Question 1

Which hormones are released by the posterior pituitary gland?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vasopressin and oxytocin 
B)  Antidiuretic hormone and prolactin 
C)  Vasopressin and antidiuretic hormone 
D)  Prolactin and vasopressin 
A)  Vasopressin and oxytocin 
B)  Antidiuretic hormone and prolactin 
C)  Vasopressin and antidiuretic hormone 
D)  Prolactin and vasopressin

Question 2

In order to bring about intracellular effects, steroid hormones

Accepted Answer

A)  attach to receptors and cause a series of second messenger effects. 
B)  pass through the cell membrane and cause a series of second messenger effects. 
C)  attach to receptors and attach to an intracellular receptor. 
D)  pass through the cell membrane and attach to an intracellular receptor. 
A)  attach to receptors and cause a series of second messenger effects. 
B)  pass through the cell membrane and cause a series of second messenger effects. 
C)  attach to receptors and attach to an intracellular receptor. 
D)  pass through the cell membrane and attach to an intracellular receptor.

Question 3

In the spring, when a bear emerges from its den, adipose cells

Accepted Answer

A)  become resistant to insulin. 
B)  release insulin. 
C)  become responsive to insulin. 
D)  metabolize insulin. 
A)  become resistant to insulin. 
B)  release insulin. 
C)  become responsive to insulin. 
D)  metabolize insulin.

Question 4

Which one of the following is not a principle of hormonal control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hormones may interact with each other synergistically, permissively, or antagonistically. 
B)  Many endocrine controls operate in tightly coordinated ways with neural controls. 
C)  Many molecules that function as hormones in one context function as different types of chemical signals in different contexts. 
D)  A hormone in one species typically affects only one physiological system, although it may affect a different physiological system in a different species. 
A)  Hormones may interact with each other synergistically, permissively, or antagonistically. 
B)  Many endocrine controls operate in tightly coordinated ways with neural controls. 
C)  Many molecules that function as hormones in one context function as different types of chemical signals in different contexts. 
D)  A hormone in one species typically affects only one physiological system, although it may affect a different physiological system in a different species.

Question 5

Which statement about synergistic components of the mammalian stress response is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catecholamines amplify glucagon's effect in opposing the actions of insulin. 
B)  Epinephrine decreases an animal's perception of pain. 
C)  Epinephrine inhibits the secretion of ACTH. 
D)  β-endorphin enhances the secretion of ACTH. 
A)  Catecholamines amplify glucagon's effect in opposing the actions of insulin. 
B)  Epinephrine decreases an animal's perception of pain. 
C)  Epinephrine inhibits the secretion of ACTH. 
D)  β-endorphin enhances the secretion of ACTH.

Question 6

The insect hormone that prevents metamorphosis is

Accepted Answer

A)  ecdysone. 
B)  prothoracicotropic hormone. 
C)  terpene. 
D)  juvenile hormone. 
A)  ecdysone. 
B)  prothoracicotropic hormone. 
C)  terpene. 
D)  juvenile hormone.

Question 7

Which hormone has the longest half-life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Melatonin 
B)  Insulin 
C)  Testosterone 
D)  Thyroid hormone 
A)  Melatonin 
B)  Insulin 
C)  Testosterone 
D)  Thyroid hormone

Question 8

Refer to the figure shown.
  Which statement about the figures is the most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only figure B contains a neurohemal organ. 
B)  Figures A and B contain a neurohemal organ. 
C)  Figures A and B contain a neurohemal organ, and figure B also contains a portal system. 
D)  Figures A and B contain a neurohemal organ, and figure A also contains a portal system. 
A)  Only figure B contains a neurohemal organ. 
B)  Figures A and B contain a neurohemal organ. 
C)  Figures A and B contain a neurohemal organ, and figure B also contains a portal system. 
D)  Figures A and B contain a neurohemal organ, and figure A also contains a portal system.

Question 9

Refer to the figure shown.
  What is the structure labeled by arrow I in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

A)  Na+ channel 
B)  Aquaporin 
C)  K+ channel 
D)  Ca2+ channel 
A)  Na+ channel 
B)  Aquaporin 
C)  K+ channel 
D)  Ca2+ channel

Which hormones are released by the posterior pituitary gland?

In order to bring about intracellular effects, steroid hormones

In the spring, when a bear emerges from its den, adipose cells

Which one of the following is not a principle of hormonal control?

Which statement about synergistic components of the mammalian stress response is true?

The insect hormone that prevents metamorphosis is

Which hormone has the longest half-life?

Refer to the figure shown. Which statement about the figures is the most accurate?

Refer to the figure shown. What is the structure labeled by arrow I in the diagram?

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Exam 16: Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Physiology

Which hormones are released by the posterior pituitary gland?

In order to bring about intracellular effects, steroid hormones

In the spring, when a bear emerges from its den, adipose cells

Which one of the following is not a principle of hormonal control?

Which statement about synergistic components of the mammalian stress response is true?

The insect hormone that prevents metamorphosis is

Which hormone has the longest half-life?

Refer to the figure shown. Which statement about the figures is the most accurate?

Refer to the figure shown. What is the structure labeled by arrow I in the diagram?

Animals and Environments: Function on the Ecological Stage

Molecules and Cells in Animal Physiology

Genomics, Proteomics, and Related Approaches to Physiology

Physiological Development and Epigenetics

Transport of Solutes and Water

Nutrition, Feeding, and Digestion

Energy Metabolism

Aerobic and Anaerobic Forms of Metabolism

The Energetics of Aerobic Activity

Thermal Relations

Food, Energy, and Temperature at Work: The Lives of Mammals in Frigid Places

Neurons

Synapses

Sensory Processes

Nervous System Organization and Biological Clocks

Reproduction

Integrating Systems at Work: Animal Navigation

Control of Movement

Muscle

Movement and Muscle at Work: Plasticity in Response to Use and Disuse

Introduction to Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Physiology

External Respiration: the Physiology of Breathing

Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Body Fluids With an Introduction to Acid- Base Physiology

Circulation

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Internal Transport at Work: Diving by Marine Mammals

Water and Salt Physiology: Introduction and Mechanisms

Kidneys and Excretion With Notes on Nitrogen Excretion

Water, Salts, and Excretion at Work: Mammals of Deserts and Dry Savannas

Water and Salt Physiology of Animals in Their Environments

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