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PHGY 216 MIDTERM EXAM 2026 BANK ALL
COMPLETE (352) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) TOP-RATED A+.
PHGY 216
Prepare for your PHGY 216 Midterm Exam with this focused
study guide. It covers core physiology concepts, body system
functions, and key regulatory mechanisms. Emphasizes
understanding physiological processes, data interpretation, and
application of concepts to exam questions. Suitable for students
studying physiology and preparing for the PHGY 216 midterm
assessment.
what is homeostasis ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... regulation
of the internal environment around a physiological set point
Required by cells and maintained through their specialized
functions
How is endocrine system different from other phgy systems
✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... has glands dispersed throughout
the body
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What are the glands of the endocrine system like ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... dispersed throughout the body
not connected structurally
form a coordinate system
all secrete hormones
what are the main 4 endocrine glands ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... pituitary
parathyroid
thyroid
adrenal gland
also hypothalamus
How does the endocrine system work ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... uses hormones to make homeostatic changes
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what are 6 functions of the endocrine system ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... maintain constant internal environment
via regulation of metabolism and H2O/electrolyte balance
adaptive stress response
growth and development
reproduction
RBC production
integrat w the ANS in regulating circ and digestive functions
what are hormones ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... chem
substances secreted into the blood at low quantity
exert phgy force at a distant target
what are the two main categories of hormones ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... hydrophilic
lipophilic
what are hydrophilic hormones like ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
highly water sol
low lipid sl
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unbound to carrier molec in the plasma
what are types of hydrophilic hormones ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... peptides
pro
amines
what are peptides like ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
hydrophilic hors
short chains of AAs
dissolved in plasma
how are peptides syn ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... pre hor
are syn in ER ribos
pre hor travel thru ER and golgi and processed into act hor
and packed into secretory vesicles
these packed hor can be stored until cell recieves
appropriate signal
when the signal comes exocytosis of the vesicle and the hor
is released into the blood
PHGY 216 MIDTERM EXAM 2026 BANK ALL
COMPLETE (352) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) TOP-RATED A+.
PHGY 216
Prepare for your PHGY 216 Midterm Exam with this focused
study guide. It covers core physiology concepts, body system
functions, and key regulatory mechanisms. Emphasizes
understanding physiological processes, data interpretation, and
application of concepts to exam questions. Suitable for students
studying physiology and preparing for the PHGY 216 midterm
assessment.
what is homeostasis ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... regulation
of the internal environment around a physiological set point
Required by cells and maintained through their specialized
functions
How is endocrine system different from other phgy systems
✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... has glands dispersed throughout
the body
, Page 2 of 130
What are the glands of the endocrine system like ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... dispersed throughout the body
not connected structurally
form a coordinate system
all secrete hormones
what are the main 4 endocrine glands ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... pituitary
parathyroid
thyroid
adrenal gland
also hypothalamus
How does the endocrine system work ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... uses hormones to make homeostatic changes
, Page 3 of 130
what are 6 functions of the endocrine system ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... maintain constant internal environment
via regulation of metabolism and H2O/electrolyte balance
adaptive stress response
growth and development
reproduction
RBC production
integrat w the ANS in regulating circ and digestive functions
what are hormones ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... chem
substances secreted into the blood at low quantity
exert phgy force at a distant target
what are the two main categories of hormones ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... hydrophilic
lipophilic
what are hydrophilic hormones like ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
highly water sol
low lipid sl
, Page 4 of 130
unbound to carrier molec in the plasma
what are types of hydrophilic hormones ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... peptides
pro
amines
what are peptides like ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
hydrophilic hors
short chains of AAs
dissolved in plasma
how are peptides syn ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... pre hor
are syn in ER ribos
pre hor travel thru ER and golgi and processed into act hor
and packed into secretory vesicles
these packed hor can be stored until cell recieves
appropriate signal
when the signal comes exocytosis of the vesicle and the hor
is released into the blood
