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Questions

1. Define hormone and target organ.

2. Explain the effects of prostaglandins.

3. Explain how various endocrine glands are stimulated to release their hormonal products.

4. Describe the role of negative feedback in regulating blood levels of the various hormones.

5. Compare the structure and function of endocrine and exocrine glands.

6. Explain the anatomical and functional relationships between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, and apply this knowledge to maintenance of homeostasis and hormone regulation.

7. Define the term "tropic hormone".

8. Explain how the hypothalamus and pituitary gland work together to regulate and control the release of tropic hormones, and apply this knowledge to maintenance of homeostasis.

9. Identify and describe the function of the hormones produced by the hypothalamus and secreted by the posterior pituitary and apply this knowledge to maintenance of homeostasis.

10. Identify and describe the hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland, describe their effects, and apply this knowledge to maintenance of homeostasis.

11. Describe the anatomy and function of the pineal gland and describe the effect of melatonin.

12. Describe the anatomy of the thyroid gland.

13. Identify the hormones secreted by the thyroid gland, describe their effects, and apply this knowledge to maintenance of homeostasis.

14. Describe the effects of parathyroid hormone produced from the four parathyroid glands and apply this knowledge to maintenance of homeostasis.

15. Describe the role of the thyroid gland and the parathyroid glands in the regulation of the blood calcium level, and apply this knowledge
to maintenance of homeostasis.

16. Identify the location of the thymus gland and describe the effect of thymosin.

17. Describe the anatomy of the adrenal glands.

18. Identify and describe the actions of the three categories of adrenocortical hormones, and apply this knowledge to maintenance of homeostasis and how they are regulated.

19. Describe the function of the adrenal medulla and its relationship to the nervous system.

20. Describe the anatomy of the pancreas.

21. Identify the two hormones produced by the pancreas, describe their effects, and apply this knowledge to maintenance of homeostasis.

22. Identify the hormones produced by the male and female gonads and describe their effects and regulation.

23. Explain the endocrine role of the kidneys, the stomach and intestine, and the heart.

24. Describe the impact of aging on the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system.

25. Describe the homeostatic relationship between the endocrine system and other body systems.

26. What is a hormone? What is a target organ? How do hormones affect target organs/cells?

27. What are the effects of prostaglandins? From where are they released?

28. What are the different types of stimuli to activate endocrine glands? How is negative feedback related to the regulation of blood levels of hormones?

29. What is the difference between the structure and function of exocrine and endocrine glands?

30. What is the anatomical relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland? What is the functional relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland?

31. What does the term "tropic hormone" mean?

32. How do the hypothalamus and pituitary gland work together to regulate and control the release of the tropic hormones?

33. What are the hormones that are produced by the hypothalamus and secreted by the posterior pituitary? What are their targets and functions?

34. What are the hormones that are secreted by the anterior pituitary? What are their targets and functions? How does the hypothalamus control the release of anterior pituitary hormones? How is their secretion regulated?

35. What is the structure and function of the pineal gland? What is the effect of the hormones melatonin?

36. What is the anatomy of the thyroid gland?

37. What are the hormones secreted by the thyroid gland? What are their actions and effects?

38. What is the effect of parathyroid hormone produced by the parathyroid glands?

39. What is the role of the thyroid gland and parathyroid glands in regulation of blood calcium levels? How do they regulate homeostasis of blood calcium?

40. Where is the thymus gland? What is the effect of the hormone thymosin?

41. What is the anatomy of the adrenal glands?

42. What are the three adrenocortical hormones? What are their actions and effects? How is their secretion regulated?

43. What is the function of the adrenal medulla? How does this relate to the nervous system?

44. What is the anatomy of the pancreas?

45. What are the two major hormones produced by the pancreas? What are their actions and effects?

46. What are the hormones produced by the male and female gonads? What are the actions and effects of these hormones? How is their secretion regulated?

47. What are the endocrine roles of the kidneys, stomach, small intestine, and the heart?

48. How does aging impact the endocrine system?

49. How does the endocrine system work with other body systems to regulate homeostasis?