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Figure 16.1 Using Figure 16.1, match the following: 1) Produces the hormones that promote the development of the female secondary sexual characteristics at puberty. 2) Storehouse for the hormones produced by the hypothalamus of the brain. 3) Produces the hormones that direct the production of the secondary male sex characteristics. 4) Produce steroid hormones and glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. 5) Produces hormones and is considered a neuroendocrine organ.

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Figure 16.2 Using Figure 16.2, match the following hypothalamic hormones with the pituitary hormone targets: 6) Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH). 7) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). 8) Prolactin-releasing hormone (PRH). 9) Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). 10) Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). TRUE/FALSE. Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false. 11) The antagonistic hormones that regulate the blood calcium level are calcitonin-parathormone. 12) The hormone that raises blood sugar levels is insulin. 13) The endocrine structure that develops from the nervous system is the anterior pituitary. 11) 12) 13)

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14) ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex to release corticosteroid hormones. 15) Oxytocin is a strong stimulant of uterine contractions.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 16) Normal development of the immune response is due in part to hormones produced by the: A) thyroid gland. B) adrenal medulla. C) thymus gland. D) pancreas. 17) Virtually all of the protein or amino acid-based hormones exert their effects through intracellular: A) deactivators. B) nucleotides. C) ions. D) second messengers. 18) Growth hormone: A) secretion results in a decrease in muscle mass. B) is regulated by humoral mechanisms. C) is also called somatostatin. D) promotes long bone growth during the formative years. 19) Oxytocin: A) is an adenohypophyseal secretion. B) controls milk production. C) release is an example of a positive feedback control mechanism. D) exerts its most important effects during menstruation. 20) Gonadocorticoid(s): A) synthesized by the adrenal medulla are primarily androgens. B) secretion inhibition is highly dependent on a negative feedback loop involving ACTH. C) production by the adrenal gland is insignicant compared with sex hormone release from the gonads during late puberty. D) hypersecretion can result in androgenital syndrome, also called feminization. 21) Several hormones are synthesized in the hypothalamus and transported to the anterior pituitary gland. The mechanism of transportation from hypothalamus to anterior pituitary gland is through the: A) hepatic portal system. B) general circulatory system. C) feedback loop. D) hypophyseal portal system. 16)

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