Key Hormones

Question 1

What does ADH stand for?

Answer 1

Antidiuretic Hormone

Question 2

Where is ADH produced?

Answer 2

Pituitary gland

Question 3

What triggers ADH release?

Answer 3

Low water content in blood detected by osmoreceptors in hypothalamus

Question 4

What is the main effect of ADH?

Answer 4

Makes collecting ducts more permeable so more water is reabsorbed

Question 5

What happens when ADH levels are low?

Answer 5

Less water reabsorbed; urine is more dilute and larger in volume

Question 6

Where is FSH produced?

Answer 6

Pituitary gland

Question 7

What is the role of FSH?

Answer 7

Stimulates a follicle to mature in the ovary

Question 8

What else does FSH do?

Answer 8

Stimulates the ovary to release oestrogen

Question 9

Where is LH produced?

Answer 9

Pituitary gland

Question 10

What is the role of LH?

Answer 10

Triggers ovulation

Question 11

What else does LH do?

Answer 11

Stimulates the corpus luteum to produce progesterone

Question 12

Where is oestrogen produced?

Answer 12

Ovaries

Question 13

What does oestrogen do to the uterus lining?

Answer 13

Repairs and thickens it after menstruation

Question 14

How does oestrogen affect other hormones?

Answer 14

Stimulates LH release to trigger ovulation

Question 15

What secondary characteristics does oestrogen cause?

Answer 15

Breasts

Question 16

Where is progesterone produced?

Answer 16

Corpus luteum in ovaries

Question 17

What is the main role of progesterone?

Answer 17

Maintains the uterus lining for possible pregnancy

Question 18

What else does progesterone do?

Answer 18

Inhibits FSH and LH to prevent further ovulation

Question 19

Where is adrenaline produced?

Answer 19

Adrenal glands

Question 20

When is adrenaline released?

Answer 20

During stress or fight/flight situations

Question 21

What does adrenaline do to heart and breathing?

Answer 21

Increases heart rate and breathing rate

Question 22

How does adrenaline affect blood flow?

Answer 22

Redirects blood to muscles and away from non-essential organs

Question 23

What does adrenaline do to glycogen?

Answer 23

Stimulates glycogen to glucose for energy

Question 24

Where is insulin produced?

Answer 24

Pancreas

Question 25

What triggers insulin release?

Answer 25

High blood glucose detected by pancreas

Question 26

What does insulin do?

Answer 26

Stimulates liver and muscles to absorb glucose and convert it to glycogen

Question 27

Where is testosterone produced?

Answer 27

Testes

Question 28

What does testosterone do?

Answer 28

Stimulates development of male reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics