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(B) posterior pituitary |
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| What gland regulates nutrient usage, ionic and fluid balance, energy consumption and helps us with stress? |
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| If a person is not secreting enough cortisol, and the suprarenal glands are functioning properly, what other specific gland might be causing the problem? |
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| anterior pituitary because of ACTH |
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| What hormone causes us to retain (reabsorb) sodium and excrete potassium? |
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| The tissues that respond to hormones are called _______________. |
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Which of the following types of chemicals do not act as hormones?
(A) sugars
(B) steroids
(C) amino acid derivatives
(D) peptides
(E) none of these |
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Which of the following has delta and F cells?
(A) thyroid follicles
(B) thymus
(C) adrenal medulla
(D) pancreatic islets
(E) none of these |
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| Cortisol is secreted by the ____________________ zone of the suprarenal cortex. |
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Which of the following will stimulate glucose synthesis, glycogen catabolism and release of glucose from the liver? This hormone is secreted when we need to add more glucose (sugar) to our blood.
(A) insulin
(B) glucagon
(C) ACTH
(D) cortisol
(E) none of these |
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Which of the following is synthesized in the hypothalamus?
(A) ACTH
(B) epinephrine
(C) prolactin
(D) oxytocin
(E) none of these |
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| Corticoids are secreted by the ___________________. |
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| The secretion of ______________ is stimulated by decreased blood calcium. |
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| parathyroid hormone (PTH) because of a need to increase blood calcium |
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| Bradycardia, decreased metabolic rate, and myxedema are all symptoms of ______________________. |
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Which of the following is secreted by the suprarenal glands?
(A) insulin
(B) ACTH
(C) glucagon
(D) prolactin
(E) none of these |
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Which of the following glands is in the neck?
(A) adrenal gland
(B) thryroid gland
(C) pancreas
(D) pituitary
(E) none of these |
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Which of the following secretes tropic hormones?
(A) thyroid gland
(B) posterior pituitary
(C) pancreas
(D) anterior pituitary |
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| What gland is both endocrine and exocrine? |
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Hormones that cannot enter the cell must bind to ___________________.
(A) intracellular receptors
(B) membrance receptors
(C) DNA
(D) calcium
(E) none of the above |
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If a patient’s blood work shows a marked decline in blood calcium, the cause might be ___________________________.
(A) hypothyroidism
(B) diabete
(C) too much calcitonin
(D) too much parathyroid hormone |
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If a hormone, such as GH, cannot enter the cell it is called the first messenger. Which of the following can act as a second messenger?
(A) adenylate cyclase
(B) ATP
(C) ADP
(D) cyclic-AMP
(E) none of the above |
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Which of the following causes giantism?
(A)too much T3
(B)too much GH in an adult
(C)too much cortisol in a child
(D)too much ACTH
(E)none of the above. |
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| (E)none of the above. It is too much GH before growth stops ( before adulthood) |
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| Endemic goiters are caused by _____________________. |
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| too little dietary iodine |
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| True or False. The actions of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) will help increase blood pressure |
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| true because it increases water retention and causes vasoconstriction |
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| Iodine is added to ___________________ to make T3 and T4. |
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| Pancreatic alpha cells secrete ________________________. |
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| What hormone is needed for cells to take-in (uptake) glucose, and to make glycogen? |
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| The secretion of epinephrine is stimulated by what branch of the ANS? |
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| the sympathetic branch of the ANS |
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| Synthesis of glucose; conversion of excess glucose to glycogen for storage in liver to provide an energy reserve; increased use of protein and fat for energy, to spare glucose reserves for brain; maintaining bp by making blood vessels sensitive to vasoconstriction; and reduction of inflammation are the actions of the hormone |
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| Calcitonin is secreted by C cells of the ___________ gland |
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Which of the following hormones will cause us to form liver glycogen after we have eaten?
(A) insulin
(B) TSH
(C) ACTH
(D) glucagon
(E) none of these |
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| The thermostat analogy was used to explain _______________________. |
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Which of the following quickly increase the alarm (flight or fight) reaction?
(A) hGH
(B) epinephrine
(C) calcitonin
(D) insulin
(E) none of these |
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| The secretion of most hormones is controlled by ______________ feedback. |
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| Treu or False. Lack of T3 and T4 secretion from infancy can cause a type of dwarfism. |
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| true thyroid dwarfism (cretinism) |
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| TSH is secreted by the _______________. |
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| Which blood glucose-controlling hormone is secreted during fasting (when we have not eaten for some time)? |
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| What is another name for the anterior pituitary? |
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| The secretion of ___________ is controlled by positive feedback. |
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Which of the following secretes hormones into the blood and enzymes into the intestine?
(A) thyroid gland
(B) pituitary gland
(C) adrenal gland
(D) pancreas |
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| The action of ACTH is ______________________. |
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| narrow because it targets the adrenal cortex |
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Which of the following secretes catecholamines?
(A) suprarenal cortex
(B) suprarenal medulla
(C) thyroid gland
(D) anterior pituitary
(E) none of the above |
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| The funnel-shaped stalk that connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus is the ____. |
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Which of the following is a tropic hormone?
(A)insulin
(B)glucagon
(C)epinephrine
(D)ACTH
(E)none of the above |
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| ACTH (tropic is part of the name) |
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| True or False. The digestive system secretes hormones |
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| true. Several hormones are secreted by the GI tract as well as the pancreas. |
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| hormone responsible for uterine contractions? |
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| bronchodilation, what is used to do this? |
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| FSH is what type of hormone? |
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