WCU PHYS 261 Week 4 Quiz Chapters 7, 22, 23 Complete
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1. What happens in the fed state?
Low blood glucose, low insulin
High blood glucose, low insulin
High blood glucose, high insulin
Low blood glucose, high insulin
2. Effects of cortisol on the body include:
Worsens memory in the short term, but enhances memory over the
long term
Decreased bone formation
Enhancing the immune system
Decreasing heart rate
3. If a patient has elevated blood calcium levels, which hormone treatment
might be administered to help lower these levels?
Insulin
Calcitonin
Glucagon
Parathyroid hormone
4. Which of these hormones comes from the thyroid?
insulin
epinephrine
, aldosterone
calcitonin
melatonin
5. What is one of the primary effects of cortisol on metabolism?
Decreases blood pressure
Inhibits fat breakdown
Stimulates protein synthesis
Increases blood glucose levels
6. Describe the role of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in the endocrine
system.
TSH inhibits the production of insulin in the pancreas.
TSH promotes gluconeogenesis in the liver.
TSH regulates calcium levels in the blood.
TSH stimulates the thyroid gland to synthesize and release thyroid
hormones, which regulate metabolism.
7. Which hormone is primarily responsible for decreasing blood calcium levels?
Insulin
Cortisol
Parathyroid hormone
Calcitonin
8. Which hormone is primarily responsible for stimulating lactation in mammals?
, Insulin
Prolactin
Parathyroid hormone
Cortisol
9. What hormone is primarily responsible for lowering blood glucose levels
after a meal?
Glucagon
Insulin
Cortisol
Prolactin
10. What is one of the primary functions of growth hormone in the body?
Promotes gluconeogenesis
Regulates calcium levels
Stimulates growth and cell reproduction
Increases insulin sensitivity
11. Which of the following is not a site of action for calcium regulation
associated with parathyroid hormone?
Kidneys
Bones
Small intestines
Adrenal
Review 2026 | Accurate Answers
1. What happens in the fed state?
Low blood glucose, low insulin
High blood glucose, low insulin
High blood glucose, high insulin
Low blood glucose, high insulin
2. Effects of cortisol on the body include:
Worsens memory in the short term, but enhances memory over the
long term
Decreased bone formation
Enhancing the immune system
Decreasing heart rate
3. If a patient has elevated blood calcium levels, which hormone treatment
might be administered to help lower these levels?
Insulin
Calcitonin
Glucagon
Parathyroid hormone
4. Which of these hormones comes from the thyroid?
insulin
epinephrine
, aldosterone
calcitonin
melatonin
5. What is one of the primary effects of cortisol on metabolism?
Decreases blood pressure
Inhibits fat breakdown
Stimulates protein synthesis
Increases blood glucose levels
6. Describe the role of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in the endocrine
system.
TSH inhibits the production of insulin in the pancreas.
TSH promotes gluconeogenesis in the liver.
TSH regulates calcium levels in the blood.
TSH stimulates the thyroid gland to synthesize and release thyroid
hormones, which regulate metabolism.
7. Which hormone is primarily responsible for decreasing blood calcium levels?
Insulin
Cortisol
Parathyroid hormone
Calcitonin
8. Which hormone is primarily responsible for stimulating lactation in mammals?
, Insulin
Prolactin
Parathyroid hormone
Cortisol
9. What hormone is primarily responsible for lowering blood glucose levels
after a meal?
Glucagon
Insulin
Cortisol
Prolactin
10. What is one of the primary functions of growth hormone in the body?
Promotes gluconeogenesis
Regulates calcium levels
Stimulates growth and cell reproduction
Increases insulin sensitivity
11. Which of the following is not a site of action for calcium regulation
associated with parathyroid hormone?
Kidneys
Bones
Small intestines
Adrenal
