MA 279 BSC 2347 QUIZ 3 A AND P SET 1
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE RASMUSSEN
COLLEGE 2026
◉ Chemical Substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids
that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called
___________.
a. proteins
b. antibodies
c. hormones
d. enzymes. Answer: c. hormones
◉ The master gland of the endocrine system is the_________.
a. endocrine
b. pituitary
c. adrenal
d. thyroid. Answer: b. pituitary
◉ The secretion of hormones in response to changing blood levels of
ions is known as _____.
,a. neural stimulus
b. hormonal stimulus
c. humoral stimulus
d. ionic stimulus. Answer: c. humoral stimulus
◉ The hormone that has the greatest effect on the metabolic rate is
_____________.
a. growth hormone
b. aldosterone
c. thyroid
d. cortisol. Answer: c. thyroid
◉ When blood glucose levels fall, the pancreas releases ________.
a. insulin
b. melatonin
c. glucose
d. glucagon. Answer: d. glucagon
◉ When parathyroid hormone is released
,a. blood calcium levels fall
b. osteoclasts are activated
c. calcitonin is inhibited
d. calcium channels are blocked. Answer: b. osteoclasts are activated
◉ The cells with the most receptors for growth hormones are
a. liver
b. nerves
c. bones
d. blood vessels. Answer: c. bones
◉ Steroid hormones influence other cells by
a. activating cyclic AMP
b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the expression of the gene
c. binding specific receptors and activating G proteins
d. stimulating the uptake of glucose. Answer: b. entering the nucleus of
the cell and altering the expression of the gene
◉ The major plasma protein is
, a. thrombin
b. albumin
c. fibrin
d. fibrinogen. Answer: b. albumin
◉ This type of leukocyte produces antibodies
a. neutrophil
b. eosinophil
c. monocyte
d. lymphocyte. Answer: d. lymphocyte
◉ Which of the following is not a phase of erythropoiesis
a. synthesis of hemoglobin
b. production of vacuoles
c. ejection of the erythrocyte nucleus
d. production of ribosomes. Answer: b. production of vacuoles
◉ Red blood cells contain ___% hemoglobin
a. 50
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE RASMUSSEN
COLLEGE 2026
◉ Chemical Substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids
that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called
___________.
a. proteins
b. antibodies
c. hormones
d. enzymes. Answer: c. hormones
◉ The master gland of the endocrine system is the_________.
a. endocrine
b. pituitary
c. adrenal
d. thyroid. Answer: b. pituitary
◉ The secretion of hormones in response to changing blood levels of
ions is known as _____.
,a. neural stimulus
b. hormonal stimulus
c. humoral stimulus
d. ionic stimulus. Answer: c. humoral stimulus
◉ The hormone that has the greatest effect on the metabolic rate is
_____________.
a. growth hormone
b. aldosterone
c. thyroid
d. cortisol. Answer: c. thyroid
◉ When blood glucose levels fall, the pancreas releases ________.
a. insulin
b. melatonin
c. glucose
d. glucagon. Answer: d. glucagon
◉ When parathyroid hormone is released
,a. blood calcium levels fall
b. osteoclasts are activated
c. calcitonin is inhibited
d. calcium channels are blocked. Answer: b. osteoclasts are activated
◉ The cells with the most receptors for growth hormones are
a. liver
b. nerves
c. bones
d. blood vessels. Answer: c. bones
◉ Steroid hormones influence other cells by
a. activating cyclic AMP
b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the expression of the gene
c. binding specific receptors and activating G proteins
d. stimulating the uptake of glucose. Answer: b. entering the nucleus of
the cell and altering the expression of the gene
◉ The major plasma protein is
, a. thrombin
b. albumin
c. fibrin
d. fibrinogen. Answer: b. albumin
◉ This type of leukocyte produces antibodies
a. neutrophil
b. eosinophil
c. monocyte
d. lymphocyte. Answer: d. lymphocyte
◉ Which of the following is not a phase of erythropoiesis
a. synthesis of hemoglobin
b. production of vacuoles
c. ejection of the erythrocyte nucleus
d. production of ribosomes. Answer: b. production of vacuoles
◉ Red blood cells contain ___% hemoglobin
a. 50
