Endocrine Glands and Hormones

What is a heterocrine gland?

Thyroid-stimulating hormones contain proteins.

Thyroid stimulating hormone stimulates _____ gland.

Thyroid stimulating hormone stimulates pituitary gland.

_____ stimulates thyroid gland to secrete hormone. 

Hypothyroidism is abnormally low activity of the sweat gland.

Choose the hormone that regulates the monthly menstrual cycle.

Progesterone is a female sex hormone.

Glucagon converts glycogen into _____.

Glucagon elevates the concentration of glucose in the blood.

List the functions of Glucagon.

Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that can cause hyperthyroidism.

What is hypothyroidism?

Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the _____ gland.

Define hyperthyroidism

Fill in the blank with the correct option from the bracket.

_____ hormone is responsible for secondary sexual characters in girls. (Estrogen, Testosterone, Thyroxin, Adrenalin

Which of the two, sperm or egg cell (ovum), decides the sex of the child?

_____acts as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland.

Differentiate endocrine and exocrine glands with examples.

The name of the hormone released by the corpus luteum is