Match each of the terms with the correct definition or description.
a. endocrine gland
b. exocrine gland
c. steroid hormone
d. nonsteroid hormone
e. cAMP
f. hormone
g. target organ
h. hypersecretion
i. hyposecretion
j. prostaglandins
k. second messenger
l. adenohypophysis
m. neurohypophysis
n. tropic hormone
o. releasing hormone
1. _____ A substance that is used as a second messenger
2. _____ An organ with a receptor for a specific hormone
3. _____ Underproduction of a hormone by a gland
4. _____ A hormone that has its receptor in the nucleus of the cell
5. _____ Substances called “tissue hormones”
6. _____ A type of gland that releases its secretions into a duct
7. _____ Overproduction of a hormone by a gland
8. _____ A type of hormone that has its receptor on the cell membrane
9. _____ A chemical released by an endocrine gland
10. _____ A gland that releases its secretion into the blood
11. _____ A hormone that causes an endocrine gland to grow or secrete a hormone
12. _____ Part of the pituitary gland that is made of nervous tissue
13. _____ A substance needed by nonsteroid hormones to impact intracellular activity
14. _____ Substances produced by the hypothalamus that affect the functioning of the anterior pituitary gland
15. _____ Part of the pituitary gland that is made of glandular tissue
1. e. cAMP
2. g. target organ
3. i. hyposecretion
4. c. steroid hormone
5. j. prostaglandins
6. b. exocrine gland
7. h. hypersecretion
8. d. nonsteroid hormone
9. f. hormone
10. a. endocrine gland
11. n. tropic hormone
12. m. neurohypophysis
13. k. second messenger
14. o. releasing hormone
15. l. adenohypophysis
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