Question 1

If you want to make a name for yourself in science by identifying an entirely new class of hormone,on which chemical grouping should you focus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Steroids 
B)  Proteins 
C)  Peptides 
D)  Carbohydrates 
E)  Amines 
A)  Steroids 
B)  Proteins 
C)  Peptides 
D)  Carbohydrates 
E)  Amines

Question 2

Which hormone stimulates cells to use glucose as a metabolic fuel and to convert excess glucose into fat and glycogen storage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insulin 
B)  Glucagon 
C)  Epinephrine 
D)  Progesterone 
E)  Cortisol 
A)  Insulin 
B)  Glucagon 
C)  Epinephrine 
D)  Progesterone 
E)  Cortisol

Question 3

Which hormone stimulates the liver to release glucose?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insulin 
B)  Glucagon 
C)  Epinephrine 
D)  Progesterone 
E)  Cortisol 
A)  Insulin 
B)  Glucagon 
C)  Epinephrine 
D)  Progesterone 
E)  Cortisol

Question 4

Which hormone helps mediate long-term metabolic response to stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insulin 
B)  Glucagon 
C)  Epinephrine 
D)  Progesterone 
E)  Cortisol 
A)  Insulin 
B)  Glucagon 
C)  Epinephrine 
D)  Progesterone 
E)  Cortisol

Question 5

When a hormone's receptor is on the cell that secretes the hormone,the cell is said to have a(n)_______ function.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a hormone's receptor is on the...

Question 6

Which outcome is not one of the effects of castration?

Accepted Answer

A)  High voices in adult male singers 
B)  Increased body and facial hair in men 
C)  Lack of comb on male chickens 
D)  Increased docility in male farm animals 
E)  Abnormal adolescent muscular and skeletal development 
A)  High voices in adult male singers 
B)  Increased body and facial hair in men 
C)  Lack of comb on male chickens 
D)  Increased docility in male farm animals 
E)  Abnormal adolescent muscular and skeletal development

Question 7

Gigantism or dwarfism can be caused by overproduction or underproduction,respectively,of _______ in children.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Gigantism or dwarfism can be caused by...

Question 8

Which event is the earliest to occur in puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hypothalamus releases increased levels of GnRH. 
B)  The level of circulating androgens rises in males. 
C)  The menstrual cycle is initiated in females. 
D)  The gonads differentiate into testes or ovaries. 
E)  The hypothalamic GnRH-producing cells become more sensitive to negative feedback from sex steroids and gonadotropins. 
A)  The hypothalamus releases increased levels of GnRH. 
B)  The level of circulating androgens rises in males. 
C)  The menstrual cycle is initiated in females. 
D)  The gonads differentiate into testes or ovaries. 
E)  The hypothalamic GnRH-producing cells become more sensitive to negative feedback from sex steroids and gonadotropins.

Question 9

Which hormone is not a tropic hormone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) 
B)  Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) 
C)  Luteinizing hormone (LH) 
D)  Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 
E)  Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) 
A)  Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) 
B)  Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) 
C)  Luteinizing hormone (LH) 
D)  Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 
E)  Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions :
A castaway on a desert island puts a message in a bottle and throws it into the ocean,hoping it will wash up on some inhabited shore and bring help.
-In endocrine signaling,the castaway is analogous to a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  nerve cell. 
B)  artery. 
C)  carrier protein. 
D)  the blood 
E)  gland. 
A)  nerve cell. 
B)  artery. 
C)  carrier protein. 
D)  the blood 
E)  gland.

Question 11

Juvenile hormone can be used by humans as an effective control of insect populations because it causes

Accepted Answer

A)  juvenile insects to die. 
B)  insects to fail to molt. 
C)  insects to fail to develop into reproducing adults. 
D)  even tiny insects to pupate immediately. 
E)  insects to molt too quickly. 
A)  juvenile insects to die. 
B)  insects to fail to molt. 
C)  insects to fail to develop into reproducing adults. 
D)  even tiny insects to pupate immediately. 
E)  insects to molt too quickly.

Question 12

Which statement about mammalian embryonic sexual differentiation is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concerted actions of the X and Y chromosomes cause the undifferentiated gonad to become male. 
B)  A steady high level of estrogens causes the undifferentiated gonad to become female. 
C)  The absence of estrogens causes the undifferentiated gonad to become male. 
D)  The absence of androgens causes the undifferentiated gonad to become female. 
E)  The X chromosome alone causes the undifferentiated gonad to become female. 
A)  Concerted actions of the X and Y chromosomes cause the undifferentiated gonad to become male. 
B)  A steady high level of estrogens causes the undifferentiated gonad to become female. 
C)  The absence of estrogens causes the undifferentiated gonad to become male. 
D)  The absence of androgens causes the undifferentiated gonad to become female. 
E)  The X chromosome alone causes the undifferentiated gonad to become female.

Question 13

Protein hormones do not cross the cell membrane,but _______ hormones do.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Protein hormones do not cross the cell...

Question 14

The complex formed when a steroid hormone binds to a cytoplasmic receptor

Accepted Answer

A)  must first be activated by an intracellular signaling cascade. 
B)  translocates to the nucleus. 
C)  translocates to the Golgi apparatus. 
D)  phosphorylates targets in the cytoplasm. 
E)  phosphorylates targets in the nucleus. 
A)  must first be activated by an intracellular signaling cascade. 
B)  translocates to the nucleus. 
C)  translocates to the Golgi apparatus. 
D)  phosphorylates targets in the cytoplasm. 
E)  phosphorylates targets in the nucleus.

Exam 35: Nervous and Endocrine Control

If you want to make a name for yourself in science by identifying an entirely new class of hormone,on which chemical grouping should you focus?

Which hormone stimulates cells to use glucose as a metabolic fuel and to convert excess glucose into fat and glycogen storage?

Which hormone stimulates the liver to release glucose?

Which hormone helps mediate long-term metabolic response to stress?

When a hormone's receptor is on the cell that secretes the hormone,the cell is said to have a(n)_______ function.

Which outcome is not one of the effects of castration?

Gigantism or dwarfism can be caused by overproduction or underproduction,respectively,of _______ in children.

Which event is the earliest to occur in puberty?

Which hormone is not a tropic hormone?

Use the following to answer questions : A castaway on a desert island puts a message in a bottle and throws it into the ocean,hoping it will wash up on some inhabited shore and bring help. -In endocrine signaling,the castaway is analogous to a(n)

Juvenile hormone can be used by humans as an effective control of insect populations because it causes

Which statement about mammalian embryonic sexual differentiation is true?

Protein hormones do not cross the cell membrane,but _______ hormones do.

The complex formed when a steroid hormone binds to a cytoplasmic receptor

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The Chemistry and Energy of Life

Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes

Cells: the Working Units of Life

Cell Membranes and Signaling

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