Electrology Endocrine system Questions And Answers With Verified Study Quiz

How many lobes does the pituitary have, and what are they? - Answer-2, anterior and posterior What two parts compose of the adrenal glands? - Answer-The cortex (s.), cortices (pl.), and the medulla What is the name for chemicals secreted by the endocrine glands? - Answer-Hormones Where are epinephrine (andrenaline) and (nonrepinephrine) found? - Answer-In the andrenal medulla What hormones are found in the posterior pituitary? - Answer-Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH or Vasopressin) and Oxytocin What is the name of the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary which stimulates the ovaries to produce sex hormones? - Answer-Luteinizing Hormone What is the name of the overall class of hormones produced by the adrenal cortices? - Answer-Steroids What is the "nickname" for Cortisol? - Answer-"Stress Hormone" (Cortisol, a glucocorticord, raises blood sugar - it is produced in the andrenal cortices, in response to Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) What is the name of the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary which stimulates the adrenal cortices to produce cortisol? - Answer-Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) What hormone lowers blood sugar levels, and where is it produced? - Answer-Insulin, produced in the Islets of Langerhan's What is the only class of hormones known to stimulate hair growth on the face or body? - AnswerAndrogens (Testosterone is the chief Androgen) What are two causes of hair growth? - Answer-Hormones and an increased blood supplyWhich gland is responsible for regulating the basal metabolic rate? - Answer-The Thyroid What is the cause of ambosexual hair? - Answer-Androgens (Testosterone -> Dihydrotesteron) / (T -> DHT) Which gland secretes cortisol? - Answer-Andrenal Cortex What is acanthosis nigricans, and what may cause it? - Answer-Dark, thickened, velvety skin in body folds and creases (Axillae and groin), very often related to hyperinsulinemia What is the name given to the time when a woman comes to the end of her reproductive life? - AnswerMenopause During this time, where do new hairs often present? - Answer-Chin and upper lip Testes and ovaries are? - Answer-Gonads (regulated by the anterior pituitary via FSH and LH) What condition may present with condition overall obesity, increased androgren levels, hypertension, hirsutism, and is sometimes called "diabetes of the bearded woman"? - Answer-Archard-Thiers Syndrome (wears a beard) What condition may present with an overgrowth of the extremities, thickening of the soft tissues, cardiac issues, and is caused by an over production of GH? - Answer-Acromegaly What condition is caused by prolonged elevated levels of cortisol/glucocorticoids in the blood? - AnswerCushing's Syndrome What condition may present with obesity of the trunk, but no of the arms and legs; "camel's hump," diabetes, very thin skin and many bruises? - Answer-Cushing's SyndromeWhat condition may present with abnormal, irregular, very light or missed periods; hirsutism, diabetes, obesity, insulin resistance and acne? - Answer-Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) also known as SteinLeventhal Syndrome