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Endocrine hormones - Chapter 16 - A&P II

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The hormone stored in the neurohypophysis whose primary role is to stimulate contractions during labor and cause milk ejection

(a)  

2.

What hormone targets kidney tubules to reabsorb more water to inhibit or prevent urine formation?

a)

Aldosterone

b)

Insulin

c)

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

d)

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

3.

What is the hormone that pregnancy tests detect?

a)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

b)

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

c)

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

d)

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

4.

TRUE or FALSE: Tropic hormones are hormones stimulated by other hormones

a)

True

b)

False

5.

(a)   stimulates most cells to enlarge and divide, but major targets are bone and skeletal muscle

6.

Stimulates GH release. Triggered by low blood GH or glucose, or high amino acid levels

a)

Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)

b)

Growth hormone-inhibiting hormone (GHIH)

c)

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

d)

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

7.

Stimulates adrenal cortex to release corticosteroids.

a)

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

b)

Prolactin (PRL)

c)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

d)

Progesterone

8.

Stimulates production of gametes (egg or sperm)

a)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

b)

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

c)

Estrogens

d)

Testosterone

9.

Promotes production of gonadal hormones

a)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

b)

Melatonin

c)

Progesterone

d)

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

10.

Hormone that is released by the anterior pituitary that stimulates the thyroid to produce hormones

(a)  

11.

The role of (a)   in men is not well understood; in women, it stimulates milk production

12.

Produced by parafollicular (C) cells of the thyroid in response to high Ca2+ levels. Antagonist to parathyroid hormone (PTH)

a)

Aldosterone

b)

Calcitonin

c)

Thyroid hormone (TH)

d)

Cortisol

13.

Which of the following hormones reinforce the fight-or-flight response? (Select all that apply)

a)

Growth hormone (GH)

b)

Epinephrine

c)

Norepinephrine

d)

Glucagon

14.

What of the following things are true about the hormone melatonin?

a)

regulates sleep-wake cycle

b)

produced by adenohypophysis

c)

produced by pineal gland

d)

regulates blood glucose

15.

Secreted when blood glucose levels decrease (primary stimulus)

a)

glucagon

b)

calcitonin

c)

insulin

d)

glucose

16.

The hormone responsible for maturation of male reproductive organs and appearance of male secondary sexual characteristics and sex drive.

(a)  

17.

Only glucocorticoid found in significant amounts in humans. Released by the adrenal cortex in response to ACTH

a)

Cortisol

b)

Aldosterone

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Insulin

18.

Produced by the ovaries, responsible for maturation of female reproductive organs and appearance of secondary sexual characteristics

a)

Estrogens

b)

Progesterone

c)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

d)

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

19.

Enhances membrane transport of glucose into fat and muscle cells. Secreted when blood glucose levels increase (primary stimulus)

(a)  

20.

Body’s major metabolic hormone = affects virtually every cell in body

a)

Growth hormone (GH)

b)

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

c)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

d)

Thyroid hormone (TH)

21.

Most potent mineralocorticoid. Stimulates Na+ reabsorption by kidneys

a)

Aldosterone

b)

Insulin

c)

Calcitonin

d)

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)

22.

Causes breast development and cyclic changes in uterine mucosa

a)

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

b)

Progesterone

c)

Estrogen

d)

Prolactin (PRL)

23.

Most important hormone in Ca2+ homeostasis. Secreted in response to low blood levels of Ca2+. Inhibited by rising levels of Ca2+

a)

Thyroid hormone (TH)

b)

Calcitonin

c)

Oxytocin

d)

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

24.

Inhibits release of growth hormone

a)

Thyroid hormone (TH)

b)

Growth hormone–inhibiting hormone (GHIH)

c)

Tropic hormone

d)

Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)