Question 1

Hyposecretion is a term describing the release of too little hormone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most hormones use a negative feedback system for regulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Endocrine glands secrete hormones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Oxytocin stimulates contraction of the pregnant uterus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the hormone with the gland that produces or secretes it.
-Adrenal cortex

Accepted Answer

A) Thyroxine 
B) Insulin 
C) Testosterone 
D) Glucagon 
E) Parathyroid hormone
F)Atrial natriuretic hormone
G)Cortisol
H)Estrogen
I)Epinephrine
J)Melatonin
K)Oxytocin
L)Leptin
M)TSH 
A) Thyroxine 
B) Insulin 
C) Testosterone 
D) Glucagon 
E) Parathyroid hormone
F)Atrial natriuretic hormone
G)Cortisol
H)Estrogen
I)Epinephrine
J)Melatonin
K)Oxytocin
L)Leptin
M)TSH

Question 6

Match the hormone with the gland that produces or secretes it.
-Thyroid gland

Accepted Answer

A) Thyroxine 
B) Insulin 
C) Testosterone 
D) Glucagon 
E) Parathyroid hormone
F)Atrial natriuretic hormone
G)Cortisol
H)Estrogen
I)Epinephrine
J)Melatonin
K)Oxytocin
L)Leptin
M)TSH 
A) Thyroxine 
B) Insulin 
C) Testosterone 
D) Glucagon 
E) Parathyroid hormone
F)Atrial natriuretic hormone
G)Cortisol
H)Estrogen
I)Epinephrine
J)Melatonin
K)Oxytocin
L)Leptin
M)TSH

Question 7

Prostaglandins are also called "tissue hormones."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match each hormone with its function.
-Hormone that stimulates the primary ovarian follicle to start growing in women

Accepted Answer

A) THS 
B) Oxytocin 
C) ACTH 
D) Thyroxine 
E) parathyroid hormone
F)Calcitonin
G)Aldosterone
H)Cortisol
I)Glucagon
J)Insulin
K)Luteinizing hormone
L)FSH
M)Prolactin
N)ADH
O)Epinephrine
P)Melatonin
Q)ANH 
A) THS 
B) Oxytocin 
C) ACTH 
D) Thyroxine 
E) parathyroid hormone
F)Calcitonin
G)Aldosterone
H)Cortisol
I)Glucagon
J)Insulin
K)Luteinizing hormone
L)FSH
M)Prolactin
N)ADH
O)Epinephrine
P)Melatonin
Q)ANH

Question 9

Nonsteroid hormones

Accepted Answer

A)  cause protein synthesis in the cell 
B)  can cause the formation of cAMP 
C)  have hormone receptors in the nucleus of the cell 
D)  both a and c above 
A)  cause protein synthesis in the cell 
B)  can cause the formation of cAMP 
C)  have hormone receptors in the nucleus of the cell 
D)  both a and c above

Question 10

A tropic hormone causes another endocrine gland to release its hormone or grow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Steroid hormones use nitrogen oxide as their second messenger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The hormone oxytocin produces its effects on only about half the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Steroid hormone receptors are in the cytoplasm of the cell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match each of the following terms with its function or description.
-A hormone that causes an endocrine gland to grow or secrete a hormone

Accepted Answer

A) Endocrine gland 
B) Exocrine gland 
C) Steroid hormone 
D) Nonsteroid hormone 
E) cAMP
F)Hormone
G)Target organ
H)Hypersecretion
I)Hyposecretion
J)Prostaglandins
K)Second messenger
L)Adenohypophysis
M)Neurohypophysis
N)Tropic hormone
O)Releasing hormone 
A) Endocrine gland 
B) Exocrine gland 
C) Steroid hormone 
D) Nonsteroid hormone 
E) cAMP
F)Hormone
G)Target organ
H)Hypersecretion
I)Hyposecretion
J)Prostaglandins
K)Second messenger
L)Adenohypophysis
M)Neurohypophysis
N)Tropic hormone
O)Releasing hormone

