BIO 1201 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+)
A hallmark of endocrine signalling, as opposed to other types of cell signalling is
a. signal molecules affecting nearby cells
b. signal molecules travelling from neuron to neuron
c. signal molecules travelling through the bloodstream
d. signal molecules travelling between organisms
e. all of these are types of endocrine signalling - ANSWER-c. signal molecules travelling
through the bloodstream
There are 3 classes of hormones. Which one of these is NOT a hormone class?
a. polypeptides
b. amines
c. hydrophobic small molecules
d. parathyroids
e. all of these are hormone classes because there are actually 4 types - ANSWER-d.
parathyroids
Which of these is NOT primarily an endocrine gland?
a. adrenal gland
b. hypothalamus
c. ovaries
d. thyroid
e. duodenum - ANSWER-e. duodenum
When your blood sugar is low, what happens?
a. insulin is released
b. glucagon is released
c. epinephrine is released
d. oxytocin is released
e. all of these are released - ANSWER-b. glucagon is released
Which hormone causes the liver to store glucose as glycogen?
a. insulin
b. paracrine
c. glucagon
d. epinephrine
e. oxytocin - ANSWER-a. insulin
Which of the following is treatable with synthetic insulin?
a. Type 1 diabetes
b. Type 2 diabetes
, c. both Types 1 and 2 diabetes
d. inflammation
e. all of the above - ANSWER-a. Type 1 diabetes
Which of the following endocrine glands is NOT in the brain?
a. hypothalamus
b. pineal
c. medulla
d. pituitary
e. all of these are in the brain - ANSWER-c. medulla
Which endocrine gland does NOT make the hormones it releases?
a. adrenal cortex
b. adrenal medulla
c. posterior pituitary
d. hypothalamus
e. anterior pituitary - ANSWER-c. posterior pituitary
Which of the following is NOT true about epinephrine?
a. it is produced by the adrenal medulla
b. it has more than one type of receptor protein
c. it is the same as adrenaline
d. it acts on more than one type of cell
e. it is a peptide hormone - ANSWER-e. it is a peptide hormone
What is a tropic hormone?
a. a hormone that is produced in response to heat stress
b. a hormone that induces production of a different hormone
c. a hormone that has 2 or more physiological effects
d. a hormone that is produced by a neuroendocrine cell
e. a hormone that induces movement (e.g. in plants) - ANSWER-b. a hormone that
induces production of a different hormone
Which of the following is NOT a hormone?
a. oxytocin
b. glucagon
c. insulin
d. epinephrine
e. glycogen - ANSWER-e. glycogen
A tropic hormone:
a. effects other endocrine glands
b. effects the digestive system
c. effects nearby cells
d. only works in tropical weather
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+)
A hallmark of endocrine signalling, as opposed to other types of cell signalling is
a. signal molecules affecting nearby cells
b. signal molecules travelling from neuron to neuron
c. signal molecules travelling through the bloodstream
d. signal molecules travelling between organisms
e. all of these are types of endocrine signalling - ANSWER-c. signal molecules travelling
through the bloodstream
There are 3 classes of hormones. Which one of these is NOT a hormone class?
a. polypeptides
b. amines
c. hydrophobic small molecules
d. parathyroids
e. all of these are hormone classes because there are actually 4 types - ANSWER-d.
parathyroids
Which of these is NOT primarily an endocrine gland?
a. adrenal gland
b. hypothalamus
c. ovaries
d. thyroid
e. duodenum - ANSWER-e. duodenum
When your blood sugar is low, what happens?
a. insulin is released
b. glucagon is released
c. epinephrine is released
d. oxytocin is released
e. all of these are released - ANSWER-b. glucagon is released
Which hormone causes the liver to store glucose as glycogen?
a. insulin
b. paracrine
c. glucagon
d. epinephrine
e. oxytocin - ANSWER-a. insulin
Which of the following is treatable with synthetic insulin?
a. Type 1 diabetes
b. Type 2 diabetes
, c. both Types 1 and 2 diabetes
d. inflammation
e. all of the above - ANSWER-a. Type 1 diabetes
Which of the following endocrine glands is NOT in the brain?
a. hypothalamus
b. pineal
c. medulla
d. pituitary
e. all of these are in the brain - ANSWER-c. medulla
Which endocrine gland does NOT make the hormones it releases?
a. adrenal cortex
b. adrenal medulla
c. posterior pituitary
d. hypothalamus
e. anterior pituitary - ANSWER-c. posterior pituitary
Which of the following is NOT true about epinephrine?
a. it is produced by the adrenal medulla
b. it has more than one type of receptor protein
c. it is the same as adrenaline
d. it acts on more than one type of cell
e. it is a peptide hormone - ANSWER-e. it is a peptide hormone
What is a tropic hormone?
a. a hormone that is produced in response to heat stress
b. a hormone that induces production of a different hormone
c. a hormone that has 2 or more physiological effects
d. a hormone that is produced by a neuroendocrine cell
e. a hormone that induces movement (e.g. in plants) - ANSWER-b. a hormone that
induces production of a different hormone
Which of the following is NOT a hormone?
a. oxytocin
b. glucagon
c. insulin
d. epinephrine
e. glycogen - ANSWER-e. glycogen
A tropic hormone:
a. effects other endocrine glands
b. effects the digestive system
c. effects nearby cells
d. only works in tropical weather
