Problem
I. Describe how calcium levels in the blood are regulated by hormones.
II. What name is given to cells or tissues receptive to hormones?
III. Where is ADH produced? Where is ADH stored? Where is ADH's target cells? What are the functions of ADH?
IV. What does glucagon do as a hormone, and where is it produced and where is its target cells?
V. What specific endocrine gland region secretes epinephrine?
VI. Describe some distinctions between endocrine and exocrine glands.
VII. Discuss why the target cell concept is essential for understanding hormone function.
VIII. What are two good reasons for considering the pituitary to be two separate glands?
IX. Briefly contrast hypothalamic control of the anterior pituitary with its control of the posterior pituitary.
X. Discuss at least 3 differences between steroid and non-steroid hormones.