BIO 139 UNIT 1 PRACTICE
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
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1. Which of the following is NOT a major endocrine gland? Answer:
kidney
2. Which of the following hormones stimulates gamete (sperm or egg)
produc- tion? Answer: follicle-stimulating hormone
3. In which of the following mechanisms of hormone action do
intracellular calcium ions act as a final mediator? Answer: PIP 2-calcium
signaling mechanism
4. As blood levels of rise, the expulsive
contractions of labor gain momentum and finally end in birth.
Answer: oxytocin
5. Which of the following conditions, if left untreated, progresses to
respiratory paralysis and death? Answer: hypoparathyroidism
6. Steroids are synthesized from
. Answer: cholesterol
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the areas in which thyroid
hormone (TH) plays an important role? Answer: helping the body avoid dehydration
and water overload
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8. Which of the following occurs within a negative feedback system?
Answer: Target organ ettects inhibit further hormone release.
9. Which of the following homeostatic imbalances results from
hyposecretion of growth hormone? Answer: pituitary dwarfism
10. Which of the following homeostatic imbalances usually results
from deficits in both glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids? Answer:
Addison's disease
11. End
ocrinology involves the study of the endocrine organs and .
Answer: -
hormones
12. Down-regulation involves the loss of receptors and prevents
the target cells from overreacting to persistently high hormone
levels. Answer: True
13. Which of the following stimulates most body cells to
increase in size and divide? Answer: growth hormone
14. Any given
hormone will influence the activity of . Answer: its target cells
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EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
TESTED) WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Contact for further consultation
1. Which of the following is NOT a major endocrine gland? Answer:
kidney
2. Which of the following hormones stimulates gamete (sperm or egg)
produc- tion? Answer: follicle-stimulating hormone
3. In which of the following mechanisms of hormone action do
intracellular calcium ions act as a final mediator? Answer: PIP 2-calcium
signaling mechanism
4. As blood levels of rise, the expulsive
contractions of labor gain momentum and finally end in birth.
Answer: oxytocin
5. Which of the following conditions, if left untreated, progresses to
respiratory paralysis and death? Answer: hypoparathyroidism
6. Steroids are synthesized from
. Answer: cholesterol
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the areas in which thyroid
hormone (TH) plays an important role? Answer: helping the body avoid dehydration
and water overload
2/
16
, Contact for further consultation
8. Which of the following occurs within a negative feedback system?
Answer: Target organ ettects inhibit further hormone release.
9. Which of the following homeostatic imbalances results from
hyposecretion of growth hormone? Answer: pituitary dwarfism
10. Which of the following homeostatic imbalances usually results
from deficits in both glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids? Answer:
Addison's disease
11. End
ocrinology involves the study of the endocrine organs and .
Answer: -
hormones
12. Down-regulation involves the loss of receptors and prevents
the target cells from overreacting to persistently high hormone
levels. Answer: True
13. Which of the following stimulates most body cells to
increase in size and divide? Answer: growth hormone
14. Any given
hormone will influence the activity of . Answer: its target cells
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