PSL 250 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
What do melanocortins do?
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A. Absorb UV radiation
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B. Store carbohydrates
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C. Activate pain receptors
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D. Suppress appetite - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Suppress appetite
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Which hormone released from the digestive tract increases appetite?
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A. Neuropeptide Y
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B. CCK
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C. Ghrelin
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D. PYY3-36 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Ghrelin
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What cells release the fever-inducing molecule endogenous pyrogen?
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A. Hypothalamus
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,B. Adipose tissue
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C. Dermis
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D. White blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. White blood cells
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An increase in the amount of adipose tissue indicates that the body is
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in?
A. Neutral balance
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B. Positive balance
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C. Negative Balance
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D. Serious disease - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. Positive balance
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Plasma changes in which of these are most associated with
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osteoporosis? |
A. Cortisol
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B. Calcium
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C. Estrogen
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D. Vitamin D - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Estrogen
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The plasma concentration of what ion is controlled by parathyroid
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hormone?
,A. Phosphate
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B. Chloride
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C. Magnesium
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D. Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Calcium
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Chronic, elevated hormone levels routinely cause:
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A. Permissiveness
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B. Down regulation
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C. Up regulation
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D. Antagonism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. Down regulation
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Which of these is true hormones?
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A. All hormones work by binding to receptors
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B. All hormones have circadian or diurnal rhythms
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C. Hydrophilic hormones bind to nuclear receptors
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D. Lymph is the major route of hormone transport - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A. All hormones work by binding to receptors
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, What makes bone strong and flexible?
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A. Calcium phosphate
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B. Osteoclasts
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C. Bone marrow
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D. Collagen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Collagen
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Which of these is a neurohormone?
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A. Oxytocin
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B. Growth hormone
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C. Adrenocorticotropic hormone
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D. Thyroid stimulating hormone - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Oxytocin
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When is the plasma concentration of growth hormone highest?
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A. During digestion
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B. Early in the morning
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C. One hour into sleeping
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D. Mid-afternoon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. One hour into sleeping
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Answers
What do melanocortins do?
| | |
A. Absorb UV radiation
| | | |
B. Store carbohydrates
| |
C. Activate pain receptors
| | |
D. Suppress appetite - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Suppress appetite
| | | | | | |
Which hormone released from the digestive tract increases appetite?
| | | | | | | | |
A. Neuropeptide Y
| |
B. CCK
| |
C. Ghrelin
| |
D. PYY3-36 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Ghrelin
| | | | |
What cells release the fever-inducing molecule endogenous pyrogen?
| | | | | | | |
A. Hypothalamus
|
,B. Adipose tissue
| |
C. Dermis
|
D. White blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. White blood cells
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An increase in the amount of adipose tissue indicates that the body is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
in?
A. Neutral balance
| |
B. Positive balance
| |
C. Negative Balance
| |
D. Serious disease - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. Positive balance
| | | | | | |
Plasma changes in which of these are most associated with
| | | | | | | | | |
osteoporosis? |
A. Cortisol
| |
B. Calcium
|
C. Estrogen
|
D. Vitamin D - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Estrogen
| | | | | |
The plasma concentration of what ion is controlled by parathyroid
| | | | | | | | | |
hormone?
,A. Phosphate
|
B. Chloride
|
C. Magnesium
|
D. Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Calcium
| | | | |
Chronic, elevated hormone levels routinely cause:
| | | | | |
A. Permissiveness
| |
B. Down regulation
| |
C. Up regulation
| |
D. Antagonism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. Down regulation
| | | | | |
Which of these is true hormones?
| | | | | |
A. All hormones work by binding to receptors
| | | | | | | |
B. All hormones have circadian or diurnal rhythms
| | | | | | | |
C. Hydrophilic hormones bind to nuclear receptors
| | | | | |
D. Lymph is the major route of hormone transport - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-A. All hormones work by binding to receptors
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, What makes bone strong and flexible?
| | | | | |
A. Calcium phosphate
| |
B. Osteoclasts
|
C. Bone marrow
| |
D. Collagen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Collagen
| | | | |
Which of these is a neurohormone?
| | | | | |
A. Oxytocin
|
B. Growth hormone
| |
C. Adrenocorticotropic hormone
| |
D. Thyroid stimulating hormone - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Oxytocin
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When is the plasma concentration of growth hormone highest?
| | | | | | | |
A. During digestion
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B. Early in the morning
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C. One hour into sleeping
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D. Mid-afternoon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. One hour into sleeping
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