PENN FOSTER PHARMACOLOGY
CHAPTER 9 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
List the major endocrine glands - ANSWER pituitary, thyroid, ovaries, testicles, adrenals, pancreas
What are the two hormones of the posterior pituitary gland? - ANSWER oxytocin, vasopressin
Negative feedback ___ the amount of hormone - ANSWER lowers
Positive feedback ___ the amount of hormone - ANSWER increases
The neurohormonal reflex applies to the release of ___ by the posterior pituitary. - ANSWER oxytocin
What are the four stages of the reproductive cycle? (Follicular phase and luteal phase) - ANSWER
proestrus, estrus, diestrus, anestrus
___ causes the growth and maturation of a follicle, which begins to produce increasing amounts of ___ as
it matures. - ANSWER FSH, estrogen
___ causes the changes that occur in proestrus and estrus. - ANSWER estrogen
___ release causes ovulation of the mature follicle and the formation of a corpus luteum in its place. -
ANSWER LH
___ signals the begining of diestrus and the beginning of the luteal phase of the cycle. - ANSWER ovulation
___ causes the breakdown of the corpus luteum at the end of pregnancy and at the end of diestrus if
pregnancy does not occur - ANSWER prostaglandin
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