EXSC 224 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone are examples of hormone
regulation-
: Synergistic
2. Gonadocorticoid: Synthesized by the adrenal medulla are primarily androgens
3. Steroid hormones exert their action by .: Entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or
altering
the expression of a gene
4. The site of origin of the pre-ganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous
system is the .: Thoracolumbar region of the spinal cord
5. Autonomic ganglia contain .: Synapses between post-ganglionic fibers and their ettectors
6. Morton's table salt is better for one's health than sea salt because it contains
which then prevents .: Sodium; Hypotension
7. ACTH is secreted from and stimulates the secretion of (primary)
and
(secondary).: Anterior pituitary gland; aldosterone;epinephrine
8. Which of the following hormones can synergistically act to raise blood glu-
cose?: Insulin, cortisol, epinephrine
9. One of the least complicated of the endocrine control systems directly re-
sponds to changing blood levels of ions and nutrients. Which of the following
describes this mechanism?: Humoral stimulation
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1. Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone are examples of hormone
regulation-
: Synergistic
2. Gonadocorticoid: Synthesized by the adrenal medulla are primarily androgens
3. Steroid hormones exert their action by .: Entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or
altering
the expression of a gene
4. The site of origin of the pre-ganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous
system is the .: Thoracolumbar region of the spinal cord
5. Autonomic ganglia contain .: Synapses between post-ganglionic fibers and their ettectors
6. Morton's table salt is better for one's health than sea salt because it contains
which then prevents .: Sodium; Hypotension
7. ACTH is secreted from and stimulates the secretion of (primary)
and
(secondary).: Anterior pituitary gland; aldosterone;epinephrine
8. Which of the following hormones can synergistically act to raise blood glu-
cose?: Insulin, cortisol, epinephrine
9. One of the least complicated of the endocrine control systems directly re-
sponds to changing blood levels of ions and nutrients. Which of the following
describes this mechanism?: Humoral stimulation
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