Endocrine System Assessment
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- Q1Oxytocin is sometimes administered to women following childbirth to stimulateuterine relaxationsACTH productionuterine contractionsmilk production30s
- Q2If a hormone has a half-life of 5 minutes, how many minutes before it is less than 5% in the blood?25 minutes35 minutes30 minutes40 minutes30s
- Q3Another name for antidiuretic hormone isoxytocinintermedinaldosteronevasopressin30s
- Q4Various anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin, that are used to treat the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis act by inhibiting the production ofsynovial fluidarticular cartilagebone tissueprostoglandins30s
- Q5ADH and oxcytocin are secreted byneuroendocrine cellsneuromuscular cellsneuronsneurosecretory cells30s
- Q6Hormones synthesized in the hypothalamus are released in theneurohypophysisthyroidinfundibulumadenohypophysis30s
- Q7Which of the following has both endocrine and exocrine functions?anterior pituitaryliverpancreasthyroid gland30s
- Q8In addition to a drop in blood calcium concentration, a symptom of hypoparathyroidism iskidney stonesmuscle crampsincreased PTH secretiona rise in vitamin D concentration30s
- Q9An example of a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla ismineralocorticoidglucocorticoidnone of these are correctaldosterone30s
- Q10Simple goiter is most likely to affect people who live in regions where the soil lacksorganic matteriodinevitaminspotassium30s
- Q11In the treatment of diabetes mellitus, the blood test for hemoglobin A is used to measureblood oxygen levelblood glucose concentrationred blood cell number30s
- Q12Triiodothyronine is a hormone secreted by thethyroid glandpancreasparathyroid glandadrenal gland30s
- Q13Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is caused byagingobesitya disorder of the immune systemexcess sugar in the diet30s
- Q14The condition called cretinism is caused byhyperthyroidismhyperparathyroidismhypoparathyroidismhypothyroidism30s
- Q15Increased secretion of cortisol may be accompanied by a decrease in the activities of theheartlymphatic systemsympathetic division of the CNSrespiratory system30s