Unit 1 exam

calcitonin.

A hormone that can lower blood levels of calcium ion is

cortisol

A hormone that promotes glucose formation in the liver is

an increase ATP production

An activated G protein can trigger all of the following except

restorative.

The consistent pattern of hormonal and physiological responses to stresses of different kinds called general adaptation syndrome has all the following phases except

is responsive to osmoreceptors.

The hormone oxytocin does all of the following except

thyroxine

The hormone that plays a pivotal role in setting the metabolic rate and thus impacting body temperature is

oxytocin

The hormone(s) that may be slowly administered by intravenous drip to accelerate labor and delivery is/are

all of the answers are correct

The hypophyseal portal system

secreting releasing and inhibiting factors into a tiny portal system.

The hypothalamus controls secretion by the anterior pituitary by

Hypothalamus

The most complex endocrine responses that integrate the nervous and endocrine system involve the

estrogen

The ovaries secrete ________ when stimulated by FSH.

insulin

The pancreatic hormone that causes blood sugar levels to fall is

ACTH

The pituitary hormone that controls the release of steroid hormones from the adrenal cortex is

FSH

The pituitary hormone that promotes egg development in ovaries and sperm development in testes is

growth hormone

The pituitary hormone that stimulates cell growth and replication by accelerating protein synthesis is

neurohypophysis

The posterior lobe of the pituitary is also known as the

ADH

The posterior pituitary gland secretes

decrease the amount of water lost at the kidneys.

The primary function of ADH is to

polyuria

The term used to describe excess production of urine is

Glucocorticoids

The zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex produces

addisons disease

Too little secretion of cortisol causes

increased release of natriuretic peptide

Decreased blood flow to the kidneys would not lead to which of the following?

steroid hormones

Extracellular membrane receptors are used by all of the following types of hormones except

carbohydrates.

Hormones can be divided into different groups based on their chemistry. These categories include all of the following except

glucorcorticoids

Hormones that dominate during the resistance phase of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) are the

integrative.

Hormones that produce different but complementary results are called

gonadotropins.

Hormones that regulate the male and female reproductive organs are collectively called

composed of amino acids

Peptide hormones are

Aldosterone

Reduction of fluid losses at the kidneys due to the retention of Na+ is the action of

zona reticularis

Shelly has a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal gland. The tumor is causing her to have a deep voice, grow extensive body hair, and stop menstruating. This tumor probably involves cells of the

bind to receptors in the nucleus of their target

Steroid hormones

the medulla

The adrenal gland does not produce steroid hormones in

adenoypophysis

The anterior lobe of the pituitary is also known as the

insulin is released

When blood glucose levels rise,

apoptosis

When hormones interact they can produce any of the following kinds of effects except

permissive

When one hormone is needed for a second hormone to produce an effect, it is called

epinephrine

Which of the following hormones increases and prolongs effects of the sympathetic nervous system?

all of these are correct

Which of the following is a known effect of thyroid hormone on peripheral tissues?

heart

Which of the following organs does not contain target cells for oxytocin?

cyclic AMP

Which of the following substances acts as a second messenger?

hormones

________ are chemical messengers that are released in one tissue and transported in the bloodstream to alter the activities of specific cells in other tissues.

several

Cells can respond to ________ hormone(s) at a time.

Glucocortoids

Cushing's disease results from an excess of

glucagon

If a diabetic patient received too much insulin, the low blood sugar could be corrected by injecting

pineal gland

Melatonin is produced by the

hormones;neurotransmitters

Norepinephrine and epinephrine are considered to be ________ when released into the bloodstream, but ________ when released at synapses.

build up bone

Part complete Parathyroid hormone does all of the following except