Ch 18 part 3

Ch 18 part 3

By Colleen Barrett

Multiple Choice

Which verb BEST completes the sentence below?

Next month, Martha _______ to Tampa, Florida.

• move

• moved

• moving

• will move

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The aspect of language that concerns the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences and the relationships among word meanings

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Orthography

• Phonetics

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How language is used in social contexts; rules of social discourse

• Pragmatics

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Morphology

Multiple Choice

The parathyroid gland is involved in regulating blood glucose levels of __.

• glucose
• iodine
• calcium
• cholesterol

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hormone that stimulates osteoclast activity to raise blood calcium levels

• PTH
• calcitonin
• oxytocin
• throxine

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This tropic hormone stimulates the thyroid gland

• Thyroxine

• Iodine

• TSH

• Prolactin

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This hormone is released from the thyroid gland to stimulate bone building when calcium levels are too high in the blood.

• Calcitonin

• PTH

• Melatonin

• Cortisol

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targets most organs and promotes metabolism (the chemical reactions in your body)

• T3 and T4
• calcitonin
• ADH
• metabolite

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Thyroxine regulates _______. 

• sleep patterns
• metabolism
• blood sugars
• sperm production

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targets most organs and promotes metabolism (the chemical reactions in your body)

• T3 and T4
• calcitonin
• ADH
• metabolite

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Letter D is pointing to the ___.

• thyroid
• parathyroid
• thymus
• pituitary gland

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An iodine-containing hormone that aids in the regulation of metabolic rate is secreted by

• E

• B

• C

• F

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Organ that secretes epinephrine

• thyroid

• pancreas

• adrenal gland (medulla)

• anterior pituitary

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This tropic hormone released from the pituitary gland stimulates the adrenal gland:

• TSH

• ACTH

• FSH

• LH

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Where are the adrenal glands located?

• On each side of the larynx
• On top of the kidneys
• On top of the heart
• In the inner ears

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Cortisol is secreted from this gland during a stress response

• adrenal cortex

• anterior pituitary

• parathyroid gland

• posterior pituitary

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A hormone that increases the rate and strength of heart contractions during times of sudden stress is secreted by

• A

• E

• F

• D

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Which letter in the diagram is pointing to the part of a gland that releases norepinephrine and epinephrine?

• D

• E

• F

• G

• H

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Produces insulin

• pancreas
• adrenal gland
• liver
• anterior pituitary

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Released from the pancreas; causes liver to convert glycogen to glucose

• Glucagon
• Insulin
• Estrogen
• Adrenaline

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together these two hormones produced by the pancreas control blood sugar levels

• epinephrine and nor-epinephrine
• T3 and T4
• estrogen and progesterone
• insulin and glucagon

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Glucagon is produced by cells called _____________

• Alpha cells

• Beta cells

• Gamma cells

• alpha and beta cells

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Insulin is produced by cells called _____________

• Alpha cells

• Beta cells

• Gamma cells

• alpha and beta cells

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Diabetes may result from an insufficient production of insulin by this organ.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

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What is the female gland that secretes estrogen and progesterone?

• Testes
• Pancreas
• Thymus
• Ovaries

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What is the male gland that secretes testosterone?

• Ovaries
• Pituitary
• Testes
• Adrenal

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Hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle are secreted by

• A and D

• B and F

• C and E

• F and A

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The hormone that is important to the development of female secondary sex characteristics and is produced by the structures labeled 6 is

• estrogen

• adrenaline

• cortisone

• testosterone

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What does the hormone melatonin do?

• increases metabolism
• decreases metabolism
• regulates sleep cycles
• makes your skin darker

Multiple Choice

Which gland in the diagram generally does not function in adults after T-cells have matured?

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

Multiple Choice

An overactive thyroid or lack of iodine could cause which medical condition?

• tumor

• acromegaly

• gigantism

• goiter

Multiple Select

Which of the following pairs of hormones have opposite functions?

• insulin/glucagon

• prolactin/oxytocin

• Parathyroid hormone/calcitonin

• PIH/PRH