NSCI 175 Exam 3 Review Questions and Correct Answers
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1.
2. what is released from the adrenal cortex when
b. cortisol
stimu- lated by ACTH?
a. CRH
b. cortisol
c. vasopressin
d. Epinephrine
3. what hormones released from the posterior
pituitary gland? a. oxytocin
a. oxytocin c. vasopressin
b. CRH *CRH is released from
c. vasopressin the hypothalamus
d. all of the above
4. at what stage is insulin release the lowest and highest? lowest =
cephalic
highest = substrate
5. which sector of the ANS does not release ACh postganglionic sympa-
as its primary neurotransmitter?
thetic
6. a decrease in leptin will activate and will
NPY and AgRP arcuate
neurons
feeding behavior
stimulate
7. cells located in the hypothalamus synthesize and b. oxytocin;
posterior pitu-
transport these hormones to the to regulate the itary; the milk let-down re-
flex
a. oxytocin; anterior pituitary; social bonding
b. oxytocin; posterior pituitary; the milk let-
down re- flex
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c. vasopressin; posterior pituitary; the milk let-down
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1.
2. what is released from the adrenal cortex when
b. cortisol
stimu- lated by ACTH?
a. CRH
b. cortisol
c. vasopressin
d. Epinephrine
3. what hormones released from the posterior
pituitary gland? a. oxytocin
a. oxytocin c. vasopressin
b. CRH *CRH is released from
c. vasopressin the hypothalamus
d. all of the above
4. at what stage is insulin release the lowest and highest? lowest =
cephalic
highest = substrate
5. which sector of the ANS does not release ACh postganglionic sympa-
as its primary neurotransmitter?
thetic
6. a decrease in leptin will activate and will
NPY and AgRP arcuate
neurons
feeding behavior
stimulate
7. cells located in the hypothalamus synthesize and b. oxytocin;
posterior pitu-
transport these hormones to the to regulate the itary; the milk let-down re-
flex
a. oxytocin; anterior pituitary; social bonding
b. oxytocin; posterior pituitary; the milk let-
down re- flex
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c. vasopressin; posterior pituitary; the milk let-down
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