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Ch 17 Endocrine Structure

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are some chemical structure of hormones

a)

Steroid hormones

b)

Amine hormones

c)

Peptide/Protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids

2.

Steroid hormones are...

a)

Chemicals made of four carbon rings

b)

Derived from cholesterol

c)

are water insoluble, lipid soluble

d)

Examples are testosterone from testes and estrogen & progesterone from ovaries

3.

Amine hormones are...

a)

derived from amino acids (tyrosine, tryptophan)

b)

Most are water soluble

c)

Examples epinephrine, norephrine (are hormonesof adrenal glands

d)

Examples T3 and T4 are thyroid hormones (but are water insoluble)

4.

Peptide/protein hormones

a)

Are chains of 3-200 amino acids

b)

Short chains=Peptides, long chains =Proteins.

c)

Are water soluble

d)

Examples are Oxytocin (peptide secreted by posterior pituitary), Insulin (protein) secreted by pancreas, hGH secreted by anterior pituitary)

5.

Eicosanoids...which are hormone like not true hormones-local regulators are...

a)

Fatty acids derived from membrane lipids like protaglandins

b)

Single molecules that are circulated through blood

c)

They act on cells that produce them (autocrines) or act on neighboring cells (paracrines)

d)

They stimulate nerves that cause pain sensation; ibuprofin, tylenol inhibit prostaglandin release to reduce pain

6.

Made of four carbon rings that are derived from cholesterol

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

7.

This chemical structure of a hormone is: Water insoluble, lipid soluble

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

8.

Testosterone from testes; estrogen and progesterone from ovaries; cortisol, aldosterone from adrenal cortex is an example of what chemical structure of a hormone

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

9.

This chemical structure of a hormone is derived from amino acids (tyrosine, tryptophan)

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

10.

all Amine hormones are water soluble

a)

True

b)

False: most are water soluble

11.

Epinephrine, norepinephrine are hormones of the adrenal glands. T3 and T4 are thyroid hormones (but are water insoluble!) is an example of what chemical structure of a hormone

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

12.

Most amine hormones are water soluble, but which is water insoluble?

a)

Epinephrine

b)

Norepinephrine

c)

T3

d)

T4

13.

This chemical structure of a hormone are chains of 3-200 amino acids and most are water soluble

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

14.

In peptide/protein hormones

a)

Short chains are peptides

b)

Long chains are peptides

c)

Short chains are proteins

d)

Long chains are proteins

15.

•Oxytocin (peptide) secreted by

posterior pituitary; Insulin (protein) secreted by pancreas; hGH secreted by anterior pituitary are example of what chemical structure of a hormone

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

16.

Are hormone like, but not true hormones

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

17.

This chemical structure of a hormone is a fatty acid that is derived from membrane lipids like prostaglandins

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

18.

This chemical structure of a hormone are signal molecules that are circulated through blood

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

19.

This chemical structure of a hormone act on cells that produce them (autocrines**) or act on neighboring cells (paracrines**)

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

20.

This chemical structure of a hormone stimulate nerves and cause pain sensation (ibuprofin inhibits prostaglandin release which reduces pain)

a)

Amine hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Peptide/protein hormones

d)

Eicosanoids (local regulators)

21.

How do hormones travel in blood

a)

Water soluble hormones (amine, peptide or protein hormones): Dissolve in blood plasma and circulate freely in blood.

b)

Water insoluble hormones (steroid hormones):

Travel by binding to transport proteins in blood plasma – albumin and globulins made by liver.

c)

Water soluble hormones (steroid hormones):

Travel by binding to transport proteins in blood plasma – albumin and globulins made by liver.

d)

Water insoluble hormones (amine, peptide or protein hormones): Dissolve in blood plasma and circulate freely in blood.

22.

Sex hormones are examples of...

a)

Water soluble hormones (amine, peptide or protein hormones): Dissolve in blood plasma and circulate freely in blood.

b)

Water insoluble hormones (steroid hormones):

Travel by binding to transport proteins in blood plasma – albumin and globulins made by liver.

c)

Water soluble hormones (steroid hormones):

Travel by binding to transport proteins in blood plasma – albumin and globulins made by liver.

d)

Water insoluble hormones (amine, peptide or protein hormones): Dissolve in blood plasma and circulate freely in blood.

