Question 1

If your body does not secrete enough ________, your response to stress may be decreased.

Accepted Answer

A) ACTH 
B) insulin 
C) HGH 
D) prolactin 
A) ACTH 
B) insulin 
C) HGH 
D) prolactin

Question 2

Researchers observed a number of behavioral problems among women who used anabolic steroids including abuse of other substances, rigid dietary practices, as well as dissatisfaction and preoccupation with their appearance. Why would women who are dissatisfied with their appearance use anabolic steroids?

Accepted Answer

A) Anabolic steroid use is known to increase fertility and sexual attractiveness of the user. 
B) Some women consider extra muscle mass to be an attractive trait. 
C) Increase in reproductive hormones that result from anabolic steroid use enhance female characteristics such as breast size. 
D) Anabolic steroids are known to help reduce weight and many women consider thinness an attractive trait. 
A) Anabolic steroid use is known to increase fertility and sexual attractiveness of the user. 
B) Some women consider extra muscle mass to be an attractive trait. 
C) Increase in reproductive hormones that result from anabolic steroid use enhance female characteristics such as breast size. 
D) Anabolic steroids are known to help reduce weight and many women consider thinness an attractive trait.

Question 3

Alcohol acts as a diuretic by opposing the action of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) ADH 
B) glucagon 
C) HGH 
D) adrenalin 
A) ADH 
B) glucagon 
C) HGH 
D) adrenalin

Question 4

When a cell responds to a particular steroid hormone it would be expected to have ________.

Accepted Answer

A) DNA sites that interact with the hormone 
B) a receptor inside the cell that binds the hormone 
C) a cell-surface receptor that binds the hormone 
A) DNA sites that interact with the hormone 
B) a receptor inside the cell that binds the hormone 
C) a cell-surface receptor that binds the hormone

Question 5

The development of ________ may be stimulated by estrogen.

Accepted Answer

A) breasts 
B) a low-pitched voice 
C) sperm production 
D) facial hair 
A) breasts 
B) a low-pitched voice 
C) sperm production 
D) facial hair

Question 6

Water-soluble hormones can cause different effects in different cells depending on the type of cell and ________.

Accepted Answer

A) its signal transduction pathway 
B) the particular organelle that is targeted 
C) the binding of the hormone to either DNA or RNA 
D) the type of ribosomes in the cell 
A) its signal transduction pathway 
B) the particular organelle that is targeted 
C) the binding of the hormone to either DNA or RNA 
D) the type of ribosomes in the cell

Question 7

In testing the mood-altering effects of anabolic steroids, 20 volunteers were given a placebo on day 1, a low dose of steroids on day 3, a higher dose of steroids on day 6 and a placebo again on day 9. What is the control in this experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) The experiment has no control since all of the subjects were test subjects. 
B) The volunteers given the high dose of steroids were the control. 
C) Each volunteer became part of the experimental control when they were given a placebo. 
A) The experiment has no control since all of the subjects were test subjects. 
B) The volunteers given the high dose of steroids were the control. 
C) Each volunteer became part of the experimental control when they were given a placebo.

Question 8

Nate is gaining weight, is often tired, and feels cold. His thyroid hormone level is high as is the level of TSH. Nate also has a goiter. Which of these diagnoses is the most likely for Nate's condition?

Accepted Answer

A) defective thyroid hormone receptors in his body cells 
B) insufficient iodine in his diet 
C) defective receptors for thyroid hormone control by the anterior pituitary 
D) too much iodine in the diet 
A) defective thyroid hormone receptors in his body cells 
B) insufficient iodine in his diet 
C) defective receptors for thyroid hormone control by the anterior pituitary 
D) too much iodine in the diet

Question 9

Which hormone is secreted by a sexually mature woman?

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone, but not estrogen or progesterone 
B) estrogen, but not testosterone or progesterone 
C) progesterone, but not estrogen or testosterone 
D) All of these are secreted by a sexually mature woman. 
A) testosterone, but not estrogen or progesterone 
B) estrogen, but not testosterone or progesterone 
C) progesterone, but not estrogen or testosterone 
D) All of these are secreted by a sexually mature woman.

Question 10

Which gland is located nearest the kidneys?

Accepted Answer

A) ovaries 
B) pineal gland 
C) thyroid gland 
D) adrenal glands 
A) ovaries 
B) pineal gland 
C) thyroid gland 
D) adrenal glands

Question 11

Which molecule is a not a steroid hormone?

Accepted Answer

A) glucagon 
B) progesterone 
C) androgen 
A) glucagon 
B) progesterone 
C) androgen

Question 12

Many cases of pediatric thyroid cancer occurred after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident in Ukraine and the cause was traced to milk containing iodine-131. What would be an effective method to prevent thyroid cancer increase following exposure to excessive radiation?

Accepted Answer

A) Do not allow anyone to drink any milk. 
B) Give dairy cows large doses of iodine. 
C) Give humans large doses of iodine before exposure. 
D) Give people large doses of iodine a few days following exposure. 
A) Do not allow anyone to drink any milk. 
B) Give dairy cows large doses of iodine. 
C) Give humans large doses of iodine before exposure. 
D) Give people large doses of iodine a few days following exposure.

Question 13

Which of the following hormones causes a rise in the concentration of glucose in the blood?

Accepted Answer

A) insulin 
B) glucagon 
C) oxytocin 
D) ADH 
A) insulin 
B) glucagon 
C) oxytocin 
D) ADH

Exam 25: Hormones

If your body does not secrete enough ________, your response to stress may be decreased.

Alcohol acts as a diuretic by opposing the action of ________.

When a cell responds to a particular steroid hormone it would be expected to have ________.

The development of ________ may be stimulated by estrogen.

Water-soluble hormones can cause different effects in different cells depending on the type of cell and ________.

In testing the mood-altering effects of anabolic steroids, 20 volunteers were given a placebo on day 1, a low dose of steroids on day 3, a higher dose of steroids on day 6 and a placebo again on day 9. What is the control in this experiment?

Nate is gaining weight, is often tired, and feels cold. His thyroid hormone level is high as is the level of TSH. Nate also has a goiter. Which of these diagnoses is the most likely for Nate's condition?

Which hormone is secreted by a sexually mature woman?

Which gland is located nearest the kidneys?

Which molecule is a not a steroid hormone?

Many cases of pediatric thyroid cancer occurred after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident in Ukraine and the cause was traced to milk containing iodine-131. What would be an effective method to prevent thyroid cancer increase following exposure to excessive radiation?

Which of the following hormones causes a rise in the concentration of glucose in the blood?

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