Question 1

This gland's hormones help regulate blood calcium levels.

Accepted Answer

A)  B 
B)  A 
C)  H 
D)  D 
E)  I 
A)  B 
B)  A 
C)  H 
D)  D 
E)  I E

Question 2

___ is an amine hormone derived from serotonin.

Accepted Answer

A)  Melatonin 
B)  Melanin 
C)  Glucose 
D)  Glucocorticoid 
E)  Eicosanoid 
A)  Melatonin 
B)  Melanin 
C)  Glucose 
D)  Glucocorticoid 
E)  Eicosanoid A

Question 3

Which hormone is stimulated by decreasing levels of blood glucose?

Accepted Answer

A)  insulin 
B)  leutinizing hormone 
C)  glucagon 
D)  parathyroid hormone 
E)  calcitonin 
A)  insulin 
B)  leutinizing hormone 
C)  glucagon 
D)  parathyroid hormone 
E)  calcitonin C

Question 4

Compare and contrast the mechanisms of action of lipid soluble vs. water soluble hormones.

Accepted Answer

Upon reaching their targets, lipid solub

Question 5

Which cell secretes the blood glucose-reducing hormone?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 6

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates sex cell production?

Accepted Answer

A)  leutinizing hormone 
B)  TSH 
C)  corticotropin 
D)  melanocyte stimulating hormone 
E)  growth hormone 
A)  leutinizing hormone 
B)  TSH 
C)  corticotropin 
D)  melanocyte stimulating hormone 
E)  growth hormone

Question 7

Which cell secretes somatostatin?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 8

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  human growth hormone 
B)  prolactin 
C)  thyrotropin 
D)  follicle stimulating hormone 
E)  adrenocorticotropic hormone 
A)  human growth hormone 
B)  prolactin 
C)  thyrotropin 
D)  follicle stimulating hormone 
E)  adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 9

What is a major difference in the action of a water soluble hormone versus a lipid soluble hormone?

Accepted Answer

A)  how they diffuse through blood 
B)  how the mRNA is transcribed 
C)  the use of a second messenger 
D)  only one type needs a hormone receptor 
E)  lipid hormones are not found in the bloodstream 
A)  how they diffuse through blood 
B)  how the mRNA is transcribed 
C)  the use of a second messenger 
D)  only one type needs a hormone receptor 
E)  lipid hormones are not found in the bloodstream

Question 10

Which cell secretes glucagon?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 11

Which blood glucose lowering hormone is produced by the pancreatic islet cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  insulin 
B)  plasma proteins 
C)  blood clotting factors 
D)  thyroid hormones 
E)  calcitonin 
A)  insulin 
B)  plasma proteins 
C)  blood clotting factors 
D)  thyroid hormones 
E)  calcitonin

Question 12

What is a goiter? Using the appropriate negative feedback loops in your answer, explain how goiters can develop in both hyposecretion and hypersecretion disorders. In these hyposecretion and hypersecretion disorders, would you expect the levels of other hormones involved in the loops to be high or low? Why?

Accepted Answer

A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland. H

Question 13

Which gland secretes the hormone melatonin?

Accepted Answer

A)  pituitary 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  thyroid 
D)  adrenal 
E)  pineal 
A)  pituitary 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  thyroid 
D)  adrenal 
E)  pineal

Question 14

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk production?

Accepted Answer

A)  leutinizing hormone 
B)  prolactin 
C)  thyrotropin 
D)  melanocyte stimulating hormone 
E)  adrenocorticotropic hormone 
A)  leutinizing hormone 
B)  prolactin 
C)  thyrotropin 
D)  melanocyte stimulating hormone 
E)  adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 15

Which hormone contributes to the setting of the body's biological clock, which is controlled by the hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

A)  calcitonin 
B)  aldosterone 
C)  calcitrol 
D)  melatonin 
E)  glucagons 
A)  calcitonin 
B)  aldosterone 
C)  calcitrol 
D)  melatonin 
E)  glucagons

Question 16

This gland secretes HGH, TSH and FSH among other hormones.

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  I 
E)  D 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  I 
E)  D

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a means of synthesizing and secreting T3 and T4?

Accepted Answer

A)  iodide trapping 
B)  oxidation of iodide 
C)  coupling of T1 and T2 
D)  hydrolysis of calcium 
E)  iodination of tyrosine 
A)  iodide trapping 
B)  oxidation of iodide 
C)  coupling of T1 and T2 
D)  hydrolysis of calcium 
E)  iodination of tyrosine

Question 18

How many hormones do the five types of anterior pituitary cells secrete?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  7 
C)  10 
D)  12 
E)  unlimited 
A)  5 
B)  7 
C)  10 
D)  12 
E)  unlimited

Question 19

Describe and explain the similarities between starvation and diabetes mellitus.

Accepted Answer

A starving person is lacking energy-prov

Question 20

Describe the role of the hypothalamus in the regulation of the pituitary gland.

Accepted Answer

The hypothalamus is the integrating cent

Exam 17: The Endocrine System

This gland's hormones help regulate blood calcium levels.

___ is an amine hormone derived from serotonin.

Which hormone is stimulated by decreasing levels of blood glucose?

Compare and contrast the mechanisms of action of lipid soluble vs. water soluble hormones.

Which cell secretes the blood glucose-reducing hormone?

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates sex cell production?

Which cell secretes somatostatin?

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates growth?

What is a major difference in the action of a water soluble hormone versus a lipid soluble hormone?

Which cell secretes glucagon?

Which blood glucose lowering hormone is produced by the pancreatic islet cells?

Which gland secretes the hormone melatonin?

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk production?

Which hormone contributes to the setting of the body's biological clock, which is controlled by the hypothalamus?

This gland secretes HGH, TSH and FSH among other hormones.

Which of the following is NOT a means of synthesizing and secreting T3 and T4?

How many hormones do the five types of anterior pituitary cells secrete?

Describe and explain the similarities between starvation and diabetes mellitus.

Describe the role of the hypothalamus in the regulation of the pituitary gland.

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System

Introduction to the Skeletal System

The Axial Skeleton

The Appendicular Skeleton

Articulations

Muscle Tissue

The Muscular System

Introduction to the Nervous System

The Central Nervous System

The Peripheral Nervous System

Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Cardiovascular System: the Blood

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels

The Lymphatic System and Immunity

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

The Urinary System

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