Anatomy & Physiology Final Exam Review Questions
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The primary function of the endocrine system involve all of the following except...
A. Regulating growth , development, and metabolism
B. Maintaining homeostasis of blood composition
C. Controlling digestive and reproductive processes
D. Secreting substances on epithelial tissues - ---D. Secreting substances on epithelial tissues
\aRelease of a hormone in response to changes in the level of nutrient or ion in the blood is known
as
A. Humoral Stimulation
B. Hormonal Stimulation
C. Nervous system stimulation
D. Paracrine Stimulation - ---Humoral Stimulation
\aCarrier proteins are critical for the delivery of
A. Water soluble hormones
B. Lipid soluble hormones
C. Multi-unit hormones
D. Single-unit hormones - ---Lipid Soluble hormones
\aHormone elimination occurs in all of the following ways except
A. Enzymatic degradation by the liver
B. Excretion by the kidney
C. Lysis by follicular cells
,D. Target cell uptake and breakdown - ---Lysis by follicular cells
\aIf the level of a blood hormone drops, target cells can compensate by
A. upregulating receptors
B. downregulating receptors
C. Increasing synthesis
D. Decreasing synthesis - ---upregulating receptors
\aWhen the effects of one hormone reinforce the activity of another hormone on the target cell, the
interaction is said to be working
A. antagonistically
B. permissively
C. synergistically
D. Comorbidly - ---synergistically
\aThe part of the brain that functions as a "master control center" of the endocrine system is the
A. Pineal gland
B. Cerebral cortex
C. Spinal Cord
D. Hypothalamus - ---hypothalamus
\aThe two regions of the hypothalamus that are associated with the posterior pituitary are the
A. primary plexus and pars distalis
B. Paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus
C. Supraoptic nucleus and pars distalis
D. Pars tuberalis and paraventricular nucleus - ---paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus
,\aMelatonin is secreted by what gland?
A. pituitary gland
B. Adrenal gland
C. Pineal Gland
D. thyroid gland - ---pineal gland
\aHormones of the adrenal cortex include all of the following except
A. Mineralocorticoids
B. Glucocorticoids
C. Gonadocorticoids
D. Aminocorticoids - ---Aminocorticoids
\aFormed elements include all of the following except
A. plasma
B. Red blood cells
C. White blood cells
D. Platelets - ---plasma
\athe primary functions of blood include all of the following except
A. Body temperature regulation
B. Fluid balance from tissues
C. Transportation of formed elements, dissolved molecules, and ions
D. Acting as a fluid cushion in joints - ---Acting as a fluid cushion in joints
\aWhen separating blood by centrifuge the middle layer is referred to as the
A. plasma layer
, B. erythrocyte layer
C. buffy layer
D. monocyte layer - ---buffy layer
\ablood plasma is made primarily of
A. proteins
B. Lipids
C. Ions
D. water - ---water
\aplasma proteins exert a pressure when moving through capillaries to maintain blood volume and
pressure. this pressure is known as
A. colloid pressure
B. hyperotopic pressure
C. positive pressure
D. Negative pressure - ---colloid pressure
\awhich of the following is NOT a colony stimulating factor?
A. Thrombopoietin
B. Erythropoietin
C. Multi-colony simulating factor
D. Erythrocyte-stimulating factor - ---Erythrocyte-stimulating factor
\awhen oxygen binds to hemoglobin it binds to the
A. globin
B. alpha chain
C. beta chain
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The primary function of the endocrine system involve all of the following except...
A. Regulating growth , development, and metabolism
B. Maintaining homeostasis of blood composition
C. Controlling digestive and reproductive processes
D. Secreting substances on epithelial tissues - ---D. Secreting substances on epithelial tissues
\aRelease of a hormone in response to changes in the level of nutrient or ion in the blood is known
as
A. Humoral Stimulation
B. Hormonal Stimulation
C. Nervous system stimulation
D. Paracrine Stimulation - ---Humoral Stimulation
\aCarrier proteins are critical for the delivery of
A. Water soluble hormones
B. Lipid soluble hormones
C. Multi-unit hormones
D. Single-unit hormones - ---Lipid Soluble hormones
\aHormone elimination occurs in all of the following ways except
A. Enzymatic degradation by the liver
B. Excretion by the kidney
C. Lysis by follicular cells
,D. Target cell uptake and breakdown - ---Lysis by follicular cells
\aIf the level of a blood hormone drops, target cells can compensate by
A. upregulating receptors
B. downregulating receptors
C. Increasing synthesis
D. Decreasing synthesis - ---upregulating receptors
\aWhen the effects of one hormone reinforce the activity of another hormone on the target cell, the
interaction is said to be working
A. antagonistically
B. permissively
C. synergistically
D. Comorbidly - ---synergistically
\aThe part of the brain that functions as a "master control center" of the endocrine system is the
A. Pineal gland
B. Cerebral cortex
C. Spinal Cord
D. Hypothalamus - ---hypothalamus
\aThe two regions of the hypothalamus that are associated with the posterior pituitary are the
A. primary plexus and pars distalis
B. Paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus
C. Supraoptic nucleus and pars distalis
D. Pars tuberalis and paraventricular nucleus - ---paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus
,\aMelatonin is secreted by what gland?
A. pituitary gland
B. Adrenal gland
C. Pineal Gland
D. thyroid gland - ---pineal gland
\aHormones of the adrenal cortex include all of the following except
A. Mineralocorticoids
B. Glucocorticoids
C. Gonadocorticoids
D. Aminocorticoids - ---Aminocorticoids
\aFormed elements include all of the following except
A. plasma
B. Red blood cells
C. White blood cells
D. Platelets - ---plasma
\athe primary functions of blood include all of the following except
A. Body temperature regulation
B. Fluid balance from tissues
C. Transportation of formed elements, dissolved molecules, and ions
D. Acting as a fluid cushion in joints - ---Acting as a fluid cushion in joints
\aWhen separating blood by centrifuge the middle layer is referred to as the
A. plasma layer
, B. erythrocyte layer
C. buffy layer
D. monocyte layer - ---buffy layer
\ablood plasma is made primarily of
A. proteins
B. Lipids
C. Ions
D. water - ---water
\aplasma proteins exert a pressure when moving through capillaries to maintain blood volume and
pressure. this pressure is known as
A. colloid pressure
B. hyperotopic pressure
C. positive pressure
D. Negative pressure - ---colloid pressure
\awhich of the following is NOT a colony stimulating factor?
A. Thrombopoietin
B. Erythropoietin
C. Multi-colony simulating factor
D. Erythrocyte-stimulating factor - ---Erythrocyte-stimulating factor
\awhen oxygen binds to hemoglobin it binds to the
A. globin
B. alpha chain
C. beta chain
