APHY 102 IVY TECH SPRING FINAL PRACTICE EVALUATION 2026 QUESTION BANK FULL SOLUTION SET

APHY 102 IVY TECH SPRING FINAL PRACTICE
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTION BANK FULL
SOLUTION SET

◉ How do hormones operate.
Answer: via negative feedback mechanisms


◉ negative feedback system.
Answer: a process that results in a response that reverses the
original stimulus


◉ positive feedback system.
Answer: strengthens or reinforces a change in one of the body's
controlled conditions


◉ Examples of Steroid Hormones.
Answer: cortisol, aldosterone, testosterone, estradiol


(derived from cholesterol)


◉ Examples of Nonsteroid hormones.
Answer: amino acids, peptides, proteins, glycoproteins

,(Amino acid derivatives or peptides)


◉ Hypothalamus Hormones include.
Answer: ADH, oxytocin, and regulatory hormones for the anterior
pituitary


(releasing and inhibiting hormones)


◉ Pituitary Gland Hormones include.
Answer: Growth Hormone (GH)
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
oxytocin


◉ Thyroid Gland Hormones include.
Answer: Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Calcitonin

, ◉ Parathyroid Gland Hormones include.
Answer: Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
Regulates calcium


◉ Adrenal Gland Hormones include.
Answer: Cortisol (stress)
Epinephrine (fight/flight)
Aldosterone (sodium)


◉ Pancreas Hormones include.
Answer: Insulin (lowers glucose)
Glucagon (raises glucose)


◉ Pineal Gland Hormones include.
Answer: Melatonin (circadian rhythms)


◉ Hormone-receptor binding represents...
Answer: The first step in initiating hormone action


◉ second messenger system.