Question 1

The pancreas

Accepted Answer

A) secretes steroids that are concerned with sugar,salt,and sex. 
B) is controlled by the adenohypophysis. 
C) secretes hormones that affect blood glucose levels. 
D) secretes iodine-containing hormones that regulate the basal metabolic rate. 
A) secretes steroids that are concerned with sugar,salt,and sex. 
B) is controlled by the adenohypophysis. 
C) secretes hormones that affect blood glucose levels. 
D) secretes iodine-containing hormones that regulate the basal metabolic rate.

Question 2

Enlargement of the thyroid gland

Accepted Answer

A) is called a goiter. 
B) causes Addisonian crisis. 
C) makes a person appear cushingoid. 
D) causes hypocalcemic tetany. 
A) is called a goiter. 
B) causes Addisonian crisis. 
C) makes a person appear cushingoid. 
D) causes hypocalcemic tetany.

Question 3

Excessive eating despite plenty of glucose in the blood is called

Accepted Answer

A) acidosis 
B) polyuria 
C) polydipsia 
D) polyphagia 
A) acidosis 
B) polyuria 
C) polydipsia 
D) polyphagia

Question 4

Which of the following is the most important effect of somatotropic hormone?

Accepted Answer

A) Promotion of the urinary excretion of calcium 
B) Growth of the musculoskeletal system 
C) Regulation of sodium and water balance 
D) Initiates and sustains labor to terminate pregnancy 
A) Promotion of the urinary excretion of calcium 
B) Growth of the musculoskeletal system 
C) Regulation of sodium and water balance 
D) Initiates and sustains labor to terminate pregnancy

Question 5

The anterior pituitary gland

Accepted Answer

A) is called the neurohypophysis. 
B) releases ADH and oxytocin. 
C) secretes releasing hormones. 
D) is connected to the hypothalamus by the portal capillaries. 
A) is called the neurohypophysis. 
B) releases ADH and oxytocin. 
C) secretes releasing hormones. 
D) is connected to the hypothalamus by the portal capillaries.

Question 6

Which of the following hormones are found within the hypophyseal-hypothalamic portal capillaries?

Accepted Answer

A) Gonadotropins 
B) Releasing hormones 
C) Catecholamines 
D) Mineralocorticoids 
A) Gonadotropins 
B) Releasing hormones 
C) Catecholamines 
D) Mineralocorticoids

Question 7

The hypersecretion of which hormone is least likely to cause hyperglycemia?

Accepted Answer

A) Cortisol 
B) Growth hormone 
C) Insulin 
D) Epinephrine (adrenalin) 
A) Cortisol 
B) Growth hormone 
C) Insulin 
D) Epinephrine (adrenalin)

Question 8

Glucagon,growth hormone,cortisol,and epinephrine

Accepted Answer

A) are all secreted by the adrenal gland. 
B) expand blood volume. 
C) raise blood glucose levels. 
D) stimulate osteoclastic activity. 
A) are all secreted by the adrenal gland. 
B) expand blood volume. 
C) raise blood glucose levels. 
D) stimulate osteoclastic activity.

Question 9

Estrogen,progesterone,and testosterone

Accepted Answer

A) are feminizing hormones. 
B) induce virilization. 
C) are secreted by the gonads. 
D) are secreted by the adenohypophysis. 
A) are feminizing hormones. 
B) induce virilization. 
C) are secreted by the gonads. 
D) are secreted by the adenohypophysis.

Question 10

Ketoacidosis is most related to

Accepted Answer

A) adrenocortical insufficiency. 
B) Cushing's syndrome. 
C) excess fatty acid catabolism. 
D) hyperglycemia. 
A) adrenocortical insufficiency. 
B) Cushing's syndrome. 
C) excess fatty acid catabolism. 
D) hyperglycemia.

Question 11

Which gland secretes two hormones,one that elevates blood glucose levels and another that decreases blood glucose levels?

Accepted Answer

A) Pancreas 
B) Adenohypophysis 
C) Thyroid 
D) Adrenal cortex 
A) Pancreas 
B) Adenohypophysis 
C) Thyroid 
D) Adrenal cortex

Question 12

The adenohypophysis

Accepted Answer

A) secretes ADH and oxytocin. 
B) refers to the anterior pituitary gland. 
C) secretes releasing hormones. 
D) secretes glucocorticoids,mineralocorticoids,and androgens. 
A) secretes ADH and oxytocin. 
B) refers to the anterior pituitary gland. 
C) secretes releasing hormones. 
D) secretes glucocorticoids,mineralocorticoids,and androgens.

