NEUR 3304 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
Brain region that controls the pituitary gland - Answers Hypothalamus
Affects metabolism among other things (gland) - Answers Thyroid
Secretes many different hormones, some of which affect other glands - Answers Pituitary gland
Help trigger fight or flight response - Answers Adrenal glands
Regulates level of sugar in blood - Answers Pancreas
Helps regulate level of calcium in blood - Answers Parathyroids
The "master gland" - Answers Hypothalamus
Classes of hormones (4) - Answers Steroid, peptide, monoamines, lipid based
Examples of steroid hormones (2) - Answers Estradiol, cholesterol, testosterone, progesterone,
cortisol
Endocrine system - Answers Coordinates biological systems by using chemical signals
(hormones). Signals are released from one organ and received by another.
Organizational effects - Answers Long-lasting, developmental
activational effects - Answers Functional, can be altered without any long-lasting effects
Can affect the same cells that secreted them (system) - Answers Autocrine (remember
"auto"...auto immune attacks own body so same cells)
Can affect adjacent cells (next to them) - Answers Paracrine
Can affect animals around them (physiologically and behaviourally) - Answers Ectocrine (ecto -
outside of body)
Brain region that controls the pituitary gland - Answers Hypothalamus
Affects metabolism among other things (gland) - Answers Thyroid
Secretes many different hormones, some of which affect other glands - Answers Pituitary gland
Help trigger fight or flight response - Answers Adrenal glands
Regulates level of sugar in blood - Answers Pancreas
Helps regulate level of calcium in blood - Answers Parathyroids
The "master gland" - Answers Hypothalamus
Classes of hormones (4) - Answers Steroid, peptide, monoamines, lipid based
Examples of steroid hormones (2) - Answers Estradiol, cholesterol, testosterone, progesterone,
cortisol
Endocrine system - Answers Coordinates biological systems by using chemical signals
(hormones). Signals are released from one organ and received by another.
Organizational effects - Answers Long-lasting, developmental
activational effects - Answers Functional, can be altered without any long-lasting effects
Can affect the same cells that secreted them (system) - Answers Autocrine (remember
"auto"...auto immune attacks own body so same cells)
Can affect adjacent cells (next to them) - Answers Paracrine
Can affect animals around them (physiologically and behaviourally) - Answers Ectocrine (ecto -
outside of body)
