PART A Compleie the following: 1. Name six hormones secreied by the anterior lob

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PART A Compleie the following: 1. Name six hormones secreied by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. 2. Name rwo hormones secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. 3. Name the pituitary hormone responsible for the following actions: a. Stimulates ovarian follicle to secreie estrogen and egg development b. Causes kidneys to conserve water c. Stimulates cells to increase in'size and divide more rapidly d. Essential for egg release from the ovary e. Stimulates secretion from thyroid gland f. Causes contraction of uterine wall muscles g. Stimulates secretion from adrenal conex h. Stimulates milk production 4. Name rwo thyroid hormones that affect metabolic rate. 5. Name a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that acts to lower blood calcium 6. Name a hormone that acts to raise blood calcium. 7. Name three target organs of parathyroid hormone. 8. Name rwo hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla. 9. List five different effects produced by these medullary hormones. 10. Name the most important mineralocorticoid secreied by the adrenal cortex. 11. List three actions of this mineralocorticoid 12. Name the most important glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cornex.

Explanation / Answer

1) The six hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary are:

B) Posterior pituitary secretes

a) FSH (Follicle stimulating hormone)

b) ADH ( anti-diuretic hormone)

c) Growth hormone

d) LH ( luteinizing hormone)

e) TSH ( thyroid stimulating hormone)

f) Oxytocin

g) ACTH

h) Prolactin

4) T3- triiodothyronine and T4- thyroxin

5) Calcitonin

6) PTH ( parathyroid hormone)

7) Main three target organs are kidney, small intestine, and skeletal system.

8) Epinephrine and nor epinephrine are two adrenal medullary hormones

9) 5 effects of medullary hormones are

10) Aldosterone is the mineralocorticoids secreted in our body

11) actions of mineralocorticoids

12) Cortisol is the important glucocorticoid secreted by our adrenal cortex

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