Chapter 24: Endocrine System and Pathologies
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the chemical messengers of the endocrine system called?
a. Hormones
b. Antibodies
c. Enzymes
d. Neurotransmitters
ANS: A
The nervous system uses impulses and chemical messengers called neurotransmitters, whereas
the endocrine system uses several mechanisms involving chemical messengers called
hormones.
2. Which statement describes endocrine glands?
a. Located only in the skin
b. Use ducts to transport their products to the site of action
c. Ductless glands that secrete hormones
d. Types include sudoriferous, sebaceous, and salivary
ANS: C
The endocrine system uses several mechanisms involving chemical messengers called
hormones.
3. Which glands are endocrinTe?
a. Adrenal
b. Salivary
c. Ceruminous
d. Sudoriferous
ANS: A
Adrenal glands are endocrine glands.
4. Which function does the endocrine system perform?
a. Produces heat, maintains posture, and produces movement
b. Digests, adsorbs, and eliminates ingested substances
c. Combats hemorrhage and blood loss
d. Regulates reproductive processes and helps the body adapt during stress
ANS: D
The endocrine system produces and secretes hormone, regulates the reproductive process, and
helps the body adapt during stress.
5. What do hormones do?
a. Eliminate cellular waste products
b. Regulate physiologic activity of other cells
c. Help maintain the oxygen content of blood
d. Provide physical protection from the outside environment
, ANS: B
Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate physiologic activity of other cells.
Hormones influence growth, metabolism, digestion, reproduction, and mood.
6. Which substances are also known as local hormones?
a. Glucocorticoids
b. Androgens
c. Estrogens
d. Prostaglandins
ANS: D
Prostaglandins, or local hormones, are produced by many tissues and they generally act on
nearby cells.
7. Which term refers to a response to stimulus that moves current levels in the opposite
direction?
a. Neural regulation
b. Positive feedback
c. Negative feedback
d. Hormonal regulation
ANS: C
Negative feedback is a response to a stimulus that moves current levels in the opposite, or
negative, direction. This movement brings levels back to homeostasis.
8. Which mechanism controls most hormone levels?
a. Nerve impulse
b. Positive feedback systeTmEsSTBANKSELLER.COM
c. Negative feedback systems
d. Neurotransmitter release
ANS: C
Most hormone levels are regulated by negative feedback systems.
9. Which term applies to hormones that stimulate the activity of other endocrine glands?
a. Releasing
b. Positive
c. Negative
d. Tropic
ANS: D
Hormones that stimulate the activity of other endocrine glands are called tropic hormones.
10. Which structure secretes hormones that stimulate or inhibit the release of hormones from the
anterior pituitary?
a. Pineal
b. Thymus
c. Pancreas
d. Hypothalamus
ANS: D
Salvo: Massage Therapy
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the chemical messengers of the endocrine system called?
a. Hormones
b. Antibodies
c. Enzymes
d. Neurotransmitters
ANS: A
The nervous system uses impulses and chemical messengers called neurotransmitters, whereas
the endocrine system uses several mechanisms involving chemical messengers called
hormones.
2. Which statement describes endocrine glands?
a. Located only in the skin
b. Use ducts to transport their products to the site of action
c. Ductless glands that secrete hormones
d. Types include sudoriferous, sebaceous, and salivary
ANS: C
The endocrine system uses several mechanisms involving chemical messengers called
hormones.
3. Which glands are endocrinTe?
a. Adrenal
b. Salivary
c. Ceruminous
d. Sudoriferous
ANS: A
Adrenal glands are endocrine glands.
4. Which function does the endocrine system perform?
a. Produces heat, maintains posture, and produces movement
b. Digests, adsorbs, and eliminates ingested substances
c. Combats hemorrhage and blood loss
d. Regulates reproductive processes and helps the body adapt during stress
ANS: D
The endocrine system produces and secretes hormone, regulates the reproductive process, and
helps the body adapt during stress.
5. What do hormones do?
a. Eliminate cellular waste products
b. Regulate physiologic activity of other cells
c. Help maintain the oxygen content of blood
d. Provide physical protection from the outside environment
, ANS: B
Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate physiologic activity of other cells.
Hormones influence growth, metabolism, digestion, reproduction, and mood.
6. Which substances are also known as local hormones?
a. Glucocorticoids
b. Androgens
c. Estrogens
d. Prostaglandins
ANS: D
Prostaglandins, or local hormones, are produced by many tissues and they generally act on
nearby cells.
7. Which term refers to a response to stimulus that moves current levels in the opposite
direction?
a. Neural regulation
b. Positive feedback
c. Negative feedback
d. Hormonal regulation
ANS: C
Negative feedback is a response to a stimulus that moves current levels in the opposite, or
negative, direction. This movement brings levels back to homeostasis.
8. Which mechanism controls most hormone levels?
a. Nerve impulse
b. Positive feedback systeTmEsSTBANKSELLER.COM
c. Negative feedback systems
d. Neurotransmitter release
ANS: C
Most hormone levels are regulated by negative feedback systems.
9. Which term applies to hormones that stimulate the activity of other endocrine glands?
a. Releasing
b. Positive
c. Negative
d. Tropic
ANS: D
Hormones that stimulate the activity of other endocrine glands are called tropic hormones.
10. Which structure secretes hormones that stimulate or inhibit the release of hormones from the
anterior pituitary?
a. Pineal
b. Thymus
c. Pancreas
d. Hypothalamus
ANS: D
