Lecture Exam 1 Chapter 18

______ are chemical messengers that are released by cells and transported in the bloodstream to alter the activities of specific cells in other tissues. ______

• Hormones

• Neurotransmitters

• Enzymes

• Cytokines

Cells that respond to a hormone are called ____ cells.

• stem

• pluripotent

• target

• germ

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The pituitary hormone that promotes ovarian secretion of progesterone and testicular secretion of testosterone is .

• TSH

• ACTH

• LH
• GH

The pituitary hormone that stimulates milk production by the mammary glands is .

• ACTH

• prolactin

The pituitary hormone that stimulates cell growth and replication by accelerating protein synthesis is

• prolactin

• growth hormone
• ACTH

• insulin

The term used to describe excess production of urine is

• polydipsia

• glycosuria

• polyphagia

• polyuria

The posterior lobe of the pituitary is also known as

• adenohypophysis

• infundibulum

• mesencephalon

• neurohypophysis

Vasopressin is a common term for this hormone.

• TSH

• oxytocin

• prolactin

• GH

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Milk production is stimulated by _______, milk ejection is stimulated by _______. 25) _____

• Milk production is stimulated by prolactin; milk ejection is stimulated by oxytocin.

• Milk production is stimulated by oxytocin; milk ejection is stimulated by prolactin.

• Milk production is stimulated by estrogen; milk ejection is stimulated by progesterone.

• Milk production is stimulated by progesterone; milk ejection is stimulated by estrogen.

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Which of the following elements is necessary for the production of thyroid hormone?

• potassium

• iodine

• colloid

• sodium

• iron