BIO 245 Test 1 Connect Questions
After eating a meal, blood sugar levels Correct Answer: increases
Insulin, released after a meal is eaten by a person who does not have diabetes, will cause blood
sugar levels to Correct Answer: return to about normal
In Type I diabetes, blood sugar levels remain high after a meal because Correct Answer: no
insulin is released
In Type II diabetes, blood sugar levels remain high after a meal because Correct Answer:
muscle and liver cells do not receive a signal.
The treatment for Type I diabetes always includes Correct Answer: insulin
Glucocorticoids are ________ hormones secreted by ________ glands. Correct Answer: steroid,
endocrine
Arrange the following in the proper order in which they occur during glucocorticoid hormone
action.
1. Binding of hormone to receptor
2. Release of HSP90 proteins
3. Entry of hormone into the nucleus Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3
Glucocorticoid response elements function as enhancers. Correct Answer: true
Which of the following statements about thyroxine is true?
It is water-insoluble.
It is lipophilic.
It can pass through the cell membrane. Correct Answer: all of the above
The thyroid gland secretes large amounts of Correct Answer: tetraiodothyronine and small
amounts of triiodothyronine.
Which of the following statements about thyroxine is true?
Both the T3 and T4 forms enter target cells.
Inside the target cell, all T3 is converted to T4.
Only the T4 form can enter the nucleus. Correct Answer: Both the T3 and T4 forms enter target
cells.
Thyroxine is brought to target cells via a protein-carrier. Correct Answer: true
(it has to be in a water-soluble protein)
The thyroxine-hormone receptor complex increases the level of transcription of specific genes.
Correct Answer: true
After eating a meal, blood sugar levels Correct Answer: increases
Insulin, released after a meal is eaten by a person who does not have diabetes, will cause blood
sugar levels to Correct Answer: return to about normal
In Type I diabetes, blood sugar levels remain high after a meal because Correct Answer: no
insulin is released
In Type II diabetes, blood sugar levels remain high after a meal because Correct Answer:
muscle and liver cells do not receive a signal.
The treatment for Type I diabetes always includes Correct Answer: insulin
Glucocorticoids are ________ hormones secreted by ________ glands. Correct Answer: steroid,
endocrine
Arrange the following in the proper order in which they occur during glucocorticoid hormone
action.
1. Binding of hormone to receptor
2. Release of HSP90 proteins
3. Entry of hormone into the nucleus Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3
Glucocorticoid response elements function as enhancers. Correct Answer: true
Which of the following statements about thyroxine is true?
It is water-insoluble.
It is lipophilic.
It can pass through the cell membrane. Correct Answer: all of the above
The thyroid gland secretes large amounts of Correct Answer: tetraiodothyronine and small
amounts of triiodothyronine.
Which of the following statements about thyroxine is true?
Both the T3 and T4 forms enter target cells.
Inside the target cell, all T3 is converted to T4.
Only the T4 form can enter the nucleus. Correct Answer: Both the T3 and T4 forms enter target
cells.
Thyroxine is brought to target cells via a protein-carrier. Correct Answer: true
(it has to be in a water-soluble protein)
The thyroxine-hormone receptor complex increases the level of transcription of specific genes.
Correct Answer: true
