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physiology quiz

  1. Trigger

    Insulin
    Hyperglycemia

    Increased blood sugar
  2. Insulin

    source
    Pancrease
  3. Insulin

    Target
    • Whole Body
    • especially the liver, (tells the liver to store)
  4. Effect
    Insulin
    Opens door that allows glucose to get into the cells

    decreases blood sugar
  5. trigger

    Epinephrine
    Fight or Flight
  6. Source

    Epinephrine
    Adrenal Medulla
  7. Target

    Epinephrine
    Whole Body
  8. Effect

    Epinephrine
    • Fight or Flight
    • (keeps it going)
  9. Glucagon

    Trigger
    Decreased Blood Sugar
  10. Source

    Glucagon
    Pancrease
  11. Target
    Glucagon
    Liver
  12. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

    Trigger
    None
  13. Source

    TSH
    Anterior Pituitary
  14. Target

    TSH
    Thyroid
  15. TSH

    Effect
    • stimulates thyroid hormone production
    • (T3 & T4)
  16. Anti-Diuretic Hormone

    Trigger
    • Dehydration
    • Decreased Blood Pressure
  17. Source
    Anti Diuretic Hormone
    Hypothalamus
  18. Anti-Diuretic Hormone
    Target
    Kidneys

    Blood Vessels (constrict)
  19. Effect

    Anti-Diuretic
    Water Retention
  20. Cortisol

    Trigger
    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Inflammation
  21. Source

    Cortisol
    Adrenal Cortex
  22. Target

    Cortisol
    Whole Body
  23. Cortisol

    Effect
    Mobilizes Glucose

    Suppresses inflammation (calms it down)
  24. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

    Trigger
    Puberty
  25. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

    Source
    Anterior Pituitary
  26. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

    Target
    • Ovaries
    • Testes
  27. Effect

    Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
    Sperm and egg production
  28. Aldosterone

    Trigger
    Decreased Blood Pressure
  29. Source

    Aldosterone
    Adrenal Cortex
  30. Aldosterone

    Target
    Kidney
  31. Effect
    Aldosterone
    Salt and water retention, which increase blood pressure
  32. Vitamin D

    Trigger
    Ultra Violet Light
  33. Source

    Vitamin D
    Skin
  34. Target

    Vitamin D
    Small Intestine
  35. Effect

    Vitamin D
    increase in bone matrix build up

    stimulates the absorption of calcium and phosph
  36. Trigger

    Luteinizing Hormone
    Puberty
  37. Source

    Luteinizing Hormone
    Anterior Pituitary
  38. target

    Luteinizing Hormone
    Ovaries
  39. effect

    Luteinizing Hormone
    ovulation
  40. Prolactin

    Trigger
    child birth
  41. Source

    Prolactin
    Anterior Pituitary
  42. Target

    Prolactin
    Breast
  43. Effect

    Prolactin
    Milk production
  44. Trigger

    Calcitonin
    Increase in blood calcium
  45. Source

    Calcitonin
    Thyroid
  46. Target

    Calcitonin
    Bone
  47. Effect

    Calcitonin
    Lower blood calcium
  48. Trigger
    Melatonin
    decreased in light
  49. Source

    Melatonin
    Pineal Gland
  50. Target

    Melatonin
    Reticular Formation
  51. Effect

    Melatonin
    Induce Drowsiness and Sleep
  52. Trigger

    Growth Hormone
    Need to grow
  53. Growth Hormone

    Source
    Anterior Pituitary
  54. target

    growth hormone
    Bones and Muscles
  55. Effect

    Growth Hormone
    increase in growth

    increase fat breakdown
  56. Parathyroid hormone

    Trigger
    decrease in blood calcium
  57. source

    parathyroid hormone
    Parathyroid Gland
  58. Target

    Parathyroid Hormone
    Bone

    Kidney
  59. effect

    parathyroid hormone
    Stimulates the breakdown of bone to release calcium

    tells the kidney to hold on to calcium
  60. Thyroid Hormone

    Trigger
    TSH
  61. Source

    Thyroid Hormone
    Thyroid
  62. Target

    Thyroid hormone
    Whole Body
  63. Effect
    Thyroid Hormone
    increase metabolism
  64. Trigger

    ACTH
    Adrenocorticotropin
    electrolyte imbalance

    stress

    inflammation
  65. source

    (ACTH) Adrenocorticotropin
    Anterior Pituitary
  66. Target

    ACTH Adrenocorticotropin
    Adrenal Cortex
  67. effect

    ACTH Adrenocorticotropin
    Produce corticosteroids
  68. Oxytocin

    Trigger
    baby nursing

    baby stretches the walls of the uterus
  69. source

    oxytocin
    Hypothalamus
  70. Target

    Oxytocin
    Breast/Mammary Tissue

    Uterus
  71. effect

    Oxytocin
    Milk Let Down/Ejection

    Uterine contraction
  72. source Anterior Pituitary
    • Adrenocorticotropin- ACTH
    • Growth Hormone
    • Prolactin
    • Luteinizing Hormone
    • Follicle Stimulating Hormone- FSH
    • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone- TSH
  73. Source

    pancreas
    • Insulin
    • Glucagon
  74. Source

    Thyroid
    • Calcitonin
    • Thyroid Hormone
  75. Source

    Adrenal Cortex and Medulla
    • Epinephrine - Medulla
    • Cortisol - cortex
    • Aldosterone - cortex
  76. Source

    Hypothalamus
    • Oxytocin
    • Anti-diuretic hormone
Author
alicia0309
ID
270393
Card Set
physiology quiz
Description
hormone quiz
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