HBHD II Chapter 12

The actual production of ADH and oxytocin takes place in which area?

• Anterior pituitary

• Posterior pituitary

• Hypothalamus

• Pineal gland

Which one of the following is not a function of prolactin?

• Stimulates breast development during pregnancy

• Stimulates milk secretion after delivery

• Causes the release of milk from glandular cells of the breast

• All of the above are functions of prolactin

Positive feedback mechanisms amplify changes rather than reverse them.

• True

• False

The anterior pituitary gland secretes:

• eight major hormones

• tropic hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands to grow and secrete

• ADH

• oxytocin

What does the outer zone of the adrenal cortex secrete?

• Mineralocorticoids

• Sex hormones

• Glucocorticoids

• Epinephrine

Which one of the following is not a function of FSH?

• Stimulates the growth of follicles

• Stimulates the secretion of estrogens

• Stimulates the growth of seminiferous tubules

• Stimulates the interstitial cells of the testes

For thyroxine to be produced in adequate amounts, the diet must contain sufficient________.

Steroid hormone responses are typically rapid compared with responses triggered by nonsteroid hormones.

• True

• False

Which part of the pituitary gland is connected to the hypothalamus by nerve axons?

• Posterior pituitary

• Anterior pituitary

• Infundibulum

• Hypophyseal portal system

ADH serves the body by:

• initiating labor

• accelerating water reabsorption from urine into the blood

• stimulating the pineal gland

• regulating the calcium/phosphorus levels in the blood