Question

1. What happensif the human body makes excess thyroid hormones? What type ofdisorder causes this in Graves’ disease?

2. Parathyroidhormone (PTH) and calcitonin are antagonistic hormones. Describewhat them means with respect to PYH and calcitoninfunction.

3. Explain theaction of insulin and glucagon on blood glucose levels. Are theyantagonistic hormones? 28. In response to low blood glucose levels,which hormone (insulin or glucagon) would be released? Where arethese hormones produced? Glucagon would be realesed,liver

4. What type of cells in thehypothalamus produce hormones?

5. Explain how hormones secreted from theadrenal medulla differ from hormones secreted by the adrenal cortexin response to stress.