Chapter 9: Endocrine System
The thyroid gland is located:
below the Adam's apple
Insulin is produced by the cells of the pancreatic islets called
beta cells
Which one of the following is NOT one of the major processes controlled by hormones:
body coordination
The corpus luteum produces:
both progesterone and estrogen
Which one of the following is NOT a symptom of Cushing's syndrome:
bronze skin tone
Which of the following is NOT typical of the changes that follow the binding of a hormone to its target cells
cellular mutations occur
Hyposecretion of thyroxine in early childhood leads to:
cretinism
Which of the following hormones exerts its primary effects on the reproductive system:
follicle-stimulating hormone
An enlargement of the thyroid gland resulting from a deficiency of dietary iodine is called:
goiter
The type of endocrine stimulus that involves changing levels of certain blood-bones ions and nutrients is called:
humoral stimulus
Insulin has a:
hypoglycemic effect
In men, luteinizing hormone is also called:
interstitial cell-stimulating horome
The cells in the testes that produces testosterone are called:
interstitial cells
The element necessary in the diet for proper thyroid function is:
iodine
The hormone that triggers ovulation of an egg from the female ovary is:
luteinizing hormone
The placenta produces all of the following except:
luteinizing hormone
The hormone that appears to help regulate our sleep-awake cycle is:
melatonin
Which one of the following is NOT a sign of diabetes mellitus:
moon face
Hormone concentration in the blood under normal conditions are USUALLY regulated by:
negative feedback mechanisms
Which one of the following hormones is not produced by the anterior lobe of pituiatry gland:
oxytocin
Rising blood levels of aldosterone cause the kidney tubules to:
parathormone
Which one of the following is NOT a thyroid function is:
parathormone
Tetany resulting from uncontrolled muscle spasms may indicate a malfunction of the:
parathyroid glands
The hormone that is antagonistic to calcitonin is to:
reabsorb sodium
Glucocorticoids do all of the following EXCEPT:
regulate salt content of the blood
The enzyme produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops, stimulating a release of aldosterone, is called:
renin
Estrogens do all of the following EXCEPT:
stimulate growth of facial hair
Tropic hormones:
stimulate other endocrine glands to secrete hormones
Which one of the following is NOT a function of oxytocin:
stimulation of menstruation
Which one of the following is NOT true of androgens:
they stimulate the corpus luteum
The hormone responsible for the maturation of white blood cells known as T lymphocytes is:
thyosin
Which one of the following is NOT produced by the hypothalamus
thyroid-stimulating hormone
Another name for antidiuretic hormone is:
vasopressin
The pituitary gland is located:
within the "Turk's saddle" of the sphenoid bone
Generalized hyposecretion of all adrenal cortex hormone leads to:
Addison's disease
Insulin causes:
a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose
Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adulthood after long bone growth has ended leads to:
acromegaly
Which of the following is not an anterior pituitary hormone?
antidiuretic hormone
The secondary sex characteristics brought about by testosterone secretion do NOT include:
development of breasts
Hyposecretion of antidiuretic hormone may lead to:
diabetes insipidus