Chapter 9: Endocrine System

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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


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