ANP Class Practice Exam 1 With Complete
Solution Graded A+
Which of the following is NOT a function of a hormone?
A)
Regulates chemical composition and volume of the internal environment
B)
Regulates metabolism
C)
Regulates glandular secretions
D)
Produces electrolytes
E)
Controls growth and development Correct Answer: D
When a hormone is present in excessive levels, the number of target-cell receptors may decrease.
This is called
A)
receptor recognition.
B)
sensory adaptation.
C)
paracrine regulation.
D)
up-regulation.
E)
down-regulation. Correct Answer: E
Which of the choices below is a type of hormone that acts on neighboring cells without entering the
bloodstream?
1. Local hormone
2. Paracrine
3. Autocrine
4. Circulating hormone
A)
1 only
B)
2 only
C)
3 only
D)
4 only
E)
Both 1 and 2 Correct Answer: E
Which of the following are a group of lipid-soluble hormones derived from cholesterol?
A)
,Steroids
B)
Thyroid hormones
C)
Nitric oxide
D)
Amine hormones
E)
Peptide hormones Correct Answer: A
Which of the following is an eicosanoid?
1. Prostaglandin
2. Leukotriene
3. Glycoprotein
A)
1 only
B)
2 only
C)
3 only
D)
Both 1and 2
E)
All of these choices Correct Answer: D
Which of the following statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble
hormones?
A)
Both types of hormone are carried in the blood attached to a carrier protein.
B)
Both types of hormone almost always stimulate increases in mRNA transcription.
C)
Only water-soluble hormones use second messengers.
D)
Only water-soluble hormones require a receptor.
E)
Lipid-soluble hormones are not found in the bloodstream. Correct Answer: C
When one hormone opposes the action of another hormone, it is called a(n)
A)
synergistic effect.
B)
permissive effect.
C)
antagonistic effect.
D)
circulating effect.
E)
local effect. Correct Answer: C
, Which of the following is NOT a common method of stimulating hormone secretion from an endocrine
cell?
A)
Signals from the nervous system
B)
Chemical changes in the blood
C)
Mechanical stretching of the endocrine cell
D)
Releasing hormones.
E)
Both Signals from the nervous system and Chemical changes in the blood Correct Answer: C
What controls hormone release from the anterior pituitary gland?
A)
Muscle contraction
B)
The peripheral nervous system
C)
Hormones released from the hypothalamus
D)
Action potentials from the thalamus
E)
Chemical changes in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Correct Answer: C
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates general body growth?
A)
Growth hormone
B)
Prolactin
C)
Thyrotropin
D)
Luteinizing hormone
E)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone Correct Answer: A
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk production?
A)
Luteinizing hormone
B)
Prolactin
C)
Thyrotropin
D)
Melanocyte stimulating hormone
E)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone Correct Answer: B
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol?
Solution Graded A+
Which of the following is NOT a function of a hormone?
A)
Regulates chemical composition and volume of the internal environment
B)
Regulates metabolism
C)
Regulates glandular secretions
D)
Produces electrolytes
E)
Controls growth and development Correct Answer: D
When a hormone is present in excessive levels, the number of target-cell receptors may decrease.
This is called
A)
receptor recognition.
B)
sensory adaptation.
C)
paracrine regulation.
D)
up-regulation.
E)
down-regulation. Correct Answer: E
Which of the choices below is a type of hormone that acts on neighboring cells without entering the
bloodstream?
1. Local hormone
2. Paracrine
3. Autocrine
4. Circulating hormone
A)
1 only
B)
2 only
C)
3 only
D)
4 only
E)
Both 1 and 2 Correct Answer: E
Which of the following are a group of lipid-soluble hormones derived from cholesterol?
A)
,Steroids
B)
Thyroid hormones
C)
Nitric oxide
D)
Amine hormones
E)
Peptide hormones Correct Answer: A
Which of the following is an eicosanoid?
1. Prostaglandin
2. Leukotriene
3. Glycoprotein
A)
1 only
B)
2 only
C)
3 only
D)
Both 1and 2
E)
All of these choices Correct Answer: D
Which of the following statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble
hormones?
A)
Both types of hormone are carried in the blood attached to a carrier protein.
B)
Both types of hormone almost always stimulate increases in mRNA transcription.
C)
Only water-soluble hormones use second messengers.
D)
Only water-soluble hormones require a receptor.
E)
Lipid-soluble hormones are not found in the bloodstream. Correct Answer: C
When one hormone opposes the action of another hormone, it is called a(n)
A)
synergistic effect.
B)
permissive effect.
C)
antagonistic effect.
D)
circulating effect.
E)
local effect. Correct Answer: C
, Which of the following is NOT a common method of stimulating hormone secretion from an endocrine
cell?
A)
Signals from the nervous system
B)
Chemical changes in the blood
C)
Mechanical stretching of the endocrine cell
D)
Releasing hormones.
E)
Both Signals from the nervous system and Chemical changes in the blood Correct Answer: C
What controls hormone release from the anterior pituitary gland?
A)
Muscle contraction
B)
The peripheral nervous system
C)
Hormones released from the hypothalamus
D)
Action potentials from the thalamus
E)
Chemical changes in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Correct Answer: C
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates general body growth?
A)
Growth hormone
B)
Prolactin
C)
Thyrotropin
D)
Luteinizing hormone
E)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone Correct Answer: A
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk production?
A)
Luteinizing hormone
B)
Prolactin
C)
Thyrotropin
D)
Melanocyte stimulating hormone
E)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone Correct Answer: B
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol?
