The pancreatic hormone that causes blood sugar levels to fall is
a. somatotropin
b. insulin
c. aldosterone
d. glucagon
e. cortisol
Answer: B
Endocrine
- The consistent pattern of hormonal and physiological responses to stresses of different kinds is called ________ syndrome.
- The hormone that dominates the alarm phase of the stress response is
- Hormones that produce different but complementary results are called
- When one hormone is needed for a second hormone to produce an effect, it is called
- Two hormones that have additive effects are called
- Two hormones that have opposing effects are called
- Why might someone want to take erythropoietin in a non-medical situation?
- The hormone related to appetite control is
- Hypogonadism could be caused by an insufficiency of hormones from the
- Adipocytes produce a peptide hormone called ________ that acts on the hypothalamus.
- The suprarenal cortex produces steroid hormones called
- The inner portion of the suprarenal gland is the
- The outer layer of the suprarenal gland is the
- The ________ gland sits along the superior border of the kidney.
- Which of the following statements is true regarding the parathyroid glands?
- The specific target cells of the thyroid hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine are
- Thyroid hormones are structural derivatives of the amino acid
- The thyroid gland is composed of many ________ that produce and store thyroid hormone.
- The two lobes of the thyroid gland are connected by the
- Hormones produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that regulate the male and female reproductive organs are collectively called
- The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland can be divided into three parts: the pars distalis, the pars intermedia, and the pars
- The anterior lobe of the pituitary is also known as the
- The posterior lobe of the pituitary is also known as the
- Cells that respond to a hormone are called ________ cells.
- The endocrine system regulates physiological processes through the binding of hormones to ________ on target cells.