WorksheetsAP: lesson 3 quiz, 53 min
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 53mins
Endocrine glands ______.
Secrete hormones that travel through a duct to the target organs
Release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft
Secrete chemical messengers that travel in the bloodstream
Include sebaceous glands and sweat glands
Which of the following hormones is an anterior pituitary hormone?
ADH
Oxytocin
TSH
Cortisol
The secretion of thyroid hormones is controlled by ______.
TSH from the hypothalamus
TSH from the anterior pituitary
Thyroxine from the anterior pituitary
Thyroglobulin from the thyroid’s parafollicular cells
Which of the following can result from hyperparathyroidism?
Increased bone density
Fractures
Which of the following is NOT an effect of a hormone secreted by the adrenal gland?
Temporary elevation of blood sugar
Prolonging of the effect of the sympathetic nervous system
Suppression or limiting of inflammation
Building muscle mass
What are the hormone functions? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Regulate metabolism
Growth and development
Support
Maintain homeostasis
Which statement about insulin and glucagon effects on blood glucose is correct?
Insulin decreases blood glucose and glucagon increases blood glucose
Insulin increases blood glucose and glucagon decreases blood glucose
Both insulin and glucagon decrease blood glucose
Both insulin and glucagon increase blood glucose
Which statement correctly matches ADH abnormalities to urine output?
ADH deficiency causes polyuria; ADH excess causes oliguria
ADH deficiency causes oliguria; ADH excess causes polyuria
Both ADH deficiency and excess cause polyuria
Both ADH deficiency and excess cause oliguria
Which gland is responsible for the fight-or-flight response?
Adrenal gland
Parathyroid gland
Pituitary
Thyroid
Which of these is an example of negative feedback?
Insulin production stops when blood glucose level is back to normal
Contractions increase in intensity
Platelet aggregation increases
Lactation is stimulated by breastfeeding
Which of the following is a direct measurement of the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood?
Differential cell count
Specific gravity
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
Type AB blood has which erythrocyte surface antigens?
A
B
A and B
O
A fetus with Type A- blood is at risk for erythroblastosis fetalis from a mother with Type A+. True or false?
True
False
Type O blood has antibodies to which of the following?
anti-A
anti-B
anti-A and anti-B
anti-O
The percentage of blood made up of red blood cells is called the:
buffy coat
differential count
hematocrit
complete blood count
Hematopoiesis is the production of:
plasma proteins
red blood cells only
white blood cells only
red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
The main component of erythrocytes is:
fibrinogen
hemoglobin
globulin
lipoprotein
Red blood cells live for:
10 days
60 days
120 days
several years
Identify the formed element that functions in initiating the process of blood clotting.
basophils
erythrocytes
neutrophils
platelets
Hemorrhagic bleeding disorders may result from a deficiency of vitamin:
B12
D
E
K
Plasma minus fibrinogen and prothrombin is called:
lymph
serum
tissue fluid
interstitial fluid
What is a low platelet count called?
coagulation
hemorrhage
thrombocytopenia
hemostasis
Which valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?
Mitral (bicuspid)
Tricuspid
Pulmonary
Aortic
Which chamber receives deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation?
Left atrium
Left ventricle
Right atrium
Right ventricle
Which of the following best describes veins?
Thick walled, small lumens, low pressure, lack valves
Thin walled, large lumens, low pressure, have valves
Thin walled, small lumens, high pressure, have valves
Thick walled, large lumens, high pressure, lack valves
In a blood pressure measurement of 110/70, the number 70 is the ______.
Systolic
Diastolic
Mean arterial pressure
Pulse pressure
Which heart chamber would you expect to have the thickest myocardial wall?
The right ventricle
The left ventricle
The right atrium
The left atrium
Immediately after leaving the right ventricle, blood enters which structure of the circulatory system?
The pulmonary arteries
The right atrium
The left ventricle
The pulmonary veins
What is the function of heart valves?
Keep blood moving unidirectionally
Slow down blood flow
Control the amount of pumped blood
Mix blood thoroughly
After passing through the bicuspid valve, blood enters which structure?
Pulmonary artery
Left atrium
Left ventricle
Right ventricle
When tissue is inflamed, the tissue is warm. Why?
Blood clotting creates heat
White blood cells are warm
The increased blood flow makes it warm
Muscle contractions cause heat to be released
The body's first line of defense against the invasion of disease-causing microorganisms is:
Phagocytes
Natural killer cells
Inflammatory response
Fever
Skin and mucus membranes
The structure of the walls of large lymphatic vessels is most similar to the structure of:
Arteries
Capillaries
Sinuses
Veins
What is the term that refers to the removal of the palatine tonsils?
Appendectomy
Lymph node resection
Adenoidectomy
Tonsillectomy
The thymus is located within the ______.
Mediastinum
Periosteum
Episternum
Endosteum
