BSC 216 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is a major function of the endocrine system?
a.) The endocrine system releases hormones into the bloodstream to reach receptors
on target cells.
b.) The endocrine system secretes products into ducts that lead to body surfaces or
cavities.
c.) The endocrine system produces immediate, short-lasting effects.
d.) The endocrine system communicates directly with target cells through the use of
neurotransmitters. - Answer -a.) The endocrine system releases hormones into the
bloodstream to reach receptors on target cells.
What is the primary endocrine organ? - Answer -thyroid gland
Hormones only affect certain types of cells known as target cells. True or false? -
Answer -True
Hormones that control hormone secretion from other glands are known as ________.
a.) tropic hormones
b.) growth hormones
c.) steroid hormones
d.) trophic hormones - Answer -a.) tropic hormones
What type of tissue makes up the adenohypophysis, or anterior pituitary gland?
a.) nervous tissue
b.) dense elastic connective tissue
c.) glandular epithelium
d.) loose adipose connective tissue - Answer -c.) glandular epithelium
What stimulates the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH, or vasopressin)?
a.) increasing blood glucose levels in the blood
b.) increasing blood pressure
c.) increasing solute concentration of the urine
d.) increasing solute concentration of the blood - Answer -d.) increasing solute
concentration of the blood
Thermoregulation is the responsibility of _______.
a.) thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
b.) calcitonin
c.) thyroid hormones
d.) parathyroid hormone (PTH) - Answer -c.) thyroid hormone
What stimulates the release of parathyroid hormone (PTH)?
a.) low basal metabolic rate
b.) cold temperatures
,c.) hypocalcemia
d.) hypercalcemia - Answer -c.) hypocalcemia
The follicle cells of the thyroid gland produce thyroid hormones while the parafollicular
cells produce parathyroid hormone (PTH). True or False? - Answer -False
What hormones are produced by zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex?
a.) androgenic steroids
b.) neurohormones
c.) glucocorticoids
d.) mineralocorticoids - Answer -d.) mineralocorticoids
Which hormone acts as a potent anti-inflammatory agent?
a.) aldosterone
b.) epinephrine
c.) insulin
d.) cortisol - Answer -d.) cortisol
The effects of norepinephrine and epinephrine have nearly the same effects as the
neurotransmitters of the ________.
a.) sympathetic nervous system
b.) afferent nervous system
c.) somatic nervous system
d.) parasympathetic nervous system - Answer -a.) sympathetic nervous system
Glucagon operates under _________.
a.) neural stimulation
b.) hormonal stimulation
c.) neurohormonal stimulation
d.) humoral stimulation - Answer -d.) humoral stimulation
What hormone is the primary antagonist of glucagon?
a.) insulin
b.) cortisol
c.) growth hormone
d.) thyroid hormone - Answer -a.) insulin
Glucosuria, polyuria, and polydipsia are symptoms of both type I diabetes mellitus
(insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) and type II diabetes mellitus (non-insulin
dependent diabetes mellitus). True or False? - Answer -True
Thymosin and thymopoietin assist in the maturation of _______.
a.) T lymphocytes
b.) chief cells
c.) B lymphocytes
d.) alpha cells - Answer -a.) T lymphocytes
, Testosterone is produced by the _________.
a.) testes
b.) posterior pituitary
c.) hypothalamus
d.) anterior pituitary - Answer -a.) testes
Melatonin appears to adjust the sleep phase of the sleep/wake cycle of some people.
True or False? - Answer -True
Which hormones work synergistically to retain water?
a.) atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
b.) aldosterone and cortisol
c.) antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and aldosterone
d.) aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) - Answer -c.) antidiuretic hormone
(ADH) and aldosterone
What hormone(s) determines the basal metabolic rate at rest when fasting?
a.) glucagon
b.) catecholamines
c.) insulin
d.) thyroid hormones - Answer -d.) thyroid hormones
Chemical messengers released by endocrine glands to regulate some functions of other
cells are known as _______.
a.) electrolytes
b.) neurotransmitters
c.) antibodies
d.) hormones - Answer -d.) hormones
What type of hormone can cross the plasma membrane to bind to a receptor in the
cytosol or nucleus?
a.) hydrophobic hormones
b.) hydrophilic hormones
c.) protein hormones
d.) amine hormones - Answer -a.) hydrophobic hormones
With which gland does the hypothalamus have a close anatomical and physiological
relationship?
a.) thyroid gland
b.) adrenal gland
c.) pituitary gland
d.) pineal gland - Answer -c.) pituitary gland
What is delivered over the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system?
a.) stimulating hormones
What is a major function of the endocrine system?
a.) The endocrine system releases hormones into the bloodstream to reach receptors
on target cells.
b.) The endocrine system secretes products into ducts that lead to body surfaces or
cavities.
c.) The endocrine system produces immediate, short-lasting effects.
d.) The endocrine system communicates directly with target cells through the use of
neurotransmitters. - Answer -a.) The endocrine system releases hormones into the
bloodstream to reach receptors on target cells.
What is the primary endocrine organ? - Answer -thyroid gland
Hormones only affect certain types of cells known as target cells. True or false? -
Answer -True
Hormones that control hormone secretion from other glands are known as ________.
a.) tropic hormones
b.) growth hormones
c.) steroid hormones
d.) trophic hormones - Answer -a.) tropic hormones
What type of tissue makes up the adenohypophysis, or anterior pituitary gland?
a.) nervous tissue
b.) dense elastic connective tissue
c.) glandular epithelium
d.) loose adipose connective tissue - Answer -c.) glandular epithelium
What stimulates the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH, or vasopressin)?
a.) increasing blood glucose levels in the blood
b.) increasing blood pressure
c.) increasing solute concentration of the urine
d.) increasing solute concentration of the blood - Answer -d.) increasing solute
concentration of the blood
Thermoregulation is the responsibility of _______.
a.) thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
b.) calcitonin
c.) thyroid hormones
d.) parathyroid hormone (PTH) - Answer -c.) thyroid hormone
What stimulates the release of parathyroid hormone (PTH)?
a.) low basal metabolic rate
b.) cold temperatures
,c.) hypocalcemia
d.) hypercalcemia - Answer -c.) hypocalcemia
The follicle cells of the thyroid gland produce thyroid hormones while the parafollicular
cells produce parathyroid hormone (PTH). True or False? - Answer -False
What hormones are produced by zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex?
a.) androgenic steroids
b.) neurohormones
c.) glucocorticoids
d.) mineralocorticoids - Answer -d.) mineralocorticoids
Which hormone acts as a potent anti-inflammatory agent?
a.) aldosterone
b.) epinephrine
c.) insulin
d.) cortisol - Answer -d.) cortisol
The effects of norepinephrine and epinephrine have nearly the same effects as the
neurotransmitters of the ________.
a.) sympathetic nervous system
b.) afferent nervous system
c.) somatic nervous system
d.) parasympathetic nervous system - Answer -a.) sympathetic nervous system
Glucagon operates under _________.
a.) neural stimulation
b.) hormonal stimulation
c.) neurohormonal stimulation
d.) humoral stimulation - Answer -d.) humoral stimulation
What hormone is the primary antagonist of glucagon?
a.) insulin
b.) cortisol
c.) growth hormone
d.) thyroid hormone - Answer -a.) insulin
Glucosuria, polyuria, and polydipsia are symptoms of both type I diabetes mellitus
(insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) and type II diabetes mellitus (non-insulin
dependent diabetes mellitus). True or False? - Answer -True
Thymosin and thymopoietin assist in the maturation of _______.
a.) T lymphocytes
b.) chief cells
c.) B lymphocytes
d.) alpha cells - Answer -a.) T lymphocytes
, Testosterone is produced by the _________.
a.) testes
b.) posterior pituitary
c.) hypothalamus
d.) anterior pituitary - Answer -a.) testes
Melatonin appears to adjust the sleep phase of the sleep/wake cycle of some people.
True or False? - Answer -True
Which hormones work synergistically to retain water?
a.) atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
b.) aldosterone and cortisol
c.) antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and aldosterone
d.) aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) - Answer -c.) antidiuretic hormone
(ADH) and aldosterone
What hormone(s) determines the basal metabolic rate at rest when fasting?
a.) glucagon
b.) catecholamines
c.) insulin
d.) thyroid hormones - Answer -d.) thyroid hormones
Chemical messengers released by endocrine glands to regulate some functions of other
cells are known as _______.
a.) electrolytes
b.) neurotransmitters
c.) antibodies
d.) hormones - Answer -d.) hormones
What type of hormone can cross the plasma membrane to bind to a receptor in the
cytosol or nucleus?
a.) hydrophobic hormones
b.) hydrophilic hormones
c.) protein hormones
d.) amine hormones - Answer -a.) hydrophobic hormones
With which gland does the hypothalamus have a close anatomical and physiological
relationship?
a.) thyroid gland
b.) adrenal gland
c.) pituitary gland
d.) pineal gland - Answer -c.) pituitary gland
What is delivered over the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system?
a.) stimulating hormones
