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Endocrine

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a long distance chemical signal

a)

Metabolic activities

b)

Target cells

c)
Hormone
2.

What are target cells

a)

Cells that have a receptor for a particular hormone or other signaling molecule

b)
Cells that are not affected by any hormone or signaling molecule
c)
Cells that are resistant to any hormone or signaling molecule
3.

Have no ducts and intracellular effects

a)
Insulin
b)

Endocrine glands

c)
Glucagon
d)
Thyroid hormones
4.

which of these are lipid soluble

a)

Steriod hormones

b)

Aldosterone

c)

Eicosanoids

d)

Calcitonin

5.

The endocrine system has short duration responses

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Sweat and sebaceous are examples of what

a)
Endocrine glands
b)
Exocrine glands
c)
Muscles
d)
Bones
7.

When the pancreas releases insulin and glucogen, this is through which glands

a)
Exocrine glands
b)
Endocrine glands
c)
Thyroid glands
d)
Adrenal glands
8.

A major difference between neurotransmitters and hormones is that hormones are secreted

a)

into ducts

b)

Into the blood

c)

Into cerebrospinal fluid

d)

Directly onto their target cell

9.

Which group of messengers is defined as acting on nearby cells within the same tissue

a)

Paracrines

b)

Eicosaniods

c)

Hormones

d)

Autocrines

10.

A major determinant of a hormones mechanism of action is

a)

Whether it is rapid acting or slow activity

b)

Its size

c)

Whether the hormone molecule is hydrophobic or hydrophilic

d)

If it activates gene activity or not