BIOL 2302 FINAL EXAM 1QUESTIONS
ALL ANSWERED CORRECT.
1) When one hormone opposes the action of another hormone, it is called a(n) - Answer c) antagonistic
effect
2) Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk production? - Answer b)
Prolactin
3) Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol? -
Answer c) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
4) Parathyroid hormone is the major regulator of the plasma concentration of which of the following
ions? - Answer Calcium
5) Which of the following conditions would result from hyposecretion of aldosterone? - Answer c)
Dehydration
6) Which of the following hormones are released in response to decreases in blood glucose
concentration? - Answer c) Glucagon
7) Which of the following hormones plays key regulatory roles in the body's long-term response to
stress? - Answer c) Cortisol, hGH, Thyroid hormone
8) Which of the labeled endocrine glands secretes hGH, TSH, FSH and other hormones? - Answer b) B
9) Which of the labeled endocrine glands secretes hormones that regulate the basal metabolic rate
(BMR)? - Answer a) C
10) What endocrine abnormality does the individual on the left in the picture of the identical twins
have? - Answer e) Pituitary Gigantism
, 11) Hypothyroidism during adulthood can produce which of the following disorders? - Answer e)
Myxedema
12) The following is a possible progression of which of the following disorders: Inadequate dietary iodine
intake --> low level of thyroid hormone in blood --> increased TSH secretion --> thyroid gland
enlargement. - Answer c) Goiter
13) Which of the following is an abnormal condition of excess androgen secretion, observed primarily in
women, that is characterized by the presence of excessive body and facial hair in a male pattern? -
Answer c) Hirsutism
14) A condition characterized by the excessive development of mammary glands in a male is called -
Answer d) Gynecomastia
15) An individual with a deficiency in fatty acid intake might have a difficulty producing which type of
hormones? - Answer e) Eicosanoid hormones
16) Which of the following statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble
hormones? - Answer c) Only water-soluble hormones use second messengers.
17) Which of the following is NOT a major function of the blood? - Answer e) Production of oxygen
18) What percentage of blood plasma is water? - Answer b) 91.5%
19) Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in disease resistance? - Answer b) Globulins
20) Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in blood cotting? - Answer c) Fibrinogen
21) Which of the following blood cells are the main soldiers in the immune system defense of the body
against microbial invaders? - Answer c) Lymphocyte
ALL ANSWERED CORRECT.
1) When one hormone opposes the action of another hormone, it is called a(n) - Answer c) antagonistic
effect
2) Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk production? - Answer b)
Prolactin
3) Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol? -
Answer c) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
4) Parathyroid hormone is the major regulator of the plasma concentration of which of the following
ions? - Answer Calcium
5) Which of the following conditions would result from hyposecretion of aldosterone? - Answer c)
Dehydration
6) Which of the following hormones are released in response to decreases in blood glucose
concentration? - Answer c) Glucagon
7) Which of the following hormones plays key regulatory roles in the body's long-term response to
stress? - Answer c) Cortisol, hGH, Thyroid hormone
8) Which of the labeled endocrine glands secretes hGH, TSH, FSH and other hormones? - Answer b) B
9) Which of the labeled endocrine glands secretes hormones that regulate the basal metabolic rate
(BMR)? - Answer a) C
10) What endocrine abnormality does the individual on the left in the picture of the identical twins
have? - Answer e) Pituitary Gigantism
, 11) Hypothyroidism during adulthood can produce which of the following disorders? - Answer e)
Myxedema
12) The following is a possible progression of which of the following disorders: Inadequate dietary iodine
intake --> low level of thyroid hormone in blood --> increased TSH secretion --> thyroid gland
enlargement. - Answer c) Goiter
13) Which of the following is an abnormal condition of excess androgen secretion, observed primarily in
women, that is characterized by the presence of excessive body and facial hair in a male pattern? -
Answer c) Hirsutism
14) A condition characterized by the excessive development of mammary glands in a male is called -
Answer d) Gynecomastia
15) An individual with a deficiency in fatty acid intake might have a difficulty producing which type of
hormones? - Answer e) Eicosanoid hormones
16) Which of the following statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble
hormones? - Answer c) Only water-soluble hormones use second messengers.
17) Which of the following is NOT a major function of the blood? - Answer e) Production of oxygen
18) What percentage of blood plasma is water? - Answer b) 91.5%
19) Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in disease resistance? - Answer b) Globulins
20) Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in blood cotting? - Answer c) Fibrinogen
21) Which of the following blood cells are the main soldiers in the immune system defense of the body
against microbial invaders? - Answer c) Lymphocyte
