BIO 102 Quiz #2

1. Hormones are chemical produced by the Endocrine System that:

Control the formation of urine

Regulate a variety of body functions, such as metabolism

Are stimulated by the action of metabolic enzymes

Play a role in the digestion of fats

Function to prevent a variety of diseases, such as Diabetes

2. Compared to the Endocrine System, the Nervous System:

Has a faster response, but the signal doesn't last as long

Has a slower response and a signal that doesn't last as long

Has a faster response with a longer lasting signal

Has a slower response with a longer lasting signal

Has a slower response, but a signal that lasts roughly the same amount of time

3. Which of the following is associated with obesity? It often does not show up until after the age of 40 and occurs because cells of the body fails to respond adequetely to insulin

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 3 Diabetes

Hyperglycemia

Hypoglycemia

4. Which of the following is one of the three major categories of sex hormones?

Glucocorticoids

Estrogens

Glucagons

Prolactins

FSH

5. A single steroid hormone can cause different effects in different cells by:

Sticking to different parts of the cellular membrane

Binding to different receptors

Acting on different organelles

Activating different secondary messengers

Activating different enzymes

6. Which of the following statements regarding endocrine glands is true?

Some endocrine glands, like the Pituitary, have other endocrine glands as their targets

The sex organs and the Thyroid Gland produce steroid hormones

The Pancreas has only non-endocrine functions

The Thyroid Gland begins to shrink at puberty in humans

Most of the endocrine glands produce steroid hormones

7. The result of binding a signal molecule to it's receptor is:

Production of a protein by the target cell, followed by death

Cell Division

Signal Transduction

Dehydration, followed by the sodium release

Partitioning of the nucleus within the target cell

8. Which of the following options correctly pairs an endocrine gland or hormone with an aspect of metabolism that it regulates?

Parathyroid = Stimulates the Adrenal Cortex to secrete Glucocorticoids

Pancreas = Stimulates growth of the Uterine Lining

Insulin = Regulates blood glucose levels

Prolactin = Manages blood potassium levels

Thyroid = Stimulates T Lymphocyte development

9. Non-steroid hormonesare synthesized from:

Amino Acids

Cholesterol

Nucleic Acids

Carbohydrates

Long-Chain Fatty Acids

10. Which of the following hormones stimulates and maintains metabolic processes?

Calcitonin

Thyroxine

Thymosin

Oxytocin

Melatonin

11. Bisphenol A (BPA) is foundin many plastics. Female rats injected with BPA daily for their first 10 days of life displayed decreased levels of LH in their blood. Which organ was being affected by the BPA that lead to decreased LH in the blood?

Ovary

Kidney

Pituitary

Thyroid

Pancreas

12. Which gland exerts primary control over the concentration of sugar in the blood?

Liver

Pituitary

Pineal

Pancreas

Parathyroid

13. Steroid hormones are lipids made from:

Amino Acids

Cholesterol

Nucleic Acids

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates and Amino Acids

14. Which glands requires the element Iodine to produce its hormones?

Adrenal Medulla

Thyroid

Pineal

Pituitary

Ovary

15. Which of the following options lists the sequence of events in the cell-signaling process in the correct order?

Reception, Cell Response and Transduction

Transduction, Reception and Cell Response

Transduction, Cell Response and Reception

Reception, Transduction and Cell Response

Cell Response, Transduction and Reception

16. Bisphenol A (BPA) would be considered which of the following:

A local regulator

An Endocrine Disruptor

An antibiotic

Neurotoxin

Synthetic hormone

17. Which of the following is an endocrine gland that raises blood calcium levels?

Parathyroid

Thyroid Gland

Salivary Gland

Pituitary Gland

Testes

18. Which of a following is a non-steroid hormone?

Glucagon

Mineralcorticoid

Glucocorticoid

Estrogen

Androgen

19. Which of the following hormones is released by neurosecretory cells extending from the Hypothalmus?

Estrogen

Growth Hormone

Oxytocin

Insulin

Calcitonin

20. Which of the following hormones affects the greatest variety of cell types?

Prolactin

Endorphin

Melatonin

Growth Hormone

Calcitonin

21. Which of the following statements about glands and hormones is true?

The Anterior Pituitary is composed of endocrine cells

The Posterior Pituitary is composed of Lymphatic Tissue

The Pituitary is the master control center of the entire Endocrine System

Growth hormone is produced by the Thymus Gland

The Hypothalamus is an endocrine gland responsible for producing the hormone, Calcitonin

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

Suffers from Hypoglycemia

Suffers from Goiter

Suffers from Osteoporosis

Suffers from Hyperglycemia

Suffers from Morbid Obesity

23. TRH is a type of _ hormone secreted by the _

Steroid, Thyroid Gland

Releasing, Hypothalamus

Peptide, Thymus

Releasing, Anterior Pituitary

Releasing, Posterior Pituitary

24. Which of the following may be a consequence of excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone?

Convulsive contractions of skeletal muscles

Gigantism

Loss of Calcium from the blood

Exhaustion of the immune system

Loss of Calcium from the bone

25. Androgens Stimulate:

The female reproductive system

Release of Glucose into the blood system

Growth of breasts in mammals

Growth of facial hair in humans

Ovulation

Bio 102 Quiz #2

1. Hormones are chemical produced by the Endocrine System that:

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Compared to the Endocrine System, the Nervous System:

3. Which of the following is associated with obesity? It often does not show up until after the age of 40 and occurs because cells of the body fails to respond adequetely to insulin

4. Which of the following is one of the three major categories of sex hormones?

5. A single steroid hormone can cause different effects in different cells by:

6. Which of the following statements regarding endocrine glands is true?

7. The result of binding a signal molecule to it's receptor is:

8. Which of the following options correctly pairs an endocrine gland or hormone with an aspect of metabolism that it regulates?

9. Non-steroid hormonesare synthesized from:

10. Which of the following hormones stimulates and maintains metabolic processes?

11. Bisphenol A (BPA) is foundin many plastics. Female rats injected with BPA daily for their first 10 days of life displayed decreased levels of LH in their blood. Which organ was being affected by the BPA that lead to decreased LH in the blood?

12. Which gland exerts primary control over the concentration of sugar in the blood?

13. Steroid hormones are lipids made from:

14. Which glands requires the element Iodine to produce its hormones?

15. Which of the following options lists the sequence of events in the cell-signaling process in the correct order?

16. Bisphenol A (BPA) would be considered which of the following:

17. Which of the following is an endocrine gland that raises blood calcium levels?

18. Which of a following is a non-steroid hormone?

19. Which of the following hormones is released by neurosecretory cells extending from the Hypothalmus?

20. Which of the following hormones affects the greatest variety of cell types?

21. Which of the following statements about glands and hormones is true?

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

23. TRH is a type of _ hormone secreted by the _

24. Which of the following may be a consequence of excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone?

25. Androgens Stimulate: