BSC 2086 EXAM 1 REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.Endocrine gland - ANSWERS✔-Organs that are traditional sources of hormones
\.The nervous system reacts to stimuli ______ compared to the endocrine system.
adapts _____ compared to the endocrine system, and has_____ effects compared
to the endocrine. - ANSWERS✔-Quickly, quickly, specific
\.The organ which is not an endocrine gland but it has a role in endocrine
function. - ANSWERS✔-Kidney
\.What makes a cell a target of a particular hormone? - ANSWERS✔-The presence
of a receptor for that particular hormone.
\.The neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary) secretes - ANSWERS✔-Oxytocin &
antidiuretic hormone
\.Releasing hormones from Hypothalamus target the - ANSWERS✔-Anterior
pituitary
, \.The hypophyseal portal system connects - ANSWERS✔-Anterior pituitary,
hypothalamus
\.Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) targets the - ANSWERS✔-Kidneys
\.Which hormone has more target cells in the body than any of the others? -
ANSWERS✔-Growth hormone
\.Target organs most often regulate the pituitary gland via - ANSWERS✔-Negative
feedback inhibition
\.This hormone plays an important role in synchronizing physiological function
with the cycle of daylight and darkness - ANSWERS✔-Melatonin
\.Which gland secretes several hormones that stimulate the development of
lymphatic organs and regulates development of activity of T cells (white blood
cells) - ANSWERS✔-Thymus
\.Which gland secretes a hormone that increases the body's metabolic rate,
promotes alertness and quickens reflexes, and stimulates the fetal nervous
system? - ANSWERS✔-Thyroid gland
\.Which gland secretes a hormone as a response to hypocalcaemia? - ANSWERS✔-
Parathyroid glands
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.Endocrine gland - ANSWERS✔-Organs that are traditional sources of hormones
\.The nervous system reacts to stimuli ______ compared to the endocrine system.
adapts _____ compared to the endocrine system, and has_____ effects compared
to the endocrine. - ANSWERS✔-Quickly, quickly, specific
\.The organ which is not an endocrine gland but it has a role in endocrine
function. - ANSWERS✔-Kidney
\.What makes a cell a target of a particular hormone? - ANSWERS✔-The presence
of a receptor for that particular hormone.
\.The neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary) secretes - ANSWERS✔-Oxytocin &
antidiuretic hormone
\.Releasing hormones from Hypothalamus target the - ANSWERS✔-Anterior
pituitary
, \.The hypophyseal portal system connects - ANSWERS✔-Anterior pituitary,
hypothalamus
\.Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) targets the - ANSWERS✔-Kidneys
\.Which hormone has more target cells in the body than any of the others? -
ANSWERS✔-Growth hormone
\.Target organs most often regulate the pituitary gland via - ANSWERS✔-Negative
feedback inhibition
\.This hormone plays an important role in synchronizing physiological function
with the cycle of daylight and darkness - ANSWERS✔-Melatonin
\.Which gland secretes several hormones that stimulate the development of
lymphatic organs and regulates development of activity of T cells (white blood
cells) - ANSWERS✔-Thymus
\.Which gland secretes a hormone that increases the body's metabolic rate,
promotes alertness and quickens reflexes, and stimulates the fetal nervous
system? - ANSWERS✔-Thyroid gland
\.Which gland secretes a hormone as a response to hypocalcaemia? - ANSWERS✔-
Parathyroid glands