23.

insulin, growth hormones are examples of...

a)

Water soluble hormones (amine, peptide or protein hormones): Dissolve in blood plasma and circulate freely in blood.

b)

Water insoluble hormones (steroid hormones):

Travel by binding to transport proteins in blood plasma – albumin and globulins made by liver.

c)

Water soluble hormones (steroid hormones):

Travel by binding to transport proteins in blood plasma – albumin and globulins made by liver.

d)

Water insoluble hormones (amine, peptide or protein hormones): Dissolve in blood plasma and circulate freely in blood.

24.

These hormones get broken down in the digestive tract into amino acids (must be given a shot)

a)

Protein hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

25.

These hormones are not broken down by digestive enzymes, so can only be given orally as pills. Since they are lipid soluble, they are readily absorbed from digestive tract into body and act quickly on body cells

a)

Protein hormones

b)

Steroid hormones

26.

Protein hormones like insulin and growth hormone have to be administered by

a)

Injection

b)

Pill

27.

Steriod hormones like sex hormones have to be administered by

a)

Injection

b)

Pill

28.

Hormones are secreted by a gland and travel through blood where they are recognized by specific receptors present in target cells and a response occurs....This response is...

a)

A new protein is made by the target cell

b)

An inactive protein is activated in the target cell

c)

A protein is broken down by the target cell

d)

An active protein is inactivated in the target cell

29.

what are the basic mechanisms of hormone actions (how hormones act on target cells?)

a)

Water insoluble/ lipid soluble hormone action: steroid hormones

b)

Water soluble/lipid insoluble hormone action: protein hormones

c)

Water insoluble/ lipid soluble hormone action: protein hormones

d)

Water soluble/lipid insoluble hormone action: steroid hormone

30.

When a response happens (from when a hormone is secreted from a gland), this new or activated protein could be...

a)

An enzyme to catalyze a chemical reaction

b)

A transport protein that would allow certain chemicals to enter or exit the cell

c)

An oxidant being oxidize to become an antioxidant

d)

None of the above

31.

In regards of hormone action which is correct for steroids and protein/peptide hormone

a)

Steroids are lipid soluble/ water insoluble

b)

Steroids are lipid insolube/ water soluble

c)

Protein/Peptide are soluble/ water insoluble

d)

Protein/Peptide are lipid insoluble/ water soluble

32.

Which hormone can pass through the lipid bilayer of the cell memebrane

a)

Steroid hormones

b)

Peptide/Proein

33.

Hormone cannot pass through the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane

a)

Steroid hormones

b)

Peptide/Protein

34.

What hormone has the receptor present inside the cell-in the cytoplasm or nucleus

a)

Steroid hormones

b)

Peptide/Protein

35.

What hormone has the receptor present on the outer surface of the cell membrane

a)

Steroid hormones

b)

Peptide/Protein

36.

Where is the Hormone-Receptor Complex formed in the hromones

a)

Steroid hormones: Hormone Receptor Complex is formed inside the cell

b)

Peptide/Protein: Hormone Receptor Complex is formed on the cell surface

c)

Steroid hormones: Hormone Receptor Complex is formed on the cell surface

d)

Peptide/Protein: Hormone Receptor Complex is formed inside the cell

37.

What hormone HR complex direclty binds to DNA and activates specific genes (no second messenger needed)

a)

Steroid

b)

Protein/peptide

38.

What hormone has the HR complex stimulate Gprotein and adenylate cyclase which stimulates sysnthesis of second messenger (cAMP) inside the cell

a)

Steroid

b)

Protein/peptide

39.

What hormone results in synthesis of new RNA and new proteins

a)

Steroid

b)

Protein/peptide

40.

What hormone results in activation of proteins already present inside the cell

a)

Steroid

b)

Protein/peptide

41.

What is true about how our body control hormone concentration?

a)

Endocrine glands release hormones in short burst.

b)

Fewer burst, less hormones released into body

c)

Frequent burst more hormone released into body

d)

Glands regulate secretion through feedback control mechanism

e)

Most hormones are negative feedback control, some are postive feedback control

42.

Which feedback system is when the bodys response has an opposite affect on the release of the hormone

a)

Negative feedback control

b)

Positive feedback control

43.

Which feedback system is when the bodys response has the same affect on the release of hormones

a)

Negative feedback control

b)

Positive feedback control