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Chapter 9 Study Guide
Endocrine system
Name: _____________________
1. What is an endocrine gland?
2. Define hormone and target cell.
3. Explain how hormones can be grouped on the basis of their chemical composition?
4. Explain how steroid hormones influence cells.
5. Explain how nonsteroid hormones may function through the formation of cAMP.
6. Define prostoglandins and explain their general function.
7. Describe a negative feedback system.
8. Define releasing hormone and provide and example of one.
9. Describe the location and structure of the pituitary gland.
10. List the hormones the anterior pituitary secretes.
11. Explain how growth hormone produces its effects.
12. List the major gonadotropins and explain the general function of each.
13. Name the hormones associated with the posterior pituitary and explain their functions.
14. Name the hormones the thyroid secretes and list the general functions of each.
15. Explain the general functions of parathyroid hormone.
16. Distinguish between the adrenal medulla and the adrenal cortex.
Hormones
Organ
Hormone(s)
Hypothalamus
Posterior pituitary
Anterior pituitary
Thyroid gland
Adrenal cortex
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Organ
Hormone
Adrenal medulla
Endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)
Parathyroid
Testis
Ovaries
Pineal gland
Placenta
Kidney
Stomach
Duodenum
Liver
Skin
Thymus
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