Test Bank For Seeleys Anatomy and Physiology, 12th Edition
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Chapters with Answers and Rationals
Function of the Endocrine System - ANSWER: Regulate body activity and responses to stimuli through
the use of hormones
The Endocrine System operates under the direction of the _____ System - ANSWER: Nervous, Nervous
Effects of the Endocrine System are ____ than the effects of the Nervous System - ANSWER: slower
What is a chemical produced in one area of an organism that is carried to another part of the
organism - ANSWER: Hormone
Proteins are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Water
Amino Acids are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Water
Thyroid Hormones are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Lipid
Steroids are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Lipid
____ cells secrete or produce hormones - ANSWER: Epithelial
____-soluble hormones circulate free in the bloodstream - ANSWER: Water
The 2 major mechanisms used by hormones to produce their effects: - ANSWER: Second messenger
systems and direct gene activation
The mechanism that uses membrane-bound receptors - ANSWER: Second Messenger Systems
The mechanism that uses intracellular receptors - ANSWER: Direct Gene Activation
____-soluble hormones use the method of Second Messenger Systems - ANSWER: Water
____-soluble hormones use Direct Gene Activation - ANSWER: Lipid
The time for removal of 1/2 the amount of hormone from the body - ANSWER: Half-life
Hormone release: changing levels of ions and nutrients in blood directly stimulating hormone release
- ANSWER: Humoral
Hormone release: nerves themselves stimulate hormone release - ANSWER: Neural
Hormone release: hormones released by certain glands can cause release of hormones by other
glands - ANSWER: Hormonal
___ Feedback controls are generally seen throughout the endocrine system - ANSWER: Negative
___ Feedback controls are seen in some situations only - ANSWER: Positive
Connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus - ANSWER: infundibulum
(VanPutte, 2020), Chapter 1-29 | 9781260399073 | All
Chapters with Answers and Rationals
Function of the Endocrine System - ANSWER: Regulate body activity and responses to stimuli through
the use of hormones
The Endocrine System operates under the direction of the _____ System - ANSWER: Nervous, Nervous
Effects of the Endocrine System are ____ than the effects of the Nervous System - ANSWER: slower
What is a chemical produced in one area of an organism that is carried to another part of the
organism - ANSWER: Hormone
Proteins are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Water
Amino Acids are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Water
Thyroid Hormones are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Lipid
Steroids are _____-soluble - ANSWER: Lipid
____ cells secrete or produce hormones - ANSWER: Epithelial
____-soluble hormones circulate free in the bloodstream - ANSWER: Water
The 2 major mechanisms used by hormones to produce their effects: - ANSWER: Second messenger
systems and direct gene activation
The mechanism that uses membrane-bound receptors - ANSWER: Second Messenger Systems
The mechanism that uses intracellular receptors - ANSWER: Direct Gene Activation
____-soluble hormones use the method of Second Messenger Systems - ANSWER: Water
____-soluble hormones use Direct Gene Activation - ANSWER: Lipid
The time for removal of 1/2 the amount of hormone from the body - ANSWER: Half-life
Hormone release: changing levels of ions and nutrients in blood directly stimulating hormone release
- ANSWER: Humoral
Hormone release: nerves themselves stimulate hormone release - ANSWER: Neural
Hormone release: hormones released by certain glands can cause release of hormones by other
glands - ANSWER: Hormonal
___ Feedback controls are generally seen throughout the endocrine system - ANSWER: Negative
___ Feedback controls are seen in some situations only - ANSWER: Positive
Connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus - ANSWER: infundibulum
