Kelly Files definitions and correct answers

Document Content and Description Below

Hypothalamus secretes - answer-releasing and inhibiting hormones Function of inhibiting and releasing hormones - answer-Stimulate Pituitary Anterior pituitary (base of brain; controls growth and... development) secretes - answer-Adrenocorticotropic hormones Thyroid Stimulating hormone Follicle Stimulating hormone Luteinizing Hormone Prolactin Growth Hormone Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) - answer-Stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - answer-stimulates thyroid gland Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - answer-stimulates production of ova (females) and sperm (males). Luteinizing hormone (LH) - answer-stimulates ovaries (females) and testes (males) Prolactin (PRL) - answer-Stimulates milk production Growth Hormone (GH) - answer-Stimulates growth and metabolic functions Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - answer-Promotes retention of water by kidneys Oxytocin (OT) - answer-Stimulates contraction of uterus and mammary gland cells. Melatonin - answer-Sleep cycles; biorhythms Triiodothyronine (T3) - answer-metabolism Thyroxine (T4) - answer-regulates metabolism and temperature Calcitonin - answer-Inhibits the release of Calcium from bones. parathyroid hormone (PTH) - answer-Stimulates release of calcium from bones, back into blood. Thymosin - answer-stimulates T-cell development Cortisol (glucocorticoid) - answer-Stress response; increase blood glucose, decrease immune response; metabolism. Aldosterone - answer-Regulates Na content in blood Epinephrine - answer-fight Nonrepinephrine (NE) - answer-flight Estrogen in males - answer-Stimulates egg maturation, controls secondary sex characteristics. Progesterone in males - answer-Prepares uterus to receive fertilized egg. Testosterone in males - answer-Regulates sperm production and secondary sex characteristics. Erthropoietin (EPO) - answer-Regulates cellular hypoxia Renin - answer-Promotes production of angiotensin Angiotensin II - answer-Vasoconstriction and increase blood pressure Glucagon (alpha cells) - answer-Increase blood glucose Insulin (beta cells) - answer-decreases blood glucose levels Gastrin - answer-Response to food; stimulates production of gastric juices. Secretin - answer-Response to acidity in small intestine; stimulates secretion by liver and pancreas. Cholecystokinin (CCK) - answer-Production of Bile salts Atrial Natriurectic Peptide (ANP) - answer-Increase renal NA excretion, decrease DCF Chief Cells - answer-Convert pepsinogen to pepsin Goblet cells - answer-mucus secreting cells Pariatal cells - answer-HCI production Peyer's patches - answer-Lymphatic tissue found in ileum to protect GI tract from pathogens. [Show More]

Last updated: 2 years ago

Preview 1 out of 14 pages