BIOL 2114 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
FINAL EXAMINATION AND ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
VERSION.
Why hormones act slower then impulses of the nervous system - Answer hormones must
travel through the circulatory system to reach their target
major processes controlled by the endocrine system - Answer 1. Growth
2. Reproduction
3. Development
4. Maintenance of electrolyte balance
5. Water balance
6. Nutrient balance
7. Regulation of metabolism
8. Energy balance
9. Mobilization of body defenses
Endocrine - Answer do not have ducts
Exocrine - Answer do have ducts
hormones produced in the anterior pituitary - Answer Thyroid
Follicle
Luteinizing
Prolactin
Growth Hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
hormones produced in the posterior pituitary - Answer Vasopressin
Oxytocin
, hormones produced in the parathyroid - Answer parathyroid hormone
hormones produced in the adrenal cortex - Answer Glucocorticoids
Mineralocorticoids
Androgens
hormones produced in the adrenal medulla - Answer adrenaline
noradrenaline
hormones produced in the pineal - Answer melatonin
hormones produced in the hypothalamus - Answer oxytocin
antidiuretic hormone
autocrines - Answer affect the cells that secrete them
paracrines - Answer affect cell types that are different from those that produce them
where do autocrines and paracrines act in the body - Answer act locally
hormone - Answer chemical messengers that are released into the blood and travels
throughout the body
two types of hormones - Answer amino acids and steroid
eicosanoid - Answer active lipids but are not true hormones
why is eicosanoid not a hormone - Answer because the effects of eicosanoid are typically
highly localized affecting only nearby cells
5 ways that hormones cause changes in the cells - Answer 1. Alters plasma membrane and
permeability or membrane potential or both by opening or closing ion channels
FINAL EXAMINATION AND ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
VERSION.
Why hormones act slower then impulses of the nervous system - Answer hormones must
travel through the circulatory system to reach their target
major processes controlled by the endocrine system - Answer 1. Growth
2. Reproduction
3. Development
4. Maintenance of electrolyte balance
5. Water balance
6. Nutrient balance
7. Regulation of metabolism
8. Energy balance
9. Mobilization of body defenses
Endocrine - Answer do not have ducts
Exocrine - Answer do have ducts
hormones produced in the anterior pituitary - Answer Thyroid
Follicle
Luteinizing
Prolactin
Growth Hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
hormones produced in the posterior pituitary - Answer Vasopressin
Oxytocin
, hormones produced in the parathyroid - Answer parathyroid hormone
hormones produced in the adrenal cortex - Answer Glucocorticoids
Mineralocorticoids
Androgens
hormones produced in the adrenal medulla - Answer adrenaline
noradrenaline
hormones produced in the pineal - Answer melatonin
hormones produced in the hypothalamus - Answer oxytocin
antidiuretic hormone
autocrines - Answer affect the cells that secrete them
paracrines - Answer affect cell types that are different from those that produce them
where do autocrines and paracrines act in the body - Answer act locally
hormone - Answer chemical messengers that are released into the blood and travels
throughout the body
two types of hormones - Answer amino acids and steroid
eicosanoid - Answer active lipids but are not true hormones
why is eicosanoid not a hormone - Answer because the effects of eicosanoid are typically
highly localized affecting only nearby cells
5 ways that hormones cause changes in the cells - Answer 1. Alters plasma membrane and
permeability or membrane potential or both by opening or closing ion channels
