WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The major plasma protein is
a. thrombin
b. albumin
c. fibrin
d. fibrinogen - CORRECT ANSWERS- b. albumin
Virtually all of the protein or amino acid-based hormones exert
their effects through intracellular __________.
a. ions
b. deactivators
c. second messengers
d. nucleotides - CORRECT ANSWERS- c. second messengers
Chemical Substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids
that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are
called ___________.
,a. proteins
b. antibodies
c. hormones
d. enzymes - CORRECT ANSWERS- c. hormones
The cells with the most receptors for growth hormones are
a. liver
b. nerves
c. bones
d. blood vessels - CORRECT ANSWERS- c. bones
Steroid hormones influence other cells by
a. activating cyclic AMP
b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the expression of
the gene
c. binding specific receptors and activating G proteins
d. stimulating the uptake of glucose - CORRECT ANSWERS- b.
entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the expression of the
gene
This type of leukocyte produces antibodies
,a. neutrophil
b. eosinophil
c. monocyte
d. lymphocyte - CORRECT ANSWERS- d. lymphocyte
The master gland of the endocrine system is the_________.
a. endocrine
b. pituitary
c. adrenal
d. thyroid - CORRECT ANSWERS- b. pituitary
The secretion of hormones in response to changing blood levels of
ions is known as _____.
a. neural stimulus
b. hormonal stimulus
c. humoral stimulus
d. ionic stimulus - CORRECT ANSWERS- c. humoral stimulus
The hormone that has the greatest effect on the metabolic rate is
_____________.
, a. growth hormone
b. aldosterone
c. thyroid
d. cortisol - CORRECT ANSWERS- c. thyroid
When blood glucose levels fall, the pancreas releases ________.
a. insulin
b. melatonin
c. glucose
d. glucagon - CORRECT ANSWERS- d. glucagon
When parathyroid hormone is released
a. blood calcium levels fall
b. osteoclasts are activated
c. calcitonin is inhibited
d. calcium channels are blocked - CORRECT ANSWERS- b.
osteoclasts are activated
Which of the following is not a phase of erythropoiesis