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MCAT Hormones
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Answer 32 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Adrenal Medulla: sympathetic stress response (rapid)
Calcitonin
Epinephrine
Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)
Sex steroids
2. Thyroid C Cells -> Bone - Kidney - Small Intestine: lowers serum [Ca2+]
Calcitonin
Estrogen
Epinephrine
Oxytocin
3. Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) & Aldosterone
Follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH)
Regulation of [Ca2+]
Aldosterone (mineralocorticoid)
Regulation of B.P.
4. Anterior Pituitary -> Mammary Gland: milk production
Luteinizing hormone
Oxytocin
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Prolactin
5. Oxytocin - Prolactin - Progesterone - Estrogen - LH - FSH
Secreted by the Pancreas
Insulin
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
Involved in Pregnancy Prepping
6. Anterior Pituitary -> Thyroid: increases synthesis and release of thyroid hormone (tropic)
Thyroid hormone (TH - thyroxine)
Glucagon
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
Calcitonin
7. Anterior Pituitary: increases bone and muscle growth - increases cell turnover rate
Growth Hormone (GH)
Regulation of [Ca2+]
Testosterone
Progesterone
8. ALPHA Cells of The Islets of Langerhans In The Pancreas: secreted at low blood [glucose] and results in an increase in blood [glucose] and decrease in glycogen and fat storage
Cortisol (glucocorticoid)
Involved in Pregnancy Prepping
Glucagon
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
9. Posterior Pituitary -> Kidney: water retention
Regulation of B.P.
Calcitonin
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH - vasopressin)
Thymosin
10. Insulin and Glucagon
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Oxytocin
Hormones that increase blood [glucose]
Regulation of blood [glucose]
11. Anterior Pituitary -> Ovary / Testes: follicle development or spermatogenesis
Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)
Releasing and Inhibiting Factors
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
Follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH)
12. Anterior Pituitary -> Adrenal Gland: increases growth and secretory activity of adrenal cortex
Somatostatin (SS)
Milk production and letdown
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Estrogen
13. Anterior Pituitary -> Ovary/ Testes: ovulation or testosterone synthesis
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
Luteinizing hormone
Involved in Pregnancy Prepping
Regulation of blood [glucose]
14. Posterior Pituitary -> Breast & Uterus: milk letdown and uteral contractions
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
Oxytocin
Aldosterone (mineralocorticoid)
Regulation of B.P.
15. Ovaries / Placenta: Female characteristics - endometrial growth
Progesterone
Regulation of blood [glucose]
Somatostatin (SS)
Estrogen
16. Hypothalamus -> Anterior Pituitary: modifies activities
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Cortisol (glucocorticoid)
Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)
Releasing and Inhibiting Factors
17. Adrenal Medulla -> Kidney: increased Na+ reabsorption to increase blood pressure
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH - vasopressin)
Insulin
Aldosterone (mineralocorticoid)
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
18. SIGMA Cells of The Islets of Langerhans In The Pancreas: inhibits many digestive processes
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
Thymosin
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH - vasopressin)
Somatostatin (SS)
19. Ovaries / Placenta: leads to endometrial secretion - pregnancy
Secreted by the Pancreas
Insulin
Prolactin
Progesterone
20. Testes: male characteristics; spermatogenesis
Aldosterone (mineralocorticoid)
Testosterone
Regulation of blood [glucose]
Thyroid hormone (TH - thyroxine)
21. Thyroid: in the child it is necessary for physical and mental development; in the adult - it increases metabolic rate and temperature
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Erythropoeitin
Involved in Pregnancy Prepping
Thyroid hormone (TH - thyroxine)
22. Adrenal Cortex: results in a longer - term stress response; increased blood [glucose]; increased protein catabolism; decreased inflammation and immunity; many other
Insulin
Luteinizing hormone
Follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH)
Cortisol (glucocorticoid)
23. Thymus: is involved in T- cell development during childhood.
Estrogen
Thymosin
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH)
24. Oxytocin and Prolactin
Milk production and letdown
Secreted by the Pancreas
Testosterone
Regulation of [Ca2+]
25. Heart -> Kidney: increases urination to decrease blood pressure
Thymosin
Glucagon
Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)
Oxytocin
26. BETA Cells of The Islets of Langerhans In The Pancreas: decreases blood [glucose]; increases glycogen and fat storage; it is activated at high blood [glucose] and is absent or ineffective in diabetes melitus
Insulin
Testosterone
Involved in Pregnancy Prepping
Thyroid hormone (TH - thyroxine)
27. Kidney -> Bone Marrow: increases RBC synthesis
Erythropoeitin
Sex steroids
Oxytocin
Somatostatin (SS)
28. Glucagon (alpha) & Insulin (beta) & Somatostatin (sigma)
Progesterone
Secreted by the Pancreas
Thyroid hormone (TH - thyroxine)
Follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH)
29. Glucagon (polypeptide derivative) - Epinepherine (amino acid derivative) - Cortisol (steroid / glucocorticoid)
Hormones that increase blood [glucose]
Cortisol (glucocorticoid)
Somatostatin (SS)
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH)
30. Adrenal Cortex: not normally important - but an adrenal tumor can overproduce these - causing masculinization or feminization.
Releasing and Inhibiting Factors
Erythropoeitin
Sex steroids
Aldosterone (mineralocorticoid)
31. ParaThyroids -> Bone - Kidney - Small Intestine: raises serum [Ca2+]
Thymosin
Calcitonin
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Regulation of [Ca2+]
32. Parathyroid hormone and Calcitonin
Regulation of [Ca2+]
Regulation of B.P.
Prolactin
Estrogen