Match each hormone with its function or source.

Question

a. THS
b. oxytocin
c. ACTH
d. thyroxine
e. parathyroid hormone
f. calcitonin
g. aldosterone
h. cortisol
i. glucagon
j. insulin
k. luteinizing hormone
l. FSH
m. prolactin
n. ADH
o. epinephrine
p. melatonin
q. ANH


1. _____ Stimulates the release of adrenal cortex hormone

2. _____ Causes an increase in blood glucose level

3. _____ Causes a drop in blood glucose level

4. _____ Causes a reduction in the blood calcium level

5. _____ Stimulates the release of thyroid hormone

6. _____ A mineralocorticoid

7. _____ A glucocorticoid

8. _____ Causes an increase in the blood calcium level

9. _____ Causes contraction of the pregnant uterus

10. _____ Stimulates cell metabolism

11. _____ Hormone that may assist the body in regulating its internal clock

12. _____ Hormone released by the posterior pituitary gland that accelerates the reabsorption of water from urine

13. _____ Hormone secreted by the cells of the heart that does the opposite of aldosterone

14. _____ Hormone that stimulates the primary ovarian follicle to start growing in women

15. _____ Hormone that assists in the body’s “fight or flight” response

16. _____ Hormone that is also called the ovulating hormone

17. _____ Hormone that in women stimulates the breasts to start secreting milk

Answer 1

1. c. ACTH

2. i. glucagon

3. j. insulin

4. f. calcitonin

5. a. THS

6. g. aldosterone

7. h. cortisol

8. e. parathyroid hormone

9. b. oxytocin

10. d. thyroxine

11. p. melatonin

12. n. ADH

13. q. ANH

14. l. FSH

15. o. epinephrine

16. k. luteinizing hormone


17. m. prolactin