Vasopressin is another name for antidiuretic hormone.

Calcitonin is a hormone antagonistic to parathormone in the regulation of blood calcium concentration.

Sex hormones produced by the ovaries and testes:

A patient who has not had any prior surgeries tells the nurse doing the preoperative assessment about allergies to avocados and bananas. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

The hormone responsible for the maturation of white blood cells known as T lymphocytes is:

Diabetes insipidus is caused by hyposecretion of:

The enzyme produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops, stimulating a release of aldosterone, is called:

Which of the following is NOT an effect of testosterone:

The glucocorticoids help the body handle long-term stress primarily by increasing blood glucose levels.

While assessing the skin of a patient with anemia, the nurse would observe for which manifestations?