):
-Widespreadl tissuel growth,l especiallyl inl liver,l bone,l cartilage,l muscle,l andl fat
-Prolactinl (lactogenicl hormone):
-stimulatesl breastl developmentl duringl pregnancyl andl secretionl ofl milkl afterl thel delivery
QUESTION
MSHl (melanocytel stimulatingl hormone)l function
Answer:
-darkensl skinl pigmentation
-regulatesl thel activityl ofl pigment-containingl cellsl inl thel skinl ofl somel vertebrates
QUESTION
Corticotropin-releasingl hormonel (CRH)l function
Answer:
Promotesl secretionl ofl adrenocorticotropicl hormonel (ACTH)
QUESTION
Describel Gravesl Disease
Answer:
-autoantibodiesl mimicl thel effectl ofl TSHl andl overstimulatel thel thyroid
, -elevatedl metabolicl ratel andl heartl rate,l nervousness,l sleeplessness,l weightl loss,l abnormall
heatl sensitivityl andl sweating,l andl bulgingl ofl thel eyes
QUESTION
Describel thel functionsl ofl thel corpusl callosuml andl thel infundibularl stalkl (infundibulum)
Answer:
infundibularl stalkl (infundibulum):l connectsl pituitaryl glandl andl hypothalamusl
corpusl callosum:l transfersl motor,l sensory,l andl cognitivel informationl betweenl thel brainl
hemispheres
QUESTION
Describel howl GHRHl (Growthl Hormonel Releasingl Hormone)l isl transportedl tol thel
pituitaryl gland
Answer:
Thel GHRHl ofl thel hypothalamusl thatl willl enterl thel hypophyseall portall systeml towardsl
thel anteriorl pituitaryl gland
QUESTION
Describel autocrinel signaling
Answer:
chemicall messengersl thatl stimulatel thel samel celll thatl secretedl them
QUESTION
Describel exocrine
andl Physiologyl IIl withl Labl Guidel
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l
Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Answers)-l Chamberlain
QUESTION
Listl andl describel thel mainl functionsl ofl thel hypothalamus
Answer:
-majorl controll centerl ofl thel endocrinel andl autonomicl nervousl systems
-playsl anl essentiall rolel inl thel homeostaticl regulationl ofl nearlyl alll organsl ofl thel body
-Hormonel secretion
-Thermoregulation
-Waterl balance
-Sleepl andl circadianl rhythms
-Memory
-Sexl drivel andl childbirth
-Chemicall compositionl ofl blood
QUESTION
Listl andl describel alll thel hormonesl producedl byl thel anteriorl pituitaryl glandl (functions)
Answer:
Thyroid-stimulatingl hormonel (TSH):
-stimulatesl growthl ofl thyroidl gland
-stimulatesl itl tol secretel thyroidl hormone
-Adrenocorticotropicl hormonel (ACTH):
-stimulatesl growthl ofl thel adrenall cortexl andl stimulatesl itl tol secretel glucocorticoidsl
(mainlyl cortisol)
,-Follicle-stimulatingl hormonel (FSH):
-Male:l sperml production
-Female:l growthl ofl ovarianl folliclesl andl secretionl ofl estrogen
-Luteinizingl hormonel (LH):
-Male:l testosteronel secretion
-Female:l ovulation,l maintenancel ofl corpusl luteum
-Growthl hormonel (GH):
-Widespreadl tissuel growth,l especiallyl inl liver,l bone,l cartilage,l muscle,l andl fat
-Prolactinl (lactogenicl hormone):
-stimulatesl breastl developmentl duringl pregnancyl andl secretionl ofl milkl afterl thel delivery
QUESTION
MSHl (melanocytel stimulatingl hormone)l function
Answer:
-darkensl skinl pigmentation
-regulatesl thel activityl ofl pigment-containingl cellsl inl thel skinl ofl somel vertebrates
QUESTION
Corticotropin-releasingl hormonel (CRH)l function
Answer:
Promotesl secretionl ofl adrenocorticotropicl hormonel (ACTH)
QUESTION
Describel Gravesl Disease
Answer:
-autoantibodiesl mimicl thel effectl ofl TSHl andl overstimulatel thel thyroid
, -elevatedl metabolicl ratel andl heartl rate,l nervousness,l sleeplessness,l weightl loss,l abnormall
heatl sensitivityl andl sweating,l andl bulgingl ofl thel eyes
QUESTION
Describel thel functionsl ofl thel corpusl callosuml andl thel infundibularl stalkl (infundibulum)
Answer:
infundibularl stalkl (infundibulum):l connectsl pituitaryl glandl andl hypothalamusl
corpusl callosum:l transfersl motor,l sensory,l andl cognitivel informationl betweenl thel brainl
hemispheres
QUESTION
Describel howl GHRHl (Growthl Hormonel Releasingl Hormone)l isl transportedl tol thel
pituitaryl gland
Answer:
Thel GHRHl ofl thel hypothalamusl thatl willl enterl thel hypophyseall portall systeml towardsl
thel anteriorl pituitaryl gland
QUESTION
Describel autocrinel signaling
Answer:
chemicall messengersl thatl stimulatel thel samel celll thatl secretedl them
QUESTION
Describel exocrine
