Paramedic: Pathophysiology Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Hormones that are carried to their target or cell group in the blood
stream are called.
a. paracrine hormones
b. ligands
c. exocrine hormones
d. endocrine hormones -
correct answer ✅d. endocrine hormones
A chemical released in one part of the body to affect a body
function change is otherwise known as a:
a. antibody
b. hormone
c. gland
d. pathogen -
correct answer ✅b. hormone
Insulin is produced in the:
,Paramedic: Pathophysiology Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
a. pancreas
b. liver
c. pituitary glands
d. thalamus -
correct answer ✅a. pancreas
A gland that secretes hormones into the bloodstream and therefore
controls function in a systemic nature is known as an:
a. Endogenous gland
b. Autonomic gland
c. Endocrine gland
d. Exocrine gland -
correct answer ✅c. Endocrine gland
Endocrine glands secretes hormones into the bloodstream and
therefore control function in a systemic nature. Exocrine glands
control local function.
Which of the following glands secretes reproductive hormones?
,Paramedic: Pathophysiology Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
a. The hypothalamus
b. The thalamus
c. The adrenal glands
d. The pituitary -
correct answer ✅d. The pituitary
The pituitary gland secretes reproductive hormones.
The hypothalamus controls metabolism.
The thalamus regulates the immune system.
The adrenal glands control autonomic function such as the
sympathetic nervous system.
Which of the following glands helps control the release of
norepinephrine for the sympathetic nervous system?
a. The thalamus
b. The pituitary
, Paramedic: Pathophysiology Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
c. The hypothalamus
d. The adrenal glands -
correct answer ✅d. The adrenal glands
The adrenal glands help control the release of norepinephrine for
the sympathetic nervous system. The pituitary controls growth. The
hypothalamus controls metabolism and the thalamus controls the
immune system.
Proteins formed in specialized organs or glands and carried to
another organ or group of cell in the same organism are called:
a. cell signals
b. excorine regulators
c. hormones
d. feedback inhibitors -
correct answer ✅c. hormones
When cells have grown out of control, tumors can result because
the cells do not respond to the normal regulatory signals telling
them when to die off. This process is called:
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Hormones that are carried to their target or cell group in the blood
stream are called.
a. paracrine hormones
b. ligands
c. exocrine hormones
d. endocrine hormones -
correct answer ✅d. endocrine hormones
A chemical released in one part of the body to affect a body
function change is otherwise known as a:
a. antibody
b. hormone
c. gland
d. pathogen -
correct answer ✅b. hormone
Insulin is produced in the:
,Paramedic: Pathophysiology Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
a. pancreas
b. liver
c. pituitary glands
d. thalamus -
correct answer ✅a. pancreas
A gland that secretes hormones into the bloodstream and therefore
controls function in a systemic nature is known as an:
a. Endogenous gland
b. Autonomic gland
c. Endocrine gland
d. Exocrine gland -
correct answer ✅c. Endocrine gland
Endocrine glands secretes hormones into the bloodstream and
therefore control function in a systemic nature. Exocrine glands
control local function.
Which of the following glands secretes reproductive hormones?
,Paramedic: Pathophysiology Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
a. The hypothalamus
b. The thalamus
c. The adrenal glands
d. The pituitary -
correct answer ✅d. The pituitary
The pituitary gland secretes reproductive hormones.
The hypothalamus controls metabolism.
The thalamus regulates the immune system.
The adrenal glands control autonomic function such as the
sympathetic nervous system.
Which of the following glands helps control the release of
norepinephrine for the sympathetic nervous system?
a. The thalamus
b. The pituitary
, Paramedic: Pathophysiology Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
c. The hypothalamus
d. The adrenal glands -
correct answer ✅d. The adrenal glands
The adrenal glands help control the release of norepinephrine for
the sympathetic nervous system. The pituitary controls growth. The
hypothalamus controls metabolism and the thalamus controls the
immune system.
Proteins formed in specialized organs or glands and carried to
another organ or group of cell in the same organism are called:
a. cell signals
b. excorine regulators
c. hormones
d. feedback inhibitors -
correct answer ✅c. hormones
When cells have grown out of control, tumors can result because
the cells do not respond to the normal regulatory signals telling
them when to die off. This process is called:
