Anatomy & Physiology BIO 242
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What makes a cell responsive to a particular hormone? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The presence of a receptor for that particular hormone.
The _____ in the pancreas secretes ______ in response to high blood
glucose levels. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔beta cells, insulin
The _____ and _____ have both endocrine and exocrine functions - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔ovaries and testes
Neither follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) nor testosterone alone can
stimulate significant sperm production, whereas when they act together, the
,testes produce some 300,000 sperm per minute. This is an example of
which principle regarding hormones? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Synergistic effect
The initial response to stress is called _____ and is mediated mainly by
_______ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The alarm reaction; norepinephrine and
epinephrine
Parathyroid hormone stimulates osteoclastic activity. Calcitonin stimulates
osteoblastic activity. These hormones have a(n) ______ effect. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Antagonistic
The hormone produced in the liver and kidneys important for stimulating
production of RBC is _________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Erythropoietin
The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland stores and releases __________
and _________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Oxytocin (OT); anti-diuretic hormone
(ADH)
The resistance stage in the general adaption syndrome (stress response) is
dominated by ___________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cortisol
,This hormone plays an important role in synchronizing physiological
function with the cycle of daylight and darkness. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Melatonin
Peptide and protein hormones require a(n) ________ to stimulate
metabolic activity in their target cells. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Second messenger
Hormones are removed from the body by the ____________ - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Liver and kidneys
A low or absent level of thyroxine is called ________. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Hypothyroidism
The ______ secrete(s) a hormone important in regulation and development
of T-lymphocytes. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Thymus
Diabetes insipidus causes excessive urine production, but the urine has no
glucose in it. What might cause this symptom?
A. Insulin hyposecretion
B. Glucagon hypersecretion
C. Lack of insulin receptors
D. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) hyposecretion
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, E. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) hypersecretion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Antidiuretic
hormone (ADH) hyposecretion
The ______ of the adrenal glands is functionally related to the sympathetic
nervous system and primary secretes _________. Whereas, the
__________ of the adrenal glands produces steroid hormones. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Medulla, epinephrine and norepinephrine, cortex
Endocrine glands secrete substances ______________. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔into the blood
This class of hormone can pass readily into a cell and bind to a receptor
associated with DNA. This class of hormone is a _______. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Steroid
Which endocrine gland produces ant-diuretic hormone and oxytocin? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Hypothalamus
The hypophyseal portal system connects _____________. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The anterior pituitary with the hypothalamus.
The ___________ secretes growth hormone, which is also known as
somatotropin. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Anterior Pituitary
2025/2026 Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update
What makes a cell responsive to a particular hormone? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The presence of a receptor for that particular hormone.
The _____ in the pancreas secretes ______ in response to high blood
glucose levels. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔beta cells, insulin
The _____ and _____ have both endocrine and exocrine functions - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔ovaries and testes
Neither follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) nor testosterone alone can
stimulate significant sperm production, whereas when they act together, the
,testes produce some 300,000 sperm per minute. This is an example of
which principle regarding hormones? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Synergistic effect
The initial response to stress is called _____ and is mediated mainly by
_______ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The alarm reaction; norepinephrine and
epinephrine
Parathyroid hormone stimulates osteoclastic activity. Calcitonin stimulates
osteoblastic activity. These hormones have a(n) ______ effect. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Antagonistic
The hormone produced in the liver and kidneys important for stimulating
production of RBC is _________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Erythropoietin
The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland stores and releases __________
and _________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Oxytocin (OT); anti-diuretic hormone
(ADH)
The resistance stage in the general adaption syndrome (stress response) is
dominated by ___________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cortisol
,This hormone plays an important role in synchronizing physiological
function with the cycle of daylight and darkness. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Melatonin
Peptide and protein hormones require a(n) ________ to stimulate
metabolic activity in their target cells. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Second messenger
Hormones are removed from the body by the ____________ - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Liver and kidneys
A low or absent level of thyroxine is called ________. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Hypothyroidism
The ______ secrete(s) a hormone important in regulation and development
of T-lymphocytes. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Thymus
Diabetes insipidus causes excessive urine production, but the urine has no
glucose in it. What might cause this symptom?
A. Insulin hyposecretion
B. Glucagon hypersecretion
C. Lack of insulin receptors
D. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) hyposecretion
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, E. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) hypersecretion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Antidiuretic
hormone (ADH) hyposecretion
The ______ of the adrenal glands is functionally related to the sympathetic
nervous system and primary secretes _________. Whereas, the
__________ of the adrenal glands produces steroid hormones. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Medulla, epinephrine and norepinephrine, cortex
Endocrine glands secrete substances ______________. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔into the blood
This class of hormone can pass readily into a cell and bind to a receptor
associated with DNA. This class of hormone is a _______. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Steroid
Which endocrine gland produces ant-diuretic hormone and oxytocin? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Hypothalamus
The hypophyseal portal system connects _____________. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The anterior pituitary with the hypothalamus.
The ___________ secretes growth hormone, which is also known as
somatotropin. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Anterior Pituitary
