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6. which hormonal response is reactant to increased stress
7. where are mineralocorticoids located?
- adrenal cortex
- adrenal medulla
- posterior pituitary
- anterior pituitary
8. how many glands are situated on the parathyroid?
9. what hormones are released in response to increased levels of acth?
- epinephrine and norepinephrine
- leutinising and follicle stimulating
- cortisol and cortisone
- adrenaline and noradrenaline
10. where is thyroid-stimulating hormone produced?
- pituitary gland
- thyroid gland
- adrenal glands
- testes
11. which cells secrete insulin?
12. what hormone is required for male sperm production?
- leptin
- testosterone
- progesterone
- oestrogen
13. which hormone causes the kidneys to retain water?
- anti-diuretic hormone
- adrenocorticotrophin
- prolactin
- melatonin
14. which gland controls the other: hypothalamus and pituitary gland
- hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland
- pituitary gland controls the hypothalamus
15. where is aldosterone produced?
- thyroid gland
- adrenal glands
- hypothalamus
- parathyroid gland
16. which hormone increases blood glucose levels?
17. which of the following does growth hormone NOT do?
- builds proteins from amino acids
- stimulate puberty
- promotes growth of long bones
- facilitates fat breakdown
18. which of these organs have a gland located on/in them?
- kindeys
- heart
- lungs
- stomach
19. what cells release the hormone glucagon?
20. What do hormones cause a cell to do?
- combine with other cells to create an organ
- produce a protein that effects some part of the body
- secrete a fluid in response to homeostatic change
- combine with other cells as part of the immune response