Exercise Physiology Chapter 12 Quiz

1. Sex steroids hormones, androgens:

Secreted in males only

Secreted in females only

Secreted in males and females

Increases protein synthesis

2. Which hormone is responsible for regulated sodium and potassium in the extracellular fluid space?

Glucocorticoids

Thyroxine

Thyrotropin

Mineralcorticoids

3. Endocrine glands:

Secrete hormones

Are large compared to other body organs

Are small compared with other body organs

Both a and c

4. Which hormone is responsible for maintaining growth and thyroid gland development, and is important in cellular metabolism?

Corticotropin hormone

Thyrotropin

Pituitary

Mineralcorticoids

5. Which hormone elevates the metabolic rate in all cells and increases carbohydrate and fat breakdown in energy metabolism?

GH

Testosterone

Androgen

Thyroxine

6. Exercise training does not affect

Hypertrophy

Growth hormone

Testosterone

Aldosterone