Quiz: Endocrine System

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Frage 1

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All of the following are nonsteroid hormones except:
Antworten
  • oxytocin
  • calcitonin
  • cortisol
  • glucagon

Frage 2

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the endocrine system?
Antworten
  • Chemical messenger travels short distance.
  • Effector tissues include virtually all tissues.
  • Characteristics of regulatory effects are slow to appear and long-lasting.
  • Receptors are located on the plasma membrane or within the effector cell.

Frage 3

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All of the following are true statements except:
Antworten
  • there are at least 16 different prostaglandins
  • the first prostaglandin was identified in semen
  • aspirin produces some of its effects by increasing PGE synthesis
  • PGFs have been used to induce labor and accelerate the delivery of a baby

Frage 4

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Endocrine glands may be made up of
Antworten
  • glandular epithelium
  • neurosecretory tissue
  • ducts to collect interstitial fluid
  • both glandular epithelium and neurosecretory tissue

Frage 5

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The many hormones secreted by endocrine tissues are structurally classified as
Antworten
  • steroid or nonsteroid hormones
  • anabolic or catabolic hormones
  • sex or nonsex hormones
  • tropic or hypotropic hormones

Frage 6

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Which of the following is a function of glucagon?
Antworten
  • Promotes the entry of glucose into tissue cells
  • Tends to decrease blood glucose concentrations
  • Tends to increase blood glucose concentrations
  • Converts glucose into glycogen

Frage 7

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Principal thyroid hormone.
Antworten
  • T4
  • T3 (triiodothyronine)
  • thyroxine
  • T4 and thyroxine

Frage 8

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The production of thyroid hormone is stimulated by another hormone from the:
Antworten
  • anterior pituitary
  • posterior pituitary
  • thyroid gland.
  • parathyroid gland

Frage 9

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The common molecule from which all steroid hormones are derived is
Antworten
  • phospholipids
  • cholesterol
  • lecithin
  • triglycerols

Frage 10

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The first step in the renin-angiotensin mechanism is:
Antworten
  • angiotensin II circulates to the adrenal cortex, stimulating the secretion of aldosterone
  • renin causes angiotensinogen to be converted to angiotensin I
  • the juxtaglomerular apparatus secretes renin into the blood in response to a fall in the blood pressure within the kidney
  • aldosterone causes increased reabsorption of sodium, which causes increased water retention

Frage 11

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Which of the following glands is not regulated by the pituitary:
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  • Thyroid
  • Ovaries
  • Adrenals
  • Thymus

Frage 12

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In comparison with the nervous system, the regulatory effects of the endocrine system are [blank_start]slow[blank_end] to appear, but [blank_start]long[blank_end] lasting
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  • slow
  • long

Frage 13

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The vascular link between the hypothalamus and adenohypophysis is called the:
Antworten
  • hypophyseal portal system
  • hepatic portal system
  • releasing hormone portal system
  • both hypophyseal portal system and releasing hormone portal system

Frage 14

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The substance that acts as a second messenger at the cellular level is:
Antworten
  • cyclic AMP
  • mRNA
  • ATP
  • GTP

Frage 15

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Which of the following hormones is not secreted by the adrenal medulla:
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  • epinephrine
  • norepinephrine
  • adrenaline
  • all are secreted by adrenal medulla

Frage 16

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[blank_start]Tropic[blank_end] [blank_start]hormones[blank_end] target other endocrine glands and stimulate their growth and secretion
Antworten
  • Tropic
  • hormones

Frage 17

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When a small amount of one hormone allows a second hormone to have its full effect, the phenomenon is called:
Antworten
  • synergism
  • permissiveness
  • antagonism
  • combination

Frage 18

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[blank_start]Calcitonin[blank_end] has the opposite effect of parathyroid hormone
Antworten
  • Calcitonin

Frage 19

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[blank_start]Prolactin[blank_end] affects milk secretion
Antworten
  • Prolactin

Frage 20

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[blank_start]PGE[blank_end] is a Prostaglandin that plays a role in the development of a fever:
Antworten
  • PGE

Frage 21

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[blank_start]Oxytocin[blank_end] is the hormone that causes ejection of milk into the mammary ducts.
Antworten
  • Oxytocin

Frage 22

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Prolactin is not a tropic hormone?
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 23

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Is Steroid a structural classification of hormones?
Antworten
  • True
  • False
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