Portage A&P 1 Module 6 Prep Test Bank
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
hormone .
Answer: an organic chemical produced by one set of cells that affects a
different set of cells
Question 2.
two types of hormones .
Answer: peptide and steroid
Question 3.
peptide hormone .
Answer: activate existing enzymes in the cell//act relatively quickly but for a
short period of time
Question 4.
steroid hormone .
Answer: synthesize new proteins//act more slowly than peptide hormones but
usually have a longer lasting effect on the cell
Question 5.
site of steroid hormone production .
Answer: adrenal cortex, ovaries and testes
Question 6.
example of steroid hormone .
Answer: estrogen and testosterone
Question 7.
catecholamines .
Answer: derived from amino acid tyrosine//production requires only a series of
metabolic reactions within the cytoplasm
‣ site of peptide synthesis . Answer: ribosomes
, Question 8.
negative feedback .
Answer: increased level of the hormone acts to shut down the continued
release of the hormone//monitored by brain
Question 9.
hypothalamus .
Answer: portion of the brain that regulates the internal environment; it helps
to control heart rate, body temperature, H20 balance & the glandular
secretions of the pituitary gland
Question 10.
posterior pituitary gland .
Answer: stores hormones made by the hypothalmus
Question 11.
anterior pituitary gland .
Answer: sometimes called the master gland because it controls the secretion
of some other endocrine glands by secreting certain hormones
Question 12.
ADH .
Answer: • [pituatary]
Question 13.
antidiuretic hormone
Question 14.
target: kidney
Question 15.
increases H2O conservation
Question 16.
ACTH .
Answer: • [pituatary]
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
hormone .
Answer: an organic chemical produced by one set of cells that affects a
different set of cells
Question 2.
two types of hormones .
Answer: peptide and steroid
Question 3.
peptide hormone .
Answer: activate existing enzymes in the cell//act relatively quickly but for a
short period of time
Question 4.
steroid hormone .
Answer: synthesize new proteins//act more slowly than peptide hormones but
usually have a longer lasting effect on the cell
Question 5.
site of steroid hormone production .
Answer: adrenal cortex, ovaries and testes
Question 6.
example of steroid hormone .
Answer: estrogen and testosterone
Question 7.
catecholamines .
Answer: derived from amino acid tyrosine//production requires only a series of
metabolic reactions within the cytoplasm
‣ site of peptide synthesis . Answer: ribosomes
, Question 8.
negative feedback .
Answer: increased level of the hormone acts to shut down the continued
release of the hormone//monitored by brain
Question 9.
hypothalamus .
Answer: portion of the brain that regulates the internal environment; it helps
to control heart rate, body temperature, H20 balance & the glandular
secretions of the pituitary gland
Question 10.
posterior pituitary gland .
Answer: stores hormones made by the hypothalmus
Question 11.
anterior pituitary gland .
Answer: sometimes called the master gland because it controls the secretion
of some other endocrine glands by secreting certain hormones
Question 12.
ADH .
Answer: • [pituatary]
Question 13.
antidiuretic hormone
Question 14.
target: kidney
Question 15.
increases H2O conservation
Question 16.
ACTH .
Answer: • [pituatary]
