Question 1

Gonadocorticoids) _ .

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A)  production by the adrenal gland is insignificant compared with sex hormone release from the gonads during late puberty
B)  secretion inhibition is highly dependent on a negative feedback loop involving ACTH
C)  hypersecretion can result in adrenogenital syndrome,also called feminization
D)  synthesized by the adrenal medulla are primarily androgens

Question 2

Why would one not expect to continue increasing in height with age?

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The amount of growth hormone s...

Question 3

What ion is sometimes used as a second messenger of amino acid-based hormones?

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A)  chlorine
B)  sodium
C)  calcium
D)  iron

Question 4

ADH .

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A)  promotes dehydration
B)  increases urine production
C)  is produced in the adenohypophysis
D)  is inhibited by alcohol

Question 5

The major targets of growth hormone are .

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A)  the liver
B)  bones and skeletal muscles
C)  the adrenal glands
D)  the blood vessels

Question 6

The largest pure endocrine gland in the body is the .

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The answer of The largest pure endocrine gland in the...

Question 7

Why should the hypothalamus instead of the adenohypophysis be called the "master endocrine gland"?

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Although the adenohypophysis h...

Question 8

The gland may influence our day/night cycles and even regulate the onset of sexual maturity.

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The answer of The gland may influence our day/night cycles...

Question 9

Aldosterone .

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A)  functions to increase sodium reabsorption
B)  presence increases potassium concentration in the blood
C)  production is greatly influenced by ACTH
D)  is secreted by the neurohypophysis A

Question 10

Leptin is secreted by .

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A)  adipocytes
B)  goblet cells
C)  lymphocytes
D)  fibroblasts

Question 11

Thyroid hormone a small iodinated amine) enters target cells in a manner similar to _ _.

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A)  glucagon,because the structure of glucagon is similar to that of thyroid hormone
B)  growth hormone,because the thyroid works synergistically with thyroid hormone
C)  insulin,because insulin is a small peptide
D)  steroid hormones,because both diffuse easily into target cells

Question 12

is a hormone that has only one known effect: to stimulate milk production by the breasts.

Accepted Answer

Prolactin

Question 13

A person who drinks a lot of alcoholic beverages must urinate frequently.Why?

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Alcohol in...

Question 14

Which hormone stimulates production of RBCs and which organ or structure produces it?

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erythropoi...

Question 15

Eicosanoids do not include .

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A)  hydrocortisones
B)  prostaglandins
C)  leukotrienes
D)  paracrines

Question 16

List the four mechanisms involved in the regulation of aldosterone secretion.

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The four mechanisms are: 1)the...

Question 17

Mineralocorticoid is to aldosterone as glucocorticoid is to _ .

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A)  epinephrine
B)  estrogen
C)  cortisol
D)  testosterone

Question 18

Virtually all of the protein or amino acid- based hormones exert their effects through intracellular .

Accepted Answer

A)  second messengers
B)  ions
C)  deactivators
D)  nucleotides

Question 19

A woman with excessive body hair,a deep voice,and an enlarged clitoris shows the outward symptoms of which hormonal dysfunction?

Accepted Answer

The hormonal dysfunction is hypersecretion of gonadocorticoids.

Question 20

Oxytocin .

Accepted Answer

A)  controls milk production
B)  release is an example of a positive feedback control mechanism
C)  is an adenohypophyseal secretion
D)  exerts its most important effects during menstruation

Exam 15: The Endocrine System

Gonadocorticoids) _ .

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Why would one not expect to continue increasing in height with age?

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What ion is sometimes used as a second messenger of amino acid-based hormones?

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ADH .

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The major targets of growth hormone are .

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The largest pure endocrine gland in the body is the .

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Why should the hypothalamus instead of the adenohypophysis be called the "master endocrine gland"?

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The gland may influence our day/night cycles and even regulate the onset of sexual maturity.

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Aldosterone .

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Leptin is secreted by .

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Thyroid hormone a small iodinated amine) enters target cells in a manner similar to _ _.

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is a hormone that has only one known effect: to stimulate milk production by the breasts.

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A person who drinks a lot of alcoholic beverages must urinate frequently.Why?

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Which hormone stimulates production of RBCs and which organ or structure produces it?

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Eicosanoids do not include .

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List the four mechanisms involved in the regulation of aldosterone secretion.

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Mineralocorticoid is to aldosterone as glucocorticoid is to _ .

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Virtually all of the protein or amino acid- based hormones exert their effects through intracellular .

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A woman with excessive body hair,a deep voice,and an enlarged clitoris shows the outward symptoms of which hormonal dysfunction?

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Oxytocin .

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