A&p Chapter 18 Endocrine System

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The endocrine system is defined as the collection of glands of living organisms, which are essential for secreting hormones. Most processes in living organisms are aided by hormones. The A&P chapter 18 endocrine systems quiz below tests on this subject.

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1.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FUNCTION OF A HORMONE
- A.
  
  REGULATES CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND VOLUME OF THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
- B.
  
  REGULATES METABOLISM
- C.
  
  REGULATES GRANDULAR SECRETIONS
- D.
  
  PRODUCES ELECTROLYTES
2.

WHEN A HORMONE IS PRESENT IN EXCESSIVE LEVELS, THE NUMBER OF TARGET-CELL RECEPTORS MAY DECREASE. THIS IS CALLED
- A.
  
  RECEPTOR RECOGNITION
- B.
  
  CIRCULATING HORMONE
- C.
  
  UP REGULATION
- D.
  
  DOWN REGULATION
3.

THESE HORMONES ACT ON NEIGHBORING CELLS WITHOUT ENTERING THE BLOOD STREAM
- A.
  
  LOCAL HORMONES
- B.
  
  PARACRINES
- C.
  
  AUTOCRINES
- D.
  
  ALL OF THE ABOVE
4.

THESE ARE LIPID SOLUBLE HORMONES DERIVED FROM CHOLESTEROL
- A.
  
  STEROIDS
- B.
  
  THYROID HORMONES
- C.
  
  NITRIC OXIDE
- D.
  
  AMINE HORMONES
5.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A MAJOR EICONSANOID
- A.
  
  PROSTAGLANDINS
- B.
  
  LEUKOTRIENES
- C.
  
  GLOPROTEINS
- D.
  
  BOTH A & B
6.

WHAT IS A MAJOR DIFF IN THE ACTION OF A WATER SOLUBLE HORMONE VS A LIPID SOLUBLE HORMONE
- A.
  
  HOW THEY DIFFUSE THROUGH BLOOD
- B.
  
  HOW THE mRNA IS TRANSCRIBED
- C.
  
  THE USE OF A SECOND MESSENGER
- D.
  
  ONLY ONE TYPE NEEDS A HORMONE RECEPTOR
7.

WHEN ONE HORMONE OPPOSING THE ACTION OF ANOTHER HORMONE IS IT CALLED
- A.
  
  SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS
- B.
  
  PERMISSIVE EFFECTS
- C.
  
  ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS
- D.
  
  CIRCULATING
8.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A WAY HORMONE SECRETION IS REGULATED
- A.
  
  SIGNALS FROM NERVOUS SYSTEM
- B.
  
  CHEMICAL CHANGES IN BLOOD
- C.
  
  SIGNALS FROM THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
- D.
  
  BOTH A & B
9.

WHAT CONTROLS THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
- A.
  
  CHEMICAL SIGNALS FROM THE BLOOD
- B.
  
  THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
- C.
  
  ACTION OF HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES
- D.
  
  ACTION OF POTENTIALS FROM THE THALAMUS
10.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ANTERIOR PITUITARY HORMONES STIMULATES GROWTH
- A.
  
  HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
- B.
  
  PROLACTIN
- C.
  
  THYROTROPIN
- D.
  
  FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE
11.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ANTERIOR PITUITARY HORMONES STIMULATES MILK PRODUCTION
- A.
  
  LEUTINIZING HORMONE
- B.
  
  PROLACTIN
- C.
  
  THYROTROPIN
- D.
  
  MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONE
12.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ANTERIOR PITUITARY HORMONES STIMULATES CORTISOL PRODUCTION
- A.
  
  LEUTINIZING HORMONE
- B.
  
  PROLACTIN
- C.
  
  INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTORS
- D.
  
  ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE
13.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ANTERIOR PITUITARY HORMONES STIMULATES SEX CELL PRODUCTION
- A.
  
  LEUTINIZING HORMONE
- B.
  
  TSH
- C.
  
  CORTICOTROPIN
- D.
  
  GROWTH HORMONE
14.

THE PARS DISTALIS AND THE PARS TUBERALIS COMPRISE
- A.
  
  ANTERIOR PITUITARY
- B.
  
  HYPOTHALAMUS
- C.
  
  POSTERIOR PITUITARY
- D.
  
  ADRENAL GLAND
15.

HOW MANY HORMONES DO THE FIVE TYPES OF ANTERIOR PITUITARY CELLS SECRETE
- A.
  
  5
- B.
  
  7
- C.
  
  10
- D.
  
  12
16.

WHICH TYPE OF ANTERIOR PITUITARY CELL SECRETES HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
- A.
  
  THYROTROPHS
- B.
  
  GONADOTROPHS
- C.
  
  SOMATOTROPHS
- D.
  
  LACTOTROPHS
17.

WHICH HORMONES DOES THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY PRODUCE
- A.
  
  PROLACTIN AND HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
- B.
  
  MELATONIN STIMULATING HORMONE AND OXYTOCIN
- C.
  
  OXYTOCIN AND ANTIDIRUETIC HORMONE
- D.
  
  PROLACTIN AND ACTH
18.

THE AMOUNT OF ADH THAT IS SECRETED VARIES WITH
- A.
  
  BLOOD OSMOTIC PRESSURE
- B.
  
  BLOOD CALCIUM LEVELS
- C.
  
  OXYGEN CONTENT OF BLOOD
- D.
  
  ALL OF THE ABOVE
19.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HORMONES OPPOSES THE ACTION OF PARATHYROID HORMONE?
- A.
  
  TESTESTERONE
- B.
  
  INSULIN
- C.
  
  CALCITONIN
- D.
  
  CALCITRIOL
20.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A MEANS OF SYNTHESIXING AND SECRETING T3 AND T4
- A.
  
  IODINE TRAPPING
- B.
  
  OXIDATION OF IODIDE
- C.
  
  COUPLING OF T1 AND T2
- D.
  
  HYDROLYSIS OF CALCIUM
21.

PARATHYROID HORMONE IS THE MAJOR REGULATOR OF WHICH IONS IN THE BLOOD
- A.
  
  CALCIUM
- B.
  
  SODIUM
- C.
  
  POTASSIUM
- D.
  
  CHLORIDE
22.

COMPLETE LOSS OF THE ALDOSTERONE WILL LEAD TO DEATH DUE TO
- A.
  
  DECREASED HEART RATE
- B.
  
  DECREASED AIRWAY DILATION
- C.
  
  DEHYDRATION
- D.
  
  KIDNEY FAILURE
23.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A GLUCOCORTICOID EFFECT
- A.
  
  PROTEIN AND FAT BREAKDOWN
- B.
  
  GLUCOSE FORMATION
- C.
  
  IMMUNE SUPPRESSION
- D.
  
  INCREASE IN BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION
24.

WHICH BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING HORMONE IS PRODUCED BY THE PANCREATIC ISLET CELLS
- A.
  
  INSULIN
- B.
  
  PLASMA PROTEINS
- C.
  
  BLOOD CLOTTING FACTORS
- D.
  
  THYROID HORMONES
25.

WHICH HORMONE PROMOTES METABOLIC RATE
- A.
  
  INSULIN
- B.
  
  ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE
- C.
  
  GLUCAGON
- D.
  
  THYROID HORMONE