Reproductive System Hormones
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What is the role of Osteocalcin?

  • Inhibits calcitriol formation
  • Increases leptin sensitivity
  • Stimulates platelet production
  • Increases insulin production and sensitivity to glucose (correct)

    • How does FGF23 affect calcitriol formation and phosphorus excretion?

  • Has no effect on calcitriol formation or phosphorus excretion
  • Decreases calcitriol formation and phosphorus excretion
  • Inhibits calcitriol formation and increases phosphorus excretion (correct)
  • Increases calcitriol formation and phosphorus excretion

    • What happens to human Growth Hormone, cortisol, and aldosterone production with age?

  • They remain unchanged with age
  • They increase with age
  • They decline with age (correct)
  • They fluctuate with age

    • What effect does aging have on insulin resistance?

    <p>It increases insulin resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of inhibin?

    <p>Inhibits secretion of FSH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone is responsible for protecting the fetus from immune rejection?

    <p>hCG</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of somatostatin?

    <p>Inhibits glucagon and insulin release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of glycolysis?

    <p>Break down of glucose to get ATP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone stimulates the release of bicarbonate from the pancreas?

    <p>Cholecystokinin (CCK)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of leptin?

    <p>Binds to brain neurons to promote satiety after a meal and increase hunger if levels are low</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which region of the adrenal gland responds to physiological and psychological stress?

    <p>Adrenal medulla</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of glucocorticoids produced by the Zona Fasciculata?

    <p>Inhibit anabolism and down regulate the immune system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the symptoms of Cushing’s disease?

    <p>High blood glucose, lipid deposits on face and neck, and impaired immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the Pineal Gland?

    <p>Produces and secretes melatonin, influencing circadian rhythms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of testosterone?

    <p>Develop male reproductive system, mature sperm cells, and male secondary sex characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens during the alarm reaction stage of stress reaction?

    <p>Fight or flight response for short term survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which part of the endocrine system does long-distance communication primarily occur?

    <p>Through the secretion of hormones in the blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hormone is derived from the lipid cholesterol and travels bound to a transport protein?

    <p>Steroid hormone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered a first messenger in hormone action?

    <p>Hormone receptor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hormone receptor binds inside the plasma membrane and triggers transcription to mRNA and protein synthesis?

    <p>Intracellular hormone receptor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect where one hormone enables another to act?

    <p>Permissive effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which gland serves as the command center of the endocrine system and connects to the pituitary through the infundibulum?

    <p>Hypothalamus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does oxytocin stimulate in the body?

    <p>Uterine contraction and dilation of the cervix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormones regulate the function of gonads?

    <p>Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Calcitonin released by the thyroid gland do to blood calcium levels?

    <p>Decreases blood calcium levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What functional cells secrete parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the parathyroid gland?

    <p>Chief Cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is released by the thyroid gland in response to UV light or pregnancy?

    <p>Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (MSH)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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