Question 15

Nitric oxide

Accepted Answer

A)  is a second messenger 
B)  is a new discovered hormone 
C)  causes the release of G protein 
D)  forms cyclic AMP 
A)  is a second messenger 
B)  is a new discovered hormone 
C)  causes the release of G protein 
D)  forms cyclic AMP

Question 16

Match the hormone with the gland that produces or secretes it.
-Parathyroid gland

Accepted Answer

A) Thyroxine 
B) Insulin 
C) Testosterone 
D) Glucagon 
E) Parathyroid hormone
F)Atrial natriuretic hormone
G)Cortisol
H)Estrogen
I)Epinephrine
J)Melatonin
K)Oxytocin
L)Leptin
M)TSH 
A) Thyroxine 
B) Insulin 
C) Testosterone 
D) Glucagon 
E) Parathyroid hormone
F)Atrial natriuretic hormone
G)Cortisol
H)Estrogen
I)Epinephrine
J)Melatonin
K)Oxytocin
L)Leptin
M)TSH

Question 17

Match each of the following terms with its function or description.
-Part of the pituitary gland that is made of nervous tissue

Accepted Answer

A) Endocrine gland 
B) Exocrine gland 
C) Steroid hormone 
D) Nonsteroid hormone 
E) cAMP
F)Hormone
G)Target organ
H)Hypersecretion
I)Hyposecretion
J)Prostaglandins
K)Second messenger
L)Adenohypophysis
M)Neurohypophysis
N)Tropic hormone
O)Releasing hormone 
A) Endocrine gland 
B) Exocrine gland 
C) Steroid hormone 
D) Nonsteroid hormone 
E) cAMP
F)Hormone
G)Target organ
H)Hypersecretion
I)Hyposecretion
J)Prostaglandins
K)Second messenger
L)Adenohypophysis
M)Neurohypophysis
N)Tropic hormone
O)Releasing hormone

Question 18

Testosterone is

Accepted Answer

A)  produced by the prostate gland 
B)  produced by the interstitial cells of the testes 
C)  the masculinizing hormone 
D)  both b and c above 
A)  produced by the prostate gland 
B)  produced by the interstitial cells of the testes 
C)  the masculinizing hormone 
D)  both b and c above

Question 19

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Accepted Answer

A)  is produced by the posterior pituitary gland 
B)  is called the ovulating hormone 
C)  stimulates the primary ovarian follicle to develop 
D)  all of the above 
A)  is produced by the posterior pituitary gland 
B)  is called the ovulating hormone 
C)  stimulates the primary ovarian follicle to develop 
D)  all of the above

Question 20

Steroid hormones may also trigger membrane receptors to produce a variety of secondary effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Endocrine System

Hyposecretion is a term describing the release of too little hormone.

Most hormones use a negative feedback system for regulation.

Endocrine glands secrete hormones.

Oxytocin stimulates contraction of the pregnant uterus.

Match the hormone with the gland that produces or secretes it. -Adrenal cortex

Match the hormone with the gland that produces or secretes it. -Thyroid gland

Prostaglandins are also called "tissue hormones."

Match each hormone with its function. -Hormone that stimulates the primary ovarian follicle to start growing in women

Nonsteroid hormones

A tropic hormone causes another endocrine gland to release its hormone or grow.

Steroid hormones use nitrogen oxide as their second messenger.

The hormone oxytocin produces its effects on only about half the population.

Steroid hormone receptors are in the cytoplasm of the cell.

Match each of the following terms with its function or description. -A hormone that causes an endocrine gland to grow or secrete a hormone

Nitric oxide

Match the hormone with the gland that produces or secretes it. -Parathyroid gland

Match each of the following terms with its function or description. -Part of the pituitary gland that is made of nervous tissue

Testosterone is

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Steroid hormones may also trigger membrane receptors to produce a variety of secondary effects.

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