A&P II FINAL EXAM
STUDY
Virtually all of the protein or amino acid-based hormones exert
their effects through intracellular __________.
a. ions
b. deactivators
c. second messengers
d. nucleotides
Answer:c. second messengers
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Chemical Substances secreted by cells into the extracellular
fluids that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the
body are called ___________.
a. proteins
b. antibodies
c. hormones
d. enzymes
,Answer:c. hormones
The master gland of the endocrine system is the_________.
a. endocrine
b. pituitary
c. adrenal
d. thyroid
Answer:b. pituitary
The secretion of hormones in response to changing blood
levels of ions is known as _____.
a. neural stimulus
b. hormonal stimulus
c. humoral stimulus
d. ionic stimulus
Answer:c. humoral stimulus
The hormone that has the greatest effect on the metabolic rate
is _____________.
,a. growth hormone
b. aldosterone
c. thyroid
d. cortisol
Answer:c. thyroid
When blood glucose levels fall, the pancreas releases
________.
a. insulin
b. melatonin
c. glucose
d. glucagon
Answer:d. glucagon
When parathyroid hormone is released
a. blood calcium levels fall
b. osteoclasts are activated
c. calcitonin is inhibited
d. calcium channels are blocked
Answer:b. osteoclasts are activated
, The cells with the most receptors for growth hormones are
a. liver
b. nerves
c. bones
d. blood vessels
Answer:c. bones
Steroid hormones influence other cells by
a. activating cyclic AMP
b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the expression of
the gene
c. binding specific receptors and activating G proteins
d. stimulating the uptake of glucose
Answer:b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the
expression of the gene
The major plasma protein is
a. thrombin
b. albumin
STUDY
Virtually all of the protein or amino acid-based hormones exert
their effects through intracellular __________.
a. ions
b. deactivators
c. second messengers
d. nucleotides
Answer:c. second messengers
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Chemical Substances secreted by cells into the extracellular
fluids that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the
body are called ___________.
a. proteins
b. antibodies
c. hormones
d. enzymes
,Answer:c. hormones
The master gland of the endocrine system is the_________.
a. endocrine
b. pituitary
c. adrenal
d. thyroid
Answer:b. pituitary
The secretion of hormones in response to changing blood
levels of ions is known as _____.
a. neural stimulus
b. hormonal stimulus
c. humoral stimulus
d. ionic stimulus
Answer:c. humoral stimulus
The hormone that has the greatest effect on the metabolic rate
is _____________.
,a. growth hormone
b. aldosterone
c. thyroid
d. cortisol
Answer:c. thyroid
When blood glucose levels fall, the pancreas releases
________.
a. insulin
b. melatonin
c. glucose
d. glucagon
Answer:d. glucagon
When parathyroid hormone is released
a. blood calcium levels fall
b. osteoclasts are activated
c. calcitonin is inhibited
d. calcium channels are blocked
Answer:b. osteoclasts are activated
, The cells with the most receptors for growth hormones are
a. liver
b. nerves
c. bones
d. blood vessels
Answer:c. bones
Steroid hormones influence other cells by
a. activating cyclic AMP
b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the expression of
the gene
c. binding specific receptors and activating G proteins
d. stimulating the uptake of glucose
Answer:b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the
expression of the gene
The major plasma protein is
a. thrombin
b. albumin
