2.2.4 - Clues in the Chromosomes

Which body system contains organs and glands that produce signaling molecules called hormones?

• endocrine

• immune

• digestive

• cardiovascular

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Which of the following are jobs of hormones (list any/all that apply)?

• regulate reproduction

• regulate sleep-wake cycle

• regulate growth and development

• regulate blood sugar

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The (a) produce (b) that increases blood sugar and (c) that decreases blood sugar.

• (a)liver

  (b)insulin

  (c)glycogen

• (a)pancreas

  (b)glucagon

  (c)insulin

• (a)pancreas

  (b)insulin

  (c)glucagon

• (a)liver

  (b)glucagon

  (c)glucose

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(a) produce hormones that interact with (b).

• (a)hormone makers

  (b)enzymes

• (a)glands

  (b)the heart and brain

• (a)glands

  (b)target cells

• (a)thyroids

  (b)target cells

Which of the following is/are true regarding water and lipid soluble hormones? (Choose any / all that apply)

• lipid soluble cross through cell membrane and interact with DNA

• water soluble dock with a protein on surface of cell to signal cell to do something

• water soluble enter the cell to turn genes on or off

• lipid soluble stay on the surface of the target cells and signal them to do something

The pineal gland secretes _____ that causes us to sleep when our eyes close, and it shuts off when our eyes sense light.

• corticosteroids

• epinephrine

• estrogen

• melatonin

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This gland secretes growth hormone that causes our cells to grow.

• posterior pituitary

• anterior pituitary

• hypothalamus

• parathyroid

The posterior pituitary secretes antidiuretic hormone (ADH) that:

• causes water reabsorption by the kidneys

• causes a person to go into fight or flight

• causes increased blood glucose levels

• raises blood calcium levels

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the thyroid secretes (a) that controls our metabolism and (b) that lowers blood calcium by absorbing it into the bones.

• (a)T3 an T4

  (b)calcitonin

• (a)parathyroid

  (b)estrogen

• (a)testosterone

  (b)calcitonin

• (a)T3 and T4

  (b)ADH

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The ___secretes parathyroid hormone to raise blood calcium.

• adrenal gland

• parathyroid

• pancreas

• ovaries

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