SLE211 Lecture Notes - Posterior Pituitary, Vasopressin, Blood Sugar
13 Jun 2018
School
Course
Professor
Principles of Physiology (SLE211) ~ 2017
Study Questions – Endocrine Physiology
Short Answer Questions
1. The posterior pituitary is not really an endocrine gland. Why not? Explain
2. List the steps and describe the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Use a diagram.
3. Describe how thyroid hormone levels are produced and regulated.
4. Describe the effects of a lack of dietary iodine on the production of thyroid hormone.
5. Describe the structural and functional relationship between the hypothalamus and
the pituitary gland.
6. Describe the effects of hypersecretion of growth hormone (a) in a child (b) in an
adult.
7. Complete the following table.
Hormone
Source
Effect
Oxytocin
Posterior pituitary
Stimulate contractions of
smooth muscle during birth.
Growth Hormone
ADH (Vasopressin)
TSH
Calcitonin
Growth hormone
PTH
Insulin
8. What is a hypophysiotropic hormone? What do these hormones regulate?
9. Describe what happens when blood glucose levels fall. Include the effects of both insulin
and glucagon.
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Document Summary
The posterior pituitary is not really an endocrine gland. List the steps and describe the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Describe how thyroid hormone levels are produced and regulated. Describe the effects of a lack of dietary iodine on the production of thyroid hormone. Describe the structural and functional relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. Describe the effects of hypersecretion of growth hormone (a) in a child (b) in an adult. What do these hormones regulate: describe what happens when blood glucose levels fall. Include the effects of both insulin and glucagon.
