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- 2. Prolactin secretion is inhibited by _______.
- 4. Cortisol, aldosterone, and some androgens are released by the adrenal _______.
- 5. These hormones can be stored in vesicles, enabling the rate of synthesis to be different from the rate of secretion.
- 8. Hydrophilic hormones act on ________ receptors that are often linked to second messenger pathways.
- 9. When one hormone requires the presence of another hormone in order to be fully effective.
- 12. The defining characteristic of diabetes mellitus is __________, which means the patient has excessively high blood glucose levels.
- 13. When hormones work together to have a combined effect that is greater than what they could have accomplished on their own.
- 15. Also known as T4, this is the less active form of thyroid hormone.
- 18. Dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine are all hormones derived from which amino acid?
- 20. This hormone is released by alpha cells from the pancreas in response to low blood glucose levels.
- 21. Vasopressin is an example of a hormone released by the _______ pituitary.
- 23. _________’s disease involves the destruction of the thyroid gland, which results in hypothyroidism.
- 24. HbA1c is another way to refer to glycolated __________, which at high levels can be a sign of diabetes.
- 25. These hormones require a carrier protein to circulate in the bloodstream because they are not soluble in plasma on their own.
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- 1. An excess of growth hormone after puberty can lead to this condition.
- 3. This hormone does not respond to secretions of the anterior pituitary gland; instead, it is released in response to angiotensin II.
- 6. Managing Type I diabetes involves regular injections of this peptide hormone.
- 7. A _________ endocrine disorder involves some defect of the hypothalamus.
- 10. A goiter is an overgrowth of the ________ gland.
- 11. In untreated diabetes mellitus, metabolic ________ occurs as a result of the liver producing ketone bodies to use as an alternative fuel source.
- 14. Growth hormone-releasing hormone is inhibited by _________.
- 16. This hormone amplifies uterine contractions during childbirth and also promotes the release of milk from the mammary glands during breastfeeding.
- 17. The main catecholamine released by the adrenal medulla.
- 19. __________-releasing hormone stimulates the release of luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
- 22. A deficiency of this essential mineral can lead to the development of a goiter.