Question 13

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin

Accepted Answer

A) are secreted by the neurohypophysis. 
B) are mineralocorticoids. 
C) are secreted by the islets of Langerhans. 
D) stimulate the kidney to excrete Na+ and water. 
A) are secreted by the neurohypophysis. 
B) are mineralocorticoids. 
C) are secreted by the islets of Langerhans. 
D) stimulate the kidney to excrete Na+ and water.

Question 14

Hyperglycemia

Accepted Answer

A) is caused by excess insulin. 
B) causes glucosuria and polyuria. 
C) causes hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia. 
D) is characteristic of adrenal insufficiency. 
A) is caused by excess insulin. 
B) causes glucosuria and polyuria. 
C) causes hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia. 
D) is characteristic of adrenal insufficiency.

Question 15

Which of the following steroids is an androgen?

Accepted Answer

A) Progesterone 
B) Testosterone 
C) Estrogen 
D) Aldosterone 
A) Progesterone 
B) Testosterone 
C) Estrogen 
D) Aldosterone

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

A) Secretes releasing hormones into the portal capillaries 
B) Composed of glandular tissue 
C) Called the adenohypophysis 
D) Connected to the neurohypophysis by the portal capillaries 
A) Secretes releasing hormones into the portal capillaries 
B) Composed of glandular tissue 
C) Called the adenohypophysis 
D) Connected to the neurohypophysis by the portal capillaries

Question 17

Identify the hormones that are secreted by these glands: adrenal cortex,pancreas,and adenohypophysis.

Accepted Answer

A) ADH,aldosterone,glucagon 
B) Epinephrine,insulin,ACTH 
C) Androgen,glucagon,ADH 
D) Cortisol,insulin,growth hormone 
A) ADH,aldosterone,glucagon 
B) Epinephrine,insulin,ACTH 
C) Androgen,glucagon,ADH 
D) Cortisol,insulin,growth hormone

Question 18

Which of the following is least associated with the adrenal medulla?

Accepted Answer

A) Catecholamines 
B) Epinephrine and norepinephrine 
C) Fight-or-flight response 
D) Sugar,salt,and sex 
A) Catecholamines 
B) Epinephrine and norepinephrine 
C) Fight-or-flight response 
D) Sugar,salt,and sex

Question 19

What do the following hormones have in common: growth hormone,cortisol,and epinephrine? All

Accepted Answer

A) are secreted by the adrenal glands. 
B) raise blood glucose. 
C) suppress gluconeogenesis. 
D) are steroids. 
A) are secreted by the adrenal glands. 
B) raise blood glucose. 
C) suppress gluconeogenesis. 
D) are steroids.

Question 20

What two effects does PTH exert on the kidneys?

Accepted Answer

A) Blocks sodium reabsorption and increases the excretion of water 
B) Increases calcium reabsorption and increases the excretion of phosphate in the urine 
C) Decreases the reabsorption of both calcium and phosphate 
D) Increases the excretion of H+ and the excretion of bicarbonate 
A) Blocks sodium reabsorption and increases the excretion of water 
B) Increases calcium reabsorption and increases the excretion of phosphate in the urine 
C) Decreases the reabsorption of both calcium and phosphate 
D) Increases the excretion of H+ and the excretion of bicarbonate

Exam 14: Endocrine System

The pancreas

Enlargement of the thyroid gland

Excessive eating despite plenty of glucose in the blood is called

Which of the following is the most important effect of somatotropic hormone?

The anterior pituitary gland

Which of the following hormones are found within the hypophyseal-hypothalamic portal capillaries?

The hypersecretion of which hormone is least likely to cause hyperglycemia?

Glucagon,growth hormone,cortisol,and epinephrine

Estrogen,progesterone,and testosterone

Ketoacidosis is most related to

Which gland secretes two hormones,one that elevates blood glucose levels and another that decreases blood glucose levels?

The adenohypophysis

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin

Hyperglycemia

Which of the following steroids is an androgen?

Which of the following is true of the hypothalamus?

Identify the hormones that are secreted by these glands: adrenal cortex,pancreas,and adenohypophysis.

Which of the following is least associated with the adrenal medulla?

What do the following hormones have in common: growth hormone,cortisol,and epinephrine? All

What two effects does PTH exert on the kidneys?

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