BSC2086 Exam 1 review Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest Update

BSC2086 Exam 1 review Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest Update




QUESTION
Endocrine gland

Answer:
Organs that are traditional sources of hormones

QUESTION
The nervous system reacts to stimuli ______ compared to the endocrine system. adapts _____
compared to the endocrine system, and has_____ effects compared to the endocrine.

Answer:
Quickly, quickly, specific

QUESTION
The organ which is not an endocrine gland but it has a role in endocrine function.

Answer:
Kidney

QUESTION
What makes a cell a target of a particular hormone?

Answer:
The presence of a receptor for that particular hormone.

QUESTION
The neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary) secretes

Answer:
Oxytocin & antidiuretic hormone

, QUESTION
Releasing hormones from Hypothalamus target the

Answer:
Anterior pituitary

QUESTION
The hypophyseal portal system connects

Answer:
Anterior pituitary, hypothalamus

QUESTION
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) targets the

Answer:
Kidneys

QUESTION
Which hormone has more target cells in the body than any of the others?

Answer:
Growth hormone

QUESTION
Target organs most often regulate the pituitary gland via

Answer:
Negative feedback inhibition

QUESTION
This hormone plays an important role in synchronizing physiological function with the cycle of
daylight and darkness

Answer:
Melatonin

QUESTION
Which gland secretes several hormones that stimulate the development of lymphatic organs and
regulates development of activity of T cells (white blood cells)

Answer:
Thymus