AP 2- Exam 2 QUIZIZZ

Which of the following is a characteristic of the endocrine system compared to the nervous system?

• Energetically inefficient

• Electrical signals sent via axons

• Rapid, short-lived effect

• Slow, longer-lasting effect

What type of hormone is released into the bloodstream and removed slowly?

• Paracrine (Local) hormones

• Autocrine hormones

• Circulating (true) hormones

• Neurotransmitters

Which type of hormone binds to and acts on the cell that secreted it?

• Circulating (true) hormones

• Paracrine (Local) hormones

• Autocrine hormones

• Neurotransmitters

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of water-soluble hormones?

• Can flow freely in blood and extracellular fluids

• Must be carried by transport proteins in plasma

• Includes catecholamine, histamine, serotonin

• Includes many endocrine hormones from the pituitary and pancreas

Which of the following is a lipid-soluble hormone?

• Catecholamine

• Serotonin

• Estrogen

• Histamine

Which type of hormone receptor activates cytoplasmic "second messengers" like cAMP to activate or inhibit various cell processes?

• Lipid-soluble hormone receptors

• Water-soluble hormone receptors

• Protein-bound hormone receptors

• DNA-bound hormone receptors

What is the effect called when two different hormones allow a new effect that wouldn't occur with either hormone alone?

• Synergistic Effect

• Antagonistic Effect

• Permissive Effect

• Inhibitory Effect

Which gland is known as the "Master Gland" and links the nervous and endocrine systems?

• Thyroid Gland

• Adrenal Gland

• Pituitary Gland

• Pineal Gland

Which hormone induces growth in children and maintains muscle growth and bone density in adults?

• Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

• Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)

• Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

• Human Growth Hormone (hGH)

What does the Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) induce?

• Synthesis of cortisol

• Ovulation and corpus luteum formation

• Thyroid hormone synthesis and release

• Mammary gland growth and milk production