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What gland and hormone control the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex?

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The anterior pituita...

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The hormone that stimulates mammary gland development and milk production is ________.

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A diabetic friend of yours passes out shortly after taking her insulin injection. She regains consciousness and asks you to give her one of the glucose tablets she carries in her purse. Another friend steps in and says, "Wait! You shouldn't give sugar to a diabetic!" Recalling what you learned about the endocrine system, you give your diabetic friend the glucose tablet she asked for. Why did you trust the request of your diabetic friend for the glucose tablet and not the other friend who thought he was being helpful (but wasn't)?

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Insulin reduces blood sugar an...

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Most of the hormones of the anterior pituitary control other endocrine glands.

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B) False

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The adrenal glands are located close to the heart.

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A friend tells you that his Aunt Jane is being treated for a brain disorder that is causing her to produce too much of the glucocorticoid hormones. Your friend looked up the hormone and (correctly) found it to be produced by the adrenal glands. He says he doesn't understand why a brain disorder should have anything to do with the adrenal glands. What do you tell your friend to help him understand the connection between the two?

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You tell him ACTH (adrenocorticotropic h...

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Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates thyroid gland follicles to produce T4.

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B) False

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Cortisol is part of the body's stress response.

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B) False

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The hypothalamus makes the hormones that are released from the posterior pituitary.

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B) False

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Where are the parathyroid glands located?

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The parathyroid glan...

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Small amounts of testosterone are made in the ovaries and adrenal glands of females.

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B) False

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Which hormone controls water retention by the kidneys and is also known as antidiuretic hormone?


A) T4
B) parathyroid hormone
C) luteinizing hormone
D) vasopressin
E) oxytocin

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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The endocrine system helps maintain homeostasis through positive feedback.

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B) False

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Which endocrine gland is associated with proper development of certain white blood cells?

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Hypothalamic neurons directly control the anterior pituitary with neural stimuli at a synapse.

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B) False

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Some hormones may take up to several hours to work.

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B) False

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Most peptide hormones enter the target cell through large channels.

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B) False

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Human growth hormone is composed of 191 amino acids. This would place it in which class of hormone?

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Alpha cells of the pancreas make insulin.

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B) False

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Insulin stimulates liver cells to store glucose in the form of glycogen.

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