16. The Endocrine System

Which gland secretes the most important hormone controlling calcium balance in the blood?

What occurs when hormones reach their target cells in the endocrine system?

What is the primary function of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) in the body?

Where is the hypothalamus located in the human body?

Which of the following hormones induces the development of male secondary sexual characteristics?

Which cells in the human body are responsible for producing testosterone?

A surge in which hormone immediately precedes ovulation?

What condition is caused by hyposecretion of T3 and T4 from the thyroid gland?

Which gland secretes epinephrine?

Which of the following hormones is responsible for the regulation of the menstrual cycle?

The effects of epinephrine are typically observed within which of the following time frames after its release into the bloodstream?

Where are progesterone and estrogen primarily secreted from in the human body?

Which hormone is primarily responsible for causing the endometrial lining to thicken during the menstrual cycle?

Which of the following hormones increases blood glucose levels?

Which statement about the nervous and endocrine systems is true?