Endocrine System Test

Which of the following is NOT one of the major processes controlled by hormones?

• digestion
• reproduction
• growth & development
• regulating metabolism

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three stimuli that may activate endocrine glands?

• hormonal
• neural
• enzymatic
• humoral

Tropic hormones

• are produced only by the hypothalamus
• stimulate the flight-or-flight response
• stimulate other endocrine glands to secrete hormones
• stimulate prostaglandins

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Menopause causes

• declining efficiency of the ovaries
• reproductive organs to atrophy
• inability to bear children
• all of these

One major difference in how steroid hormones work compared to amino acid-based hormones is __?

• steroid hormones work much faster
• amino acid hormones primarily regulate proteins such as enzymes
• steroid hormones can cross the plasma membrane to enter a cell and directly regulate gene action
• amino acid hormones do not need to recognize surface proteins

Which of the following statements about the regulation of blood sugar is NOT correct?

• glucagon is secreted in response to high blood glucose levels
• insulin causes a decrease in blood glucose levels
• cells in the body react to insulin by taking in more sugar to be used for cellular respiration
• insulin and glucagon are both secreted by the pancreas

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Which of the following statements about antidiuretic hormone is NOT correct?

• its secretion is triggered by the stimulus of low blood volume
• causes the kidneys to reabsorb more water
• it is produced by the anterior pituitary
• it results in increased blood volume

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Negative feedback means that an increase in a substance will trigger

• decreased production of that substance
• increased production of that substance
• increased production of other substances
• stopping the production of another substance

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One way the endocrine system helps maintain homeostasis is by having

• each gland secrete only one hormone
• two hormones with opposite effects regulate certain body functions
• steroid hormones regulate all important functions
• the pituitary gland regulate all the other glands

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Which of the following are NOT matched correctly?

• Gigantism: hypersecretion of growth hormone in adults
• Pituitary Dwarfism: hyposecretion of growth hormone in children
• Hyperthyroidism: overproduction of T3
• Cushing's Disease: hypersecretion of cortisol

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