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6. which hormonal response is reactant to increased stress

  • neural
  • humoral
  • hormonal

7. where are mineralocorticoids located?

  • adrenal cortex
  • adrenal medulla
  • posterior pituitary
  • anterior pituitary

8. how many glands are situated on the parathyroid?

  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 3

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?

  • beta
  • alpha

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?

  • glucagon
  • insulin

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?

  • alpha
  • beta

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