Quiz7-2

1. Hormones are

Carried in the bloodstream

Essential for the maintenance of homeostasis

Secreted by endocrine glands

All of the above

2. Once a hormone is released, an individual hormone usually acts

On all cells throughout your body

Only in association with chief cells

Only on target cells

Only on connective tissue

3. If insulin is not produced or it cannot be bound to its target cells, the result is

Addison's disease

Hypoglycemia

Diabetes mellitus

Langerhanitis

4. Rigor mortis occurs after death because

No ATP is available to break the bonds between actin and myosin

Lactic acid builds up in the muscles

The muscle becomes infected with bacteria

Calcium is pumped back into the T-tube system

5. Which hormone is in control of the internal biological clock (regulating such things as sleep, body temperature, and eating patterns)?

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Melatonin

Epinephrine

6. Which of the following joints allows for 360 degree movement?

Suture

Cartilaginous

Hinge

Ball and socket

7. The muscle which lines the digestive tract, pushing food along its length, is

Cardiac muscle

Skeletal muscle

Smooth muscle

Striated muscle

8. Which of the following hormones is responsible of the development of the immune response?

Oxytocin

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Thymosin

Growth hormone (GH)

9. Which of the following is not true of protein hormones?

They are derived from chains of amino acids

They never enter the cell

They are lipid soluble

They activate a second messenger within the cell

10. Connective tissues is characterized by cells that

Produce glucose

Produce hormones

Are embedded in an extracellular, non-living matrix

Are capable of contraction

11. A strong, rigid connective tissue that makes up ligaments and tendons is called

Dense connective tissue

Loose connective tissue

Reticular connective tissue

Cartilaginous connective tissue

12. Which of the following hormones is released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland in response to physical or prolonged stress?

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Adrenaline (epinephrine)

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

13. Which of the following best describes the circumduction of a joint?

The movement of joint which reduces the angle between the bones on either side of the joint

A twisting or turning motion along the long axis of the distal bone

A motion which moves the distal bone away from the midline of the body

14. What type of muscle is characterized by a rapid contraction and is active for short bursts of activity?

Slow twitch muscle

Fast twitch muscle

Smooth muscle

Cardiac muscle

15. Which of the following connective tissues has a fluid matrix?

Nervous

Bone

Adipose

Blood

16. Which of the following is not part of the axial skeleton?

Skull

Sternum

Clavicle

Vertebral column

17. Which of the following describes the structure of the thin filament of a muscle fiber?

A bundle of myosin molecules

Two actin chains twisted together

A polymer of myosin and actin

A polymer of collagen fibers

Quiz7-2

1. Hormones are

2.

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

2. Once a hormone is released, an individual hormone usually acts

3. If insulin is not produced or it cannot be bound to its target cells, the result is

4. Rigor mortis occurs after death because

5. Which hormone is in control of the internal biological clock (regulating such things as sleep, body temperature, and eating patterns)?

6. Which of the following joints allows for 360 degree movement?

7. The muscle which lines the digestive tract, pushing food along its length, is

8. Which of the following hormones is responsible of the development of the immune response?

9. Which of the following is not true of protein hormones?

10. Connective tissues is characterized by cells that

11. A strong, rigid connective tissue that makes up ligaments and tendons is called

12. Which of the following hormones is released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland in response to physical or prolonged stress?

13. Which of the following best describes the circumduction of a joint?

14. What type of muscle is characterized by a rapid contraction and is active for short bursts of activity?

15. Which of the following connective tissues has a fluid matrix?

16. Which of the following is not part of the axial skeleton?

17. Which of the following describes the structure of the thin filament of a muscle fiber?