Exam 10: The Endocrine System

The site of action of prostaglandins is usually ____________________.

The hormone that increases the conversion of glucose to glycogen by the liver is:

Which statement is NOT true of the functions of insulin and glucagon?

Which of the following statements are true of the development of egg and sperm? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

A positive feedback mechanism:

Decreased secretion of ADH will have this effect on urinary output:

Which endocrine gland is NOT paired with its correct location?

Blood glucose level is lowered by the pancreatic hormone ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of cortisol? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Steroid hormones are believed to exert their effects by activating certain ____________________ within a cell.

The hormone cortisol stimulates most body cells to use ____________________ and ____________________ for energy production.

The hormone that increases the blood calcium level is ____________________.

The hormone whose major function is to stimulate vasoconstriction throughout the body is:

The endocrine parts of the pancreas are called ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of the male sex hormones?

The hormones that a cell will respond to are determined by the ____________________ on the cell's membrane or in its cytoplasm.

The hormone that decreases the blood glucose level, for instance, after a meal, is:

The hormones directly necessary for the development of sperm in the testes are:

Insulin is produced by the ____ and ____ the blood glucose level.

Two hormones that increase the rate of protein synthesis in cells are: