Guilford High School AP Biology Endocrinology HW
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1. Which hormone causes the cells in bones and muscles to lengthen?
2. Name the gland which uses iodine when producing a hormone.
3. Which hormone causes labor (childbirth) to begin?
4. What gland produces the hormone mentioned in ques. 3?
5. Hormone A increases the output of gland B. The hormone produced by B decreases the output of gland A. This is an example of ________.
6. Which gland produces TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)?
7. Which gland is both an endocrine gland and a digestive gland?
8. Which gland produces steroid hormones which affect salt/water balance and protein metabolism?
9. Which hormone causes an increase in the metabolic rate?
10.Name the hormone which forces the kidneys to reabsorb water.
11.Which hormone causes an increase in blood sugar by converting a carbohydrate stored in the liver into glucose?
12.What carbohydrate is stored in the liver?
13. The primary male hormone produced by the testicles is __________.
15.What effect does insulin have on the muscle and brain cells?
16. Which hormone is produced by the ovary following ovulation to grow & maintain the lining of the uterus in order to maintain a pregnancy?
17.Which cells produce insulin?
18. What "disease" or syndrome results in a decrease in the output of insulin?
19.Which hormone increases the level of Calcium ions in the blood?
20.&21.What two hormones that are produced by the pituitary have a direct effect on sexual functions?
22.Name the hormone produced by the medulla of the adrenal?
23.Goiter is caused by a deficiency of _________.
24.High blood pressure, low body weight and protruding, staring eyes may be symptoms of _______.
25.What hormone causes an increase in thyroid function?