Question 1

If a physician recommends frequent small meals with low carbohydrate and high protein content,the patient most likely

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A)  suffers from hypoglycemiA.
B)  suffers from goiter.
C)  suffers from osteoporosis.
D)  suffers from hyperglycemia.
E)  suffers from diverticulitis.

Question 2

Which could occur in type 1 diabetes?

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A)  a decrease in insulin receptors on muscle cells
B)  a decrease in blood glucose
C)  a decrease in insulin levels inside muscle cells
D)  a decrease in insulin secreted by the pancreas
E)  a decrease in glucose secreted by muscle cells

Question 3

Lipid-soluble steroid hormones are synthesized from

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A)  cholesterol.
B)  amino acids.
C)  nucleotides.
D)  proteins.
E)  sucrosE. A

Question 4

Hyperthyroidism

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A)  is caused by iodine deficiency.
B)  can cause elevated heart rate.
C)  leads to weight gain.
D)  is not a problem clinically.
E)  is caused by removal of the thyroid.

Question 5

Which is incorrect?

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A)  Both the nervous system and the endocrine system use neurotransmitters to affect target cells.
B)  A nerve impulse is virtually instantaneous,but hormones take a considerable amount of time to exert their effects.
C)  Hormones and neurotransmitters may share the same target cell.
D)  A single neuron influences only a few cells at a time,whereas hormones circulate throughout the body in the blooD.
E)  Some chemicals act as both neurotransmitters and hormones.

Question 6

Which is not an endocrine gland?

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A)  hypothalamus
B)  testes
C)  gall bladder
D)  pineal gland
E)  adrenal gland

Question 7

The endocrine gland that produces melatonin is the

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A)  pancreas.
B)  pineal gland.
C)  parathyroid gland.
D)  adrenal glanD.
E)  testes.

Question 8

You would know that you had found endocrine cells if you observed them to secrete hormones into ducts that release the hormones into a body cavity.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 9

To prevent swollen thyroid glands many nations add iodine to

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A)  milk.
B)  soda pop.
C)  salt.
D)  processed meats.
E)  orange juicE.

Question 10

Prednisone would be made from which starting material?

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A)  amino acids
B)  cholesterol
C)  nucleotides
D)  proteins
E)  sucrose

Question 11

If you fed a radioactive tracer to the posterior pituitary gland,in which hormone might you expect to find the tracer?

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A)  insulin
B)  TSH
C)  oxytocin
D)  FSH
E)  No answer is correct.

Question 12

The human parathyroid gland regulates what in the blood?

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A)  calcium
B)  glucose
C)  insulin
D)  glucocorticoid
E)  melatonin

Question 13

The antibody produced in Graves' disease would do which thing?

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A)  inhibit the thyroid from releasing thyroid hormone
B)  stimulate the thyroid to release thyroid hormone
C)  bind to thyroid hormone in the blood
D)  destroy thyroid cells
E)  enter the thyroid cell and move to the nucleus

Question 14

The endocrine gland that produces hormones related to the sympathetic nervous system and steroids that help regulate body fluids is the

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A)  parathyroid gland
B)  pancreas
C)  adrenal gland
D)  pineal gland
E)  testes C

Question 15

Which option lists a primary endocrine product(s) of the ovaries?

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A)  estrogen
B)  follicle-stimulating hormone
C)  progesterone and estrogen
D)  progesterone
E)  follicle-stimulating hormone and estrogen

Question 16

LH and FSH normally do which things?

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A)  stimulate estrogen and progesterone production by the pituitary
B)  inhibit estrogen and progesterone production by the uterus
C)  inhibit estrogen and progesterone production by the pituitary
D)  They have no effect on estrogen or progesterone production.
E)  stimulate estrogen and progesterone production by the ovaries

Question 17

Since parathyroid hormone causes calcium to be liberated from bone,blocking that hormone could be a partial aid in dealing with loss of calcium from bone.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Type 2 diabetes is strongly associated with

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A)  obesity.
B)  old age.
C)  premature infants.
D)  a suppressed immune system.
E)  calcium deficiency.

Question 19

Neurotransmitters and hormones never share the same target cells.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Hypoglycemia is caused by

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A)  too much insulin being produced.
B)  too little insulin being produced.
C)  insufficient carbohydrate intake or too much insulin production.
D)  insufficient carbohydrate intake.
E)  insufficient carbohydrate intake or too little insulin production.

Exam 25: The Endocrine System

If a physician recommends frequent small meals with low carbohydrate and high protein content,the patient most likely

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Which could occur in type 1 diabetes?

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Lipid-soluble steroid hormones are synthesized from

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Hyperthyroidism

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Which is incorrect?

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Which is not an endocrine gland?

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The endocrine gland that produces melatonin is the

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You would know that you had found endocrine cells if you observed them to secrete hormones into ducts that release the hormones into a body cavity.

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To prevent swollen thyroid glands many nations add iodine to

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Prednisone would be made from which starting material?

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If you fed a radioactive tracer to the posterior pituitary gland,in which hormone might you expect to find the tracer?

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The human parathyroid gland regulates what in the blood?

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The antibody produced in Graves' disease would do which thing?

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The endocrine gland that produces hormones related to the sympathetic nervous system and steroids that help regulate body fluids is the

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Which option lists a primary endocrine product(s) of the ovaries?

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LH and FSH normally do which things?

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Since parathyroid hormone causes calcium to be liberated from bone,blocking that hormone could be a partial aid in dealing with loss of calcium from bone.

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Type 2 diabetes is strongly associated with

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Neurotransmitters and hormones never share the same target cells.

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