Pituitary Gland

Pituitary Gland is the size of

• Pea
• Green Beans
• Kidney Beans
• Bottle Cap

What produces growth hormones?

• Esophagus
• Lymph Nodes
• Pituitary Gland
• Hypothalamus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following hormones is produced by the hypothalamus, stored by the posterior pituitary gland, and released during childbirth and nursing?

• Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

• Releasing hormones

• Oxytocin

• Growth hormone

Which of the following hormones targets the kidneys?

• Oxytocin

• Prolactin

• Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

• Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Which of the following hormones targets the mammary glands to stimulate and maintain milk production?

• Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

• Luteinizing hormone (LH)

• Prolactin

• Growth hormone

Hyposecretion of growth hormone (GH) is childhood is the cause of

• acromegaly.

• pituitary dwarfism.

• gigantism.

• diabetes insipidus.

Which of the following hormones stimulates sperm development in the male testes?

• Luteinizing hormone (LH)

• Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

• Growth hormone (GH)

• Prolactin

Which of the following hormones causes a woman to ovulate and a male to produce testosterone?

• Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

• Luteinizing hormone (LH)

• Prolactin

• Growth hormone

Which of the following hormones targets and regulates the adrenal cortex (of the adrenal gland(?

• Growth hormone (GH)

• Gonadotropic hormones

• Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

• Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Which of the following is considered the "master endocrine gland"?

• hypothalamus

• anterior pituitary gland

• posterior pituitary gland