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WorksheetsHBHD II Chapter 12
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The actual production of ADH and oxytocin takes place in which area?
Anterior pituitary
Posterior pituitary
Hypothalamus
Pineal gland
Which one of the following is not a function of prolactin?
Stimulates breast development during pregnancy
Stimulates milk secretion after delivery
Causes the release of milk from glandular cells of the breast
All of the above are functions of prolactin
Positive feedback mechanisms amplify changes rather than reverse them.
True
False
The anterior pituitary gland secretes:
eight major hormones
tropic hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands to grow and secrete
ADH
oxytocin
What does the outer zone of the adrenal cortex secrete?
Mineralocorticoids
Sex hormones
Glucocorticoids
Epinephrine
Which one of the following is not a function of FSH?
Stimulates the growth of follicles
Stimulates the secretion of estrogens
Stimulates the growth of seminiferous tubules
Stimulates the interstitial cells of the testes
For thyroxine to be produced in adequate amounts, the diet must contain sufficient (a) .
Steroid hormone responses are typically rapid compared with responses triggered by nonsteroid hormones.
True
False
Which part of the pituitary gland is connected to the hypothalamus by nerve axons?
Posterior pituitary
Anterior pituitary
Infundibulum
Hypophyseal portal system
ADH serves the body by:
initiating labor
accelerating water reabsorption from urine into the blood
stimulating the pineal gland
regulating the calcium/phosphorus levels in the blood
Which word in the word group that does not belong.
Chorion
Interstitial cells
Testosterone
Semen
What endocrine gland is composed of cell clusters called the islets of Langerhans?
Adrenals
Thyroid
Pituitary
Pancreas
Which of the following statements concerning prostaglandins is true?
They control activities of widely separated organs
They can be called tissue hormones
They diffuse over long distances to act on cells
All of the above are true
Cyclic AMP is only one of several second messengers that have been discovered.
True
False
Which word in each word group that does not belong.
Insulin
Glucagon
Beta Cells
Diabetes mellitus
ACTH stimulates the:
adrenal cortex
adrenal medulla
hypothalamus
ovaries
TSH acts on the:
thyroid
thymus
pineal gland
testes
Calcitonin (a) the concentration of calcium in the blood.
Which hormone is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland?
MSH
LH
GH
ADH
Which one of the following is not a function of GH?
Increases glucose catabolism
Increases fat catabolism
Speeds up the movement of amino acids into cells from the bloodstream
Has opposing effect of insulin on blood glucose
