Question 1

What ion is sometimes used as a second messenger of amino acid-based hormones?

Accepted Answer

A)  sodium
B)  calcium
C)  iron
D)  chlorineE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The parathyroid glands respond to which type of stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  hormonal
B)  humoral
C)  neural
D)  positiveE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The endocrine gland that is probably malfunctioning if a person has a high metabolic rate is the parathyroid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the role of hormone producing cells found within the heart?

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Question 5

Oxytocin ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  exerts its most important effects during menstruation
B)  release is an example of a positive feedback control mechanism
C)  is an anterior pituitary secretion
D)  controls milk productionE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Cellular responses to hormones that initiate second-messenger systems include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  possible activation of several different second-messenger systems
B)  hormone binding to intracellular receptors
C)  cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase formation of an active second messenger
D)  formation of a specific protein kinase that acts on a series of extracellular intermediatesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which anterior pituitary hormone does NOT target another endocrine gland?

Accepted Answer

A)  adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) 
B)  growth hormone
C)  luteinizing hormone
D)  follicle-stimulating hormoneE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The most important mineralocorticoid regulator of electrolyte concentrations in extracellular fluids is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cortisol
B)  insulin
C)  glucagon
D)  aldosteroneE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Eicosanoids do NOT include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  leukotrienes
B)  prostaglandins
C)  hydrocortisones
D)  paracrinesE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus?

Accepted Answer

A)  polycythemia
B)  polyuria
C)  polydipsia
D)  polyphagiaE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  runs through the infundibulum
B)  conducts aldosterone to the hypophysis
C)  connects the hypophysis to the pituitary gland
D)  is the site of prolactin synthesisE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  promotes dehydration
B)  increases urine production
C)  secretion is inhibited by alcohol
D)  is produced by the anterior pituitaryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Thyroid hormone (a small iodinated amine) enters target cells in a manner similar to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  steroid hormones,because both diffuse easily into target cells
B)  glucagon,because the structure of glucagon is similar to that of thyroid hormone
C)  insulin,because insulin is a small peptide
D)  growth hormone,because the thyroid works synergistically with thyroid hormoneE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Iodine is an essential element required for the synthesis of thyroxine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  causes the release of hormones from the adrenal medulla
B)  is secreted by the posterior pituitary
C)  is not a tropic hormone
D)  secretion is regulated by a hypothalamic regulatory hormoneE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What ion is sometimes used as a second messenger of amino acid-based hormones?

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The endocrine gland that is probably malfunctioning if a person has a high metabolic rate is the parathyroid.

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) ________.

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Eicosanoids do NOT include ________.

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Which of the following is NOT a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus?

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Which anterior pituitary hormone does NOT target another endocrine gland?

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The parathyroid glands respond to which type of stimulus?

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The most important mineralocorticoid regulator of electrolyte concentrations in extracellular fluids is ________.

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) ________.

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Cellular responses to hormones that initiate second-messenger systems include ________.

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The hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract ________.

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Oxytocin ________.

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Thyroid hormone (a small iodinated amine) enters target cells in a manner similar to ________.

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What is the role of hormone producing cells found within the heart?

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In response to high blood pressure,a few...
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Iodine is an essential element required for the synthesis of thyroxine.

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