10/19/23, 10:59 AM Nurs 208 Practice questions
Nurs 208 Practice questions
1) Which of the following is NOT a function of a hormone?
a) Regulates glandular secretions.
b) Controls growth and development.
c) Regulates volume of the internal environment.
d) Produces electrolytes.
2) Differences between endocrine and exocrine glands include:
a) Endocrine glands secrete hormones while exocrine
glands secrete non-hormonal substances.
b) Exocrine glands secrete their contents into ducts;
endocrine glands have no ducts.
c) Endocrine glands secrete their contents into ducts;
exocrine glands have no ducts.
d) Choices a and b are correct.
3) Which of the choices below is a type of hormone that acts on
neighboring cells without entering the bloodstream?
a) Paracrine.
b) Autocrine.
c) Exocrine.
d) All of the above.
4) Which of the following is a group of lipid-soluble hormones
derived from cholesterol?
a) Steroid hormones
b) Amine hormones
c) Peptide hormone
d) All of the above.
5) Which of the following is normally controlling the release of
hormones by the anterior pituitary gland?
a) The peripheral nervous system.
b) Action potentials from the thalamus.
c) Hormones released from the hypothalamus.
d) None of the above.
6) When the combined effect of all the given hormones is
greater than the sum of individual effects, it is called:
a) Permissive effect
b) Synergistic effect
c) Antagonistic effect
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, 10/19/23, 10:59 AM Nurs 208 Practice questions
1) Which of the following structure is responsible for the release
of the tropic hormones that will affect the hormone release by
the hypophysis?
a) Hypothalamus.
b) Anterior pituitary.
c) Posterior pituitary.
d) Target organs.
2) Which of the following is the major physiological function for
gonadotropins?
a) Metabolism.
b) Cardiac function.
c) Reproduction.
d) Renal function.
3) Which of the following is the major physiological function for
human growth hormone (hGH)?
a) To produce luteinizing hormone.
b) Reproduction.
c) Production of glucocorticoids.
d) Growth and metabolism.
4) Which of the following is not the function of thyroid hormones?
a) Increase basal metabolic rate.
b) Increase the rate of ATP production.
c) Destruction of catecholamines.
d) Regulate development and growth of nervous tissue.
5) Calcitonin is important for the:
a) Calcium homeostasis.
b) Water homeostasis.
c) Sodium homeostasis.
d) Blood pressure control.
1) Adrenal cortex produces all of the following hormones
EXCEPT:
a) Aldosterone.
b) Mineralocorticoids.
c) Glucocorticoids.
d) Catecholamine.
2) Cortisol belongs to:
a) Androgens.
b) Mineralocorticoids.
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Nurs 208 Practice questions
1) Which of the following is NOT a function of a hormone?
a) Regulates glandular secretions.
b) Controls growth and development.
c) Regulates volume of the internal environment.
d) Produces electrolytes.
2) Differences between endocrine and exocrine glands include:
a) Endocrine glands secrete hormones while exocrine
glands secrete non-hormonal substances.
b) Exocrine glands secrete their contents into ducts;
endocrine glands have no ducts.
c) Endocrine glands secrete their contents into ducts;
exocrine glands have no ducts.
d) Choices a and b are correct.
3) Which of the choices below is a type of hormone that acts on
neighboring cells without entering the bloodstream?
a) Paracrine.
b) Autocrine.
c) Exocrine.
d) All of the above.
4) Which of the following is a group of lipid-soluble hormones
derived from cholesterol?
a) Steroid hormones
b) Amine hormones
c) Peptide hormone
d) All of the above.
5) Which of the following is normally controlling the release of
hormones by the anterior pituitary gland?
a) The peripheral nervous system.
b) Action potentials from the thalamus.
c) Hormones released from the hypothalamus.
d) None of the above.
6) When the combined effect of all the given hormones is
greater than the sum of individual effects, it is called:
a) Permissive effect
b) Synergistic effect
c) Antagonistic effect
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, 10/19/23, 10:59 AM Nurs 208 Practice questions
1) Which of the following structure is responsible for the release
of the tropic hormones that will affect the hormone release by
the hypophysis?
a) Hypothalamus.
b) Anterior pituitary.
c) Posterior pituitary.
d) Target organs.
2) Which of the following is the major physiological function for
gonadotropins?
a) Metabolism.
b) Cardiac function.
c) Reproduction.
d) Renal function.
3) Which of the following is the major physiological function for
human growth hormone (hGH)?
a) To produce luteinizing hormone.
b) Reproduction.
c) Production of glucocorticoids.
d) Growth and metabolism.
4) Which of the following is not the function of thyroid hormones?
a) Increase basal metabolic rate.
b) Increase the rate of ATP production.
c) Destruction of catecholamines.
d) Regulate development and growth of nervous tissue.
5) Calcitonin is important for the:
a) Calcium homeostasis.
b) Water homeostasis.
c) Sodium homeostasis.
d) Blood pressure control.
1) Adrenal cortex produces all of the following hormones
EXCEPT:
a) Aldosterone.
b) Mineralocorticoids.
c) Glucocorticoids.
d) Catecholamine.
2) Cortisol belongs to:
a) Androgens.
b) Mineralocorticoids.
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