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Endocrine System BA
Question | Answer |
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Produces the hormones that promote the development of the female secondary sexual characteristics at puberty. | Ovaries. |
Storehouse for the hormones produced by the hypothalamus of the brain. | Pituitary Gland. |
Produces the hormones that direct the production of the secondary male sex characteristics. | Testes |
Produce steroid hormones and glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. | Adrenal Glands |
Produces hormones and is considered a neuroendocrine organ. | Hypothalamus |
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH). | Bones and Muscles |
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). | Testes or Ovaries |
Prolactin-releasing hormone (PRH). | Mammary Glands |
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). | Adrenal Cortex |
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). | Thyroid |
An autoimmune problem involving the thyroid gland. | Graves' Disease |
Hyposecretion of growth hormone. | Pituitary Dwarfism |
Hyposecretion of the pancreas. | Diabetes Mellitus |
Hyposecretion of the adrenal cortex. | Addison's Disease |
Hypersecretion of growth hormone. | Acromegaly |
Hyposecretion of the thyroid in adults. | Myxedema. |
Hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex. | Cushing's Desease |
Hyposecretion of the thyroid in infants. | Cretinism |
In humans, melatonin may inhibit sexual maturation. | True |
The antagonistic hormones that regulate the blood calcium level are calcitonin-parathormone. | True |
Both "turn on" factors (hormonal, humoral, and neural stimuli) and "turn off" factors (feedback inhibition and others) may be modulated by the activity of the nervous system. | True |
ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex to release corticosteroid hormones. | True |
LH is also referred to as a gonadotropin. | True |
With age, chronic stress increases blood levels of cortisol and appears to contribute to memory deterioration. | True |
Oxytocin is a strong stimulant of uterine contractions. | True |
Type 2 diabetics may reflect declining receptor sensitivity to insulin rather than decreased insulin production. | True |
The prime metabolic effect of cortisol is gluconeogenesis. | True |
The beta cells are the pancreatic islet cells that produce insulin. | True |
Atrial natriuretic peptide is a hormone that controls blood pressure in part by increasing the urinary excretion sodium. | True |
Although glucagon is a small polypeptide, it is nevertheless very potent in its regulatory effects. | True |
The thyroid gland is a large gland that controls metabolic functions throughout the life of an individual. | True |
Many hormone synthesized in the gastrointestinal tract are chemically identical to brain neurotransmitters. | True |
All of the following hormones are secreted by the adenohypophysis: ACTH, FSH, and LH. | True |
Iodine is an essential element required for the synthesis of thyroxine. | True |
The endocrine gland that is probably malfunctioning if a person has a high metabolic rate is the parathyroid. | False |
Gluconeogenesis occurs in the liver due to the action of | Cortisol |
Normal development of the immune response is due in part to hormones produced by the | Thymus Gland |
Virtually all of the protein or amino acid-based hormones exert their effects through intracellular | Second messengers |
Which of the following is not a category of endocrine gland stimulus? | Enzyme |
Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids and that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called | Hormones |
The hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract | is partly contained within the infundibulum |
Which of the following is not a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus | polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia are all signs |
Which of the choices below is not a factor required for target cell activation by hormone receptor interaction | type of hormone |
Oxytocin | release is an example of a positive feedback control mechanism |
ADH | is inhibited by alcohol |
Thyroid hormone exerts its influence by | entering some cells and binding to intracellular receptors within the nuclei |
Gonadocorticoid(s) | production by the adrenal gland is insignificant compared with sex hormone release from the gonads during late puberty |