ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM -- PAST TEST QUESTIONS
The primary function of the endocrine system involves 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
Release 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
Carrier 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
Hormone 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
If 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
When 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
The 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
The 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 tuber Alis and paraventricular nucleus
paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus
Melatonin is secreted by what gland?
A. pituitary gland
B. Adrenal gland
C. Pineal Gland
D. thyroid gland
pineal gland
,Hormones of the adrenal cortex include all of the following except
A. Mineralocorticoids
B. Glucocorticoids
C. Gonad corticoids
D. Amino corticoids
amino corticoids
Formed elements include all of the following except
A. plasma
B. Red blood cells
C. White blood cells
D. Platelets
plasma
the 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
When 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
blood plasma is made primarily of
A. proteins
B. Lipids
C. Ions
D. water
, water
plasma 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
which of the following is NOT a colony stimulating factor?
A. Thrombopoietin
B. Erythropoietin
C. Multi-colony stimulating factor
D. Erythrocyte-stimulating factor
Erythrocyte-stimulating factor
when oxygen binds to hemoglobin it binds to the
A. globin
B. alpha chain
C. beta chain
D. Iron
iron
Agglutination of the blood would occur under which of the following scenarios
A. A recipient receives A blood
B. B recipient receives O blood
C. AB recipient receives B blood
D. O recipient receives A blood
O recipient receives A blood
Agglutination - a reaction in which particles, red blood cells, suspended in a liquid collect into
clumps
The primary function of the endocrine system involves 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
Release 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
Carrier 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
Hormone 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
If 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
When 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
The 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
The 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 tuber Alis and paraventricular nucleus
paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus
Melatonin is secreted by what gland?
A. pituitary gland
B. Adrenal gland
C. Pineal Gland
D. thyroid gland
pineal gland
,Hormones of the adrenal cortex include all of the following except
A. Mineralocorticoids
B. Glucocorticoids
C. Gonad corticoids
D. Amino corticoids
amino corticoids
Formed elements include all of the following except
A. plasma
B. Red blood cells
C. White blood cells
D. Platelets
plasma
the 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
When 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
blood plasma is made primarily of
A. proteins
B. Lipids
C. Ions
D. water
, water
plasma 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
which of the following is NOT a colony stimulating factor?
A. Thrombopoietin
B. Erythropoietin
C. Multi-colony stimulating factor
D. Erythrocyte-stimulating factor
Erythrocyte-stimulating factor
when oxygen binds to hemoglobin it binds to the
A. globin
B. alpha chain
C. beta chain
D. Iron
iron
Agglutination of the blood would occur under which of the following scenarios
A. A recipient receives A blood
B. B recipient receives O blood
C. AB recipient receives B blood
D. O recipient receives A blood
O recipient receives A blood
Agglutination - a reaction in which particles, red blood cells, suspended in a liquid collect into
clumps
