comparing the nervous system to the endocrine system, which of the following characteristics would better describe the endocrine system than the nervous system:

which of the following generally summarizes the second-messenger system of signal transduction:

lipid-soluble hormones generally required___while water-soluble hormones do not:

where are the receptors for lipid-soluble hormones typically found?

in addition to water-retention which of the following is another typically effect of anti-diuretic hormone:

which portion of the pituitary is regulated through the use of the hypophyseal portal system?

which of the following hormones stimulates the activity of osteoclasts and stimulates the production of vitamin-D:

which o the following is a stimulus of parathyroid hormone secretion:

growth-hormone mediates some of its effects on muscle and bone tissue indirectly through the action of:

which of the following is a typical effect of growth-hormone on adipose tissue:

in general, releasing and inhibiting hormones are secreted by the:

which of the following hormones is secreted as a result of a “neuroendocrine” reflex:

this tyrosine-rich protein is produced and stored in the thyroid cells and is used as a precursor to thyroid hormone production:

which of the following hormones directly antagonizes the effect of calcitonin:

which of the following hormones syenergizes the effect of thyroxine:

thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulates the___to secrete___:

which of the following is an effect of aldosterone:

the Zona fasciculata mainly secretes which of the following hormones:

the Zona glomerulosa mainly secrets mainly which of the following hormones:

which of the following is NOT a stimulus for aldosterone secretion:

for each hormone listed below, match the major stimulus for its release: (parathyroid hormone)

for each hormone listed below, match the major stimulus for its release: (insulin)