Question 1

Which of the following is an effect of a person experiencing chronic stress?

Accepted Answer

A)   Increased activity of the spleen and other lymphatic organs
B)   Increased activity of the immune system
C)   Increased resistance to infections
D)   Increased blood pressure
E)   Decreased plasma levels of cortisolF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

In the alarm stage of a stress response, air passages dilate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What hormone stimulates mitosis, growth of cells, and movement of amino acids into cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   ADH
B)   PTH
C)   PRL
D)   OT
E)   GHF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

What secretions, sometimes called "local hormones," only affect neighboring cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   Exocrine secretions
B)   Apocrine secretions
C)   Autocrine secretions
D)   Paracrine secretionsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

How is the secretion of hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland largely controlled?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hormones from the hypothalamus
B)   Impulses from the autonomic nervous system
C)   Impulses from the hypothalamus
D)   Hormones from the posterior pituitary gland
E)   Plasma concentrations of glucoseF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

What is the effect of aldosterone's stimulation on the kidneys?

Accepted Answer

A)   Conserve sodium and excrete potassium
B)   Excrete sodium and conserve potassium
C)   Excrete sodium and potassium
D)   Conserve sodium and potassium
E)   Secrete erythropoietinF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

What hormone is produced in response to the absence of light in the environment and is associated with circadian rhythms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Serotonin
B)   Acetylcholine
C)   Melatonin
D)   DopamineE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which control pathway was responsible for the adrenaline release Goldilocks experienced when she woke up surrounded by three bears?

Accepted Answer

A)   A hormone stimulates the release of another hormone.
B)   The nervous system directly stimulated an endocrine gland.
C)   Changing plasma levels of a substance directly stimulated an endocrine gland.D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 9

Receptors for all __________ hormones are located inside the cell, not in the plasma membrane.

Accepted Answer

A)   amine
B)   peptide
C)   polypeptides and protein
D)   steroid
E)   glucoseF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

A hypersecretion of cortisol might result in which of the following effects?

Accepted Answer

A)   Weight loss
B)   Hypoglycemia
C)   Depression of the immune response
D)   Increased blood levels of ACTHE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 11: Endocrine System

Which control pathway was responsible for the adrenaline release Goldilocks experienced when she woke up surrounded by three bears?

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What is the effect of aldosterone's stimulation on the kidneys?

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What hormone is produced in response to the absence of light in the environment and is associated with circadian rhythms?

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How is the secretion of hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland largely controlled?

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Receptors for all __________ hormones are located inside the cell, not in the plasma membrane.

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Which of the following is an effect of a person experiencing chronic stress?

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What hormone stimulates mitosis, growth of cells, and movement of amino acids into cells?

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What secretions, sometimes called "local hormones," only affect neighboring cells?

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A hypersecretion of cortisol might result in which of the following effects?

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In the alarm stage of a stress response, air passages dilate.

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Exam 11: Endocrine System

Which control pathway was responsible for the adrenaline release Goldilocks experienced when she woke up surrounded by three bears?

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What is the effect of aldosterone's stimulation on the kidneys?

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What hormone is produced in response to the absence of light in the environment and is associated with circadian rhythms?

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How is the secretion of hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland largely controlled?

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Receptors for all __________ hormones are located inside the cell, not in the plasma membrane.

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Which of the following is an effect of a person experiencing chronic stress?

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What hormone stimulates mitosis, growth of cells, and movement of amino acids into cells?

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What secretions, sometimes called "local hormones," only affect neighboring cells?

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A hypersecretion of cortisol might result in which of the following effects?

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In the alarm stage of a stress response, air passages dilate.

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