Question 1

What hormone stimulates milk production in mammals?

Accepted Answer

A) aldosterone 
B) melatonin 
C) prolactin 
D) luteinizing hormone 
E) growth hormone 
A) aldosterone 
B) melatonin 
C) prolactin 
D) luteinizing hormone 
E) growth hormone

Question 2

Which hormone is NOT produced by the anterior pituitary gland?

Accepted Answer

A) prolactin 
B) luteinizing hormone 
C) calcitonin 
D) growth hormone 
A) prolactin 
B) luteinizing hormone 
C) calcitonin 
D) growth hormone

Question 3

What nonendocrine organ produces erythropoietin,which stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow?

Accepted Answer

A) kidneys 
B) skin 
C) heart 
D) pituitary 
E) liver 
A) kidneys 
B) skin 
C) heart 
D) pituitary 
E) liver

Question 4

The brain controls organ system function only through direct contact with sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The ________ lobe of the pituitary gland appears fibrous because it contains axons originating from hypothalamic neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) anterior 
B) posterior 
C) superior 
D) inferior 
E) medial 
A) anterior 
B) posterior 
C) superior 
D) inferior 
E) medial

Question 6

Results from lab tests reveal abnormally high endogenous hormone levels,and you suspect a possible tumor.What regions will you ask the MRI technician to focus on?

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus,anterior pituitary,and adrenal cortex 
B) adrenal cortex only 
C) hypothalamus and posterior pituitary 
D) anterior and posterior pituitary 
A) hypothalamus,anterior pituitary,and adrenal cortex 
B) adrenal cortex only 
C) hypothalamus and posterior pituitary 
D) anterior and posterior pituitary

Question 7

Choose the hormone that is NOT correctly matched with its chemical category.

Accepted Answer

A) polypeptides-ADH 
B) steroid-estradiol 
C) amine-FSH 
D) glycoprotein-LH 
E) steroid-testosterone 
A) polypeptides-ADH 
B) steroid-estradiol 
C) amine-FSH 
D) glycoprotein-LH 
E) steroid-testosterone

Exam 44: The Endocrine System

What hormone stimulates milk production in mammals?

Which hormone is NOT produced by the anterior pituitary gland?

What nonendocrine organ produces erythropoietin,which stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow?

The brain controls organ system function only through direct contact with sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves.

The ________ lobe of the pituitary gland appears fibrous because it contains axons originating from hypothalamic neurons.

Results from lab tests reveal abnormally high endogenous hormone levels,and you suspect a possible tumor.What regions will you ask the MRI technician to focus on?

Choose the hormone that is NOT correctly matched with its chemical category.

The Science of Biology

The Nature of Molecules and the Properties of Water

The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

Cell Structure

Membranes

Energy and Metabolism

How Cells Harvest Energy

Photosynthesis

Cell Communication

How Cells Divide

Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

Patterns of Inheritance

Chromosomes, mapping, and the Meiosisinheritance Connection

Dna: the Genetic Material

Genes and How They Work

Control of Gene Expression

Biotechnology

Genomics

Cellular Mechanisms of Development

Genes Within Populations

The Evidence for Evolution

The Origin of Species

Systematics,phylogenies,and Comparative Biology

Genome Evolution

The Origin and Diversity of Life

Viruses

Prokaryotes

Protists

Seedless Plants

Seed Plants

Fungi

Animal Diversity and the Evolution of Body Plans

Protostomes

Deuterostomes

Plant Form

Transport in Plants

Plant Nutrition and Soils

Plant Defense Responses

Sensory Systems in Plants

Plant Reproduction

The Animal Body and Principles of Regulation

The Nervous System

Sensory Systems

The Musculoskeletal System

The Digestive System

The Respiratory System

The Circulatory System

Osmotic Regulation and the Urinary System

The Immune System

The Reproductive System

Animal Development

Behavioral Biology

Ecology of Individuals and Populations

Community Ecology

Dynamics of Ecosystems

The Biosphere and Human Impacts

Conservation Biology

Filters