• Wrong document? Swap it for free
  • Written by students who passed
  • Immediately available after payment
  • Read online or as PDF
Sell
Where do you study
Your language
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 102 pages
Exam (elaborations)

BIOL 2302 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 102 pages

BIOL 2302 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

Content preview

BIOL 2302 Final Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions

. The amplification of the signal from a water-soluble hormone is achieved
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||


through an increase in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cAMP in the cytoplasm
|| || || || || || || || ||




Water-soluble hormones affect target cells by binding to - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-plasma membrane receptors || ||




How do endocrine hormones reach their target cells? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-Hormones are transported through the blood stream to target || || || || || || || || ||


cells.


What is the role of activated protein kinases? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
|| || || || || || || || || ||


Phosphorylate proteins. ||




Cyclic AMP is degraded by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-phosphodiesterase
|| || || || || || ||




Which of the following enzymes are important in the deactivation of cAMP
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||


and termination of signaling? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-phosphodiesterase
|| || || || || ||




What type of hormones bind to receptors located on the cell membrane? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||


CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-water-soluble hormones, such as insulin and
|| || || || || || ||


epinephrine

,Submit


Which intracellular substance degrades cAMP, thus inactivating the response
|| || || || || || || || ||


to a hormone? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-phosphodiesterase
|| || || || ||




Growth factor hormones, such as insulin, bind to which type of receptor? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||


CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tyrosine kinase receptors
|| || ||




Which is the correct order of events for hormones activating Gs proteins? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||


CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-activation of G protein, binding of GTP, activation of
|| || || || || || || || || ||


adenylate cyclase, conversion of ATP to cAMP
|| || || || || ||




Which second messenger causes the release of calcium from the endoplasmic
|| || || || || || || || || ||


reticulum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-IP3
|| || || ||




Which of the following adrenergic receptors increase cAMP levels? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-β receptors
|| ||




Which of the following hormones has intracellular receptors? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-cortisol


What is the mechanism of action of lipid-soluble hormones? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-activation of genes, which increases protein synthesis in the cell || || || || || || || || ||

,After a lipid-soluble hormone is bound to its intracellular receptor, what does
|| || || || || || || || || || ||


the hormone complex do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-acts as a transcription
|| || || || || || || || || || ||


factor and binds to DNA, activating a gene
|| || || || || || ||




Which hormone's receptor is always bound to DNA, even when the receptor
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||


is empty? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-thyroid hormone
|| || || || ||




Submit


What keeps intracellular receptors from binding to DNA before a hormone
|| || || || || || || || || || ||


binds to the receptor? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-chaperone proteins
|| || || || || || || ||


(chaperonins)
Submit


What tropic hormone stimulates cortisol from the adrenal gland? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) || ||




What is the function of the ventral hypothalamic neurons? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-control secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) || || || || || ||




Submit


Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are intermediary hormones stimulated by
|| || || || || || || || ||


which of the following hormones? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-GH (growth
|| || || || || || || || ||


hormone)


Which of the following hormones is regulated by a neuroendocrine
|| || || || || || || || || ||


("letdown") reflex? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oxytocin
|| || || ||

, Where is antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also known as vasopressin,
|| || || || || || || || ||


synthesized? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hypothalamus || || ||




What is the most important regulatory factor controlling the circulating levels
|| || || || || || || || || ||


of thyroid hormone? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-negative feedback
|| || || || || || ||




Your patient has been admitted to the intensive care unit with a severe head
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||


injury. As you monitor his urine output, you find that it has fallen sharply.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||


Lab tests indicate that his serum osmolality is lower than normal (i.e., his
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||


plasma is too dilute). What should you suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
|| || || || || || || || || ||


Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)
|| || || || ||




Acromegaly may be caused by all EXCEPT which of the following? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-hyposecretion of GH in adulthood
|| || || || ||




A blow to the head may cause diabetes insipidus by ______. - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-interfering with the normal transmission of nerve impulses to || || || || || || || || ||


the posterior pituitary
|| ||




What is the target of thyroid hormones? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cells of the
|| || || || || || || || || || ||


body
||




Where is thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) made? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || ||


ANSWER✔✔-hypothalamus

Document information

Uploaded on
February 12, 2026
Number of pages
102
Written in
2025/2026
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers
CA$30.30

Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF

Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
Lectphilip
4.0
(44)
Sold
298
Followers
8
Items
27199
Last sold
15 hours ago



Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions