Question 1

This gland, the thermostat of the body, regulates the rate and intensity of the body's chemical reactions

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thyroid gland

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adrenal gland

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sweat gland

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pituitary gland

Question 2

This gland secretes glucagon and insulin to regulate the level of glucose in the blood

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pancreas

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thymus

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liver

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thyroid

Question 3

The hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and pineal gland are located in the

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brain

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abdomen

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back

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neck

Question 4

What produces thyroxin, which regulates metabolism throughout the body?

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thyroid

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posterior pituitary

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anterior pituitary

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parathyroid

Question 5

What are the functions of hormones?

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chemical substances that help regulate many of the body's functions

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to regulate the sensation of nervous system response

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regulates the body's internal temperature

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controls the body's immune system

Question 6

Choose the correct statement

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Steroid hormones bind to receptors in the cytoplasm to form hormone-receptor complex

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Steroid hormones bind to receptors embedded in the plasma membrane

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Steroid hormones form hormone-receptor complex in the nucleus

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Steroid hormones form hormone-receptor complex in the blood

Question 7

Examples of exocrine glands are

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sweat glands, pancreas, sebaceous glands

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pancreas, liver, thyroid

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kidneys, pancreas, parathyroid

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liver, sweat gland, stomach

Question 8

Hypothalamus releases ____________

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releasing hormones

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stimulating hormones

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proteins

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enzymes

Question 9

The Antidiuretic hormone is released by _______

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the posterior pituitary gland

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the kidneys

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the hypothalamus

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the anterior pituitary gland

Question 10

Oxytocin released by the posterior pituitary gland___________

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induces uterine contractions and milk production

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controls female secondary sex characteristics

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increases the metabolism

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stimulate the production of estrogen

Question 11

The medulla of the adrenal gland secretes

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amino acid hormones

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steroid hormones

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ACTH

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cortisol

Question 12

Parathyroid glands

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secretes PTH that increases blood calcium level

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secretes PTH that regulates sugar metabolism

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secretes PTH that decreases magnesium level in the body

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secretes PTH that decreases blood calcium level

Question 13

Overproduction of the thyroid hormones is called

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hyperthyroidism

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goiter

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hypothyroidism

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cretinism

Question 14

insulin promotes

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transformation of glucose into glycogen

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transformation of glycogen into glucose

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transformation of glucose into glucagon

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release of glucose by muscle cells

Question 15

A person with high levels of T3 and T4 is expected to have

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low level of TSH

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high level of thyrotrophic releasing hormone

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high level of TSH

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high level of calcitonin

Question 16

one way to reduce calcium level in the blood is

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increase the calcium excretion in urine

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increase calcium release from bones

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increase calcium absorption in small intestine

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decrease calcium excretion in urine

Question 17

Endocrine system is regulated by

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a negative feedback system

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a reverse system

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a body control system

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a secretion control system

Question 18

Type II diabetes patients

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have receptors resistant to insulin

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have low levels of glucagon

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have low levels of insulin

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have no insulin at all

Question 19

Thyroxin and triiodothyronine are synthesized with

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iodine atoms

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nitrogen atoms

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carbon atoms

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sulfur atoms

Question 20

The adrenal cortex secretes steroid hormones which

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increase glucose levels & blood pressure

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decrease the fight or flight response

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decrease glucose levels & blood pressure

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decrease calcium level & blood pressure

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