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Endocrine glands and hormones
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- 1. promotes growth of bones, muscles and other tissues.
- 2. stimulates ovaries to secrete estrogen and growth of ovarian follicles in females and sperm in males
- 3. stimulates the mammary gland so that milk is produced
- 4. controls skin pigmentation
- 5. activates the function of the thyroid gland
- 6. triggers the release of eggs in females (ovulation)
- 7. maintain the levels of water in the body and directs the kidneys to reabsorb water when the body is running low on its water reserves.
- 8. stimulates contraction of the walls of the uterus during childbirth and aids in the ejection of milk from mammary glands during breast-feeding.
- a. luteinizing hormone
- b. melanocyte stimulating hormone
- c. oxytocin
- d. anti-diuretic hormone
- e. follicle stimulating hormone
- f. lactogenic hormone
- g. growth hormone
- h. thyroid stimulating hormone
Endocrine glands and hormones (Answer Key)
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- g 1. promotes growth of bones, muscles and other tissues.
- e 2. stimulates ovaries to secrete estrogen and growth of ovarian follicles in females and sperm in males
- f 3. stimulates the mammary gland so that milk is produced
- b 4. controls skin pigmentation
- h 5. activates the function of the thyroid gland
- a 6. triggers the release of eggs in females (ovulation)
- d 7. maintain the levels of water in the body and directs the kidneys to reabsorb water when the body is running low on its water reserves.
- c 8. stimulates contraction of the walls of the uterus during childbirth and aids in the ejection of milk from mammary glands during breast-feeding.
- a. luteinizing hormone
- b. melanocyte stimulating hormone
- c. oxytocin
- d. anti-diuretic hormone
- e. follicle stimulating hormone
- f. lactogenic hormone
- g. growth hormone
- h. thyroid stimulating hormone
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