Wiley Plus Quiz Endocrine system chapter 18
Which of the following hormones opposes the action of parathyroid hormone?
Calcitonin
Which of the following hormones plays key regulatory roles in the body's long-term response to stress?
Cortisol, hGH, Thyroid hormone
Which blood glucose-lowering hormone is produced by the pancreatic islet cells?
Insulin
Which of the following is an incorrect pairing of a body system and an endocrine contribution to that system?
Leptin enhances appetite.
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates the gonads to secrete progesterone and/or testosterone?
Luteinizing hormone
Which of the following statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble hormones?
Only water-soluble hormones use second messengers.
Caused by hyper secretion of the growth hormone during childhood.
Pituitary Gigantism
Which of the following is NOT a function of a hormone?
Produces electrolytes
Hypersecretion of a hormone by the Pineal Gland results in a type of depression that affects some people during the winter months, when the day length is short. This condition is known as
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Which of the following hormones is produced by the follicular cells in a thyroid follicle?
T3 and T4
Which zone of the adrenal gland secretes aldosterone?
Zona Glomerulosa
local hormones:
act locally on neighboring cells
Leptin is a hormone that suppresses appetite produced by the
adipose tissue
hen one hormone opposes the action of another hormone, it is called a(n)
antagonistic effect
The amount of ADH that is released by the posterior pituitary glands varies with
blood osmotic pressure
When a hormone is present in excessive levels, the number of target-cell receptors may decrease. This is called
down-regulation
Circulating hormones
enter bloodstream
Differences between endocrine and exocrine glands include
exocrine glands secrete their contents into ducts; endocrine glands have no ducts AND endocrine glands secrete hormones while exocrine glands secrete non-hormonal substances
The posterior and anterior pituitary are found in a depression in the sphenoid bone (marked in the diagram) called the
hypophyseal fossa
endocrine tissues:
hypothalamus, thymus, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, liver, testes, ovaries.
Small Structure outside of the posterior pituitary that receives adh and oxytocin
infundibulum
endocrine glands consist of:
pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk production?
prolactin
Which of the following glands is NOT an endocrine gland?
sebaceous gland
exocrine glands:
secrete hormones through ducts into body cavities or surfaces.
Exocrine glands include the following:
sudoriferous, sebacious, mucous, and digestive.
Which of theendocrine glands secretes steroid hormones in response to long-term stress?
Adrenal Glands
which structure secretes glucagon?
Alpha Cell (Purple cell around outside)
Which of the endocrine glands secretes hGH, TSH, FSH and other hormones?
Anterior Pituitary
Which of the endocrine glands secretes hormones that regulate the basal metabolic rate (BMR)?
Anterior Pituitary
Which structure in diagram secretes a hormone that stimulates events that lower blood glucose concentration?
Beta cell (pink cells inside)
