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