BIOL 240A- Assignment 3 Endocrine
System A and P Questions and All
Correct Answers.
Which of the following statements about the endocrine system is false? - Answer It releases
hormones, all of which are lipids, directly into the bloodstream.
Which of the following is mismatched? - Answer A.endocrine communication — target cells
are directly adjacent to each other
B. Autocrine communication — limited to the cell that secretes the chemical signal
C. paracrine communication — molecules released in local area
D. direct communication — small solutes travel through gap junctions
E. synaptic communication — uses neurotransmitters that cross synapses
Answer is A
What is the common goal of the nervous and endocrine systems? (Module 16.1A) - Answer
To coordinate and regulate the activities of other cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
Hormones can be divided into different groups based on their chemistry. These categories
include all of the following except - Answer carbohydrates.
Define endocrine system. (Module 16.3A) - Answer The endocrine system includes organs
whose primary role is the production of hormones or paracrines.
Which structure secretes hormones involved in the stimulation and coordination of the immune
response? - Answer thymus
All of the following are true of steroid hormones except that they - Answer are produced by
the adrenal medulla.
The most complex endocrine responses that integrate the nervous and endocrine system
involve the - Answer hypothalamus
The hypophyseal portal system - Answer does not transport ADH and oxytocin.
has two capillary plexuses connected by short veins.
carries neurosecretions to the anterior lobe of the pituitary.
All of the answers are correct.
, None of the answers is correct.
Answer All of the answers are correct
The hypothalamus is an important organ in both the ________ and ________ systems. - Answer
endocrine; nervous
The hypothalamus controls secretion by the anterior pituitary by - Answer secreting
releasing and inhibiting factors into a tiny portal system.
Define regulatory hormone. - Answer A regulatory hormone is a hormone secreted by the
hypothalamus that controls endocrine cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Secretory cells of the adenohypophysis release all of the following except - Answer OXT.
The posterior pituitary gland secretes - Answer ADH.
Growth hormone does all of the following except - Answer cause fat accumulation within
adipocytes.
The pituitary hormone that triggers the release of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland is -
Answer TSH.
The pituitary hormone that stimulates milk production by the mammary glands is - Answer
PRL
The pituitary hormone that causes the kidney to reduce water loss is - Answer ADH.
The two lobes of the pituitary gland together produce how many hormones? - Answer 9
The hormone that plays a pivotal role in setting the metabolic rate and thus impacting body
temperature is - Answer thyroxine.
The C cells of the thyroid gland produce - Answer calcitonin.
A hormone that can lower blood levels of calcium ion is - Answer calcitonin.
System A and P Questions and All
Correct Answers.
Which of the following statements about the endocrine system is false? - Answer It releases
hormones, all of which are lipids, directly into the bloodstream.
Which of the following is mismatched? - Answer A.endocrine communication — target cells
are directly adjacent to each other
B. Autocrine communication — limited to the cell that secretes the chemical signal
C. paracrine communication — molecules released in local area
D. direct communication — small solutes travel through gap junctions
E. synaptic communication — uses neurotransmitters that cross synapses
Answer is A
What is the common goal of the nervous and endocrine systems? (Module 16.1A) - Answer
To coordinate and regulate the activities of other cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
Hormones can be divided into different groups based on their chemistry. These categories
include all of the following except - Answer carbohydrates.
Define endocrine system. (Module 16.3A) - Answer The endocrine system includes organs
whose primary role is the production of hormones or paracrines.
Which structure secretes hormones involved in the stimulation and coordination of the immune
response? - Answer thymus
All of the following are true of steroid hormones except that they - Answer are produced by
the adrenal medulla.
The most complex endocrine responses that integrate the nervous and endocrine system
involve the - Answer hypothalamus
The hypophyseal portal system - Answer does not transport ADH and oxytocin.
has two capillary plexuses connected by short veins.
carries neurosecretions to the anterior lobe of the pituitary.
All of the answers are correct.
, None of the answers is correct.
Answer All of the answers are correct
The hypothalamus is an important organ in both the ________ and ________ systems. - Answer
endocrine; nervous
The hypothalamus controls secretion by the anterior pituitary by - Answer secreting
releasing and inhibiting factors into a tiny portal system.
Define regulatory hormone. - Answer A regulatory hormone is a hormone secreted by the
hypothalamus that controls endocrine cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Secretory cells of the adenohypophysis release all of the following except - Answer OXT.
The posterior pituitary gland secretes - Answer ADH.
Growth hormone does all of the following except - Answer cause fat accumulation within
adipocytes.
The pituitary hormone that triggers the release of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland is -
Answer TSH.
The pituitary hormone that stimulates milk production by the mammary glands is - Answer
PRL
The pituitary hormone that causes the kidney to reduce water loss is - Answer ADH.
The two lobes of the pituitary gland together produce how many hormones? - Answer 9
The hormone that plays a pivotal role in setting the metabolic rate and thus impacting body
temperature is - Answer thyroxine.
The C cells of the thyroid gland produce - Answer calcitonin.
A hormone that can lower blood levels of calcium ion is - Answer calcitonin.
