Ch 9 Endocrine-F Practice Quiz

108: Decreases blood glucose levels

insulin

108: When blood glucose levels are high, the pancreas releases

insulin

110: Which type of diabetes is caused from lack of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)?

Diabetes insipidus

112: Which is responsible for female secondary sex characteristics?

Estrogen

110: Diabetes Mellitus= Type 1 (adult onset) and Type 2 (insulin dependent, childhood onset) T/F

False

110: Diabetes insipidus is caused by hyposecretion of insulin. T/F

False

112: The penis is the primary sex organ in males. T/F

False

114: Kidneys make this to stimulate production of red blood cells by the bone marrow

erythropoietin

112: Steroid hormones made by female ovaries are

estrogens and progesterone

109: What is the term for breaking down glycogen to make it glucose?

Glycogenolysis

108: Glucagon acts as an antagonist (opposite) to insulin. T/F

True

109: Glucagon raises blood glucose levels in two ways: Glycogenolysis and Gluconeogenesis. T/F

True

111: Glucocorticoids, glucagon, and epinephrine are hyperglycemic hormones. T/F

True

112: Ovaries release estrogen/progesterone in response to anterior pituitary gland. T/F

True

113: The placenta is a temporary organ formed by the fetus in the uterus. T/F

True

113: Home pregnancy tests check for a hormone in the female's urine called

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

113: Placenta makes this so ovaries continue estrogen and progesterone to prevent menses

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

112: Which of the following is NOT an effect of testosterone on males?

stimulation of the posterior pituitary

112: Produced by male testes, necessary for sperm production is

testosterone

112: Which one thickens uterus lining to prepare for implantation by embryo?

Progesterone