ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

WhatVisVaVhormone?V-VcorrectVanswer-
SecretedVbyVendocrineVglandsVintoVinternalVenvironmentVtoVhelpVregulateVmetabolicVprocesses.


WhatVdoVhormonesVcontrol?V-VcorrectVanswer-
RatesVofVcertainVchemicalVreactions,VaidVinVtransportingVsubstancesVthroughVmembranes,VandVhelpVregulat
eVwaterVbalance,VelectrolyteVbalance,VandVbloodVpressure.


HormonesVplayVaVroleVinVwhat?V-VcorrectVanswer-Reproduction,Vdevelopment,VandVgrowth


HowVdoVhormonesVdeliverVmessagesVtoVcells?V-VcorrectVanswer-
TheyVuniteVwithVbindingVsiteVofVtheVreceptor.


WhatVisVtheVroleVofVnegativeVfeedbackVinVcontrolVofVhormoneVsecretions?V-VcorrectVanswer-
TheyVareVcontrolledVbyVnegativeVfeedback


HowVdoesVnegativeVfeedbackVworkVwithVhormoneVsecretion?V-VcorrectVanswer-
AVstimulusVelicitsVtheVreleaseVofVsubstance,VonceVtheVsubstanceVreachesVaVcertainVlevel,VitVsendsVaVsignalV
thatVstopsVfurtherVreleaseVofVtheVsubstance.


WhatVdoesVnegativeVfeedbackVdoVforVtheVbloodstream?V-VcorrectVanswer-
RegulatesVtheVhormoneVlevelsVpresent


ParacrineVsecretionsVenterVwhat?V-VcorrectVanswer-InterstitialVfluid.


WhatVdoVparacrineVsecretionsVeffect?V-VcorrectVanswer-OnlyVnearbyVcells


WhatVisVanVexampleVofVaVparacrineVsecretion?V-VcorrectVanswer-
releaseVofVhistamineVfromVcertainVwhiteVbloodVcellsVcausingVdilationVofVnearbyVbloodVcells.


WhatVdoVautocrineVsecretionsVaffect?V-VcorrectVanswer-onlyVtheVcellVsecretingVtheVsubstance

,WhatVisVanVexampleVofVanVautocrineVsecretion?V-VcorrectVanswer-
liverVcellsVstimulatingVthemselvesVtoVreleaseVstoredViron


WhatVdoVendocrineVglandsVsecrete?V-VcorrectVanswer-chemicalVsubstancesVandVhormones


WhereVdoVendocrineVglandsVsecreteVsubstances?V-VcorrectVanswer-IntoVtheVinternalVenvironment


ExocrineVglandsVsecreteVchemicalVsubstancesVthatVenterVwhat?V-VcorrectVanswer-
TubesVorVductsVthatVleadVtoVbodyVsurfaces


WhatVisVanVexampleVofVanVexocrineVgland?V-VcorrectVanswer-sweatVreleasedVfromVskin


WhatVareVtheVdifferentVendocrineVglandsVinVtheVbody?V-VcorrectVanswer-
PituitaryVgland,VthyroidVgland,VparathyroidVgland,VadrenalVgland,Vpancreas,VpinealVgland,Vthymus,Vreprod
uctiveVglands,Vliver,Vheart,Vkidneys,VandVgastrointestinalVtract.


WhereVisVtheVpituitaryVglandVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-TheVbaseVofVtheVbrain


WhereVisVtheVthyroidVglandVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-atVtheVbaseVofVtheVneck


WhereVisVtheVparathyroidVglandVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-posteriorVsurfaceVofVtheVthyroidVgland


WhereVisVtheVadrenalVglandVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-onVtopVofVeachVkidney


WhereVisVtheVpancreasVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-behindVtheVstomachVandVtheVbottomVofVtheVbreastVbone


WhereVisVtheVpinealVglandVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-inVtheVmid-lineVofVtheVbrain


WhereVisVtheVthymusVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-upperVthoraxVposteriorVtoVsternum

, WhereVareVtheVreproductiveVglandsVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-OvariesVandVtestes


WhereVisVtheVliverVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-upperVrightVquadrantVofVtheVstomach


DescribeVsteroidVhormonesVandVtheirVmechanismsVofVaction?V-VcorrectVanswer-
LipidsVderivedVfromVcholesterolVwithVcomplexVringsVofVcarbonVandVhydrogenVatomsVandVsomeVoxygenVat
oms,VsexVhormones,VsecretionsVofVadrenalVcortex,VincludesValdosteroneVandVcortisol.VVitaminVDVisVaVmod
ifiedVsteroid.


DescribeVnonVsteroidVhormonesVandVtheirVmechanismVofVaction?V-VcorrectVanswer-
AminesVderivedVfromVaminoVacidVtyrosine,VtheseVincludeVepinephrineVandVnonepinepherineVsynthesizedVi
nVtheVadrenalVmedulla.VThyroidVhormoneVisValsoVcomposedVofVtyrosine.VMelatoninVisVderivedVfromVamin
oVacidVtryptophan.VProteinVhormones,Vparathyroid,VgrowthVhormone,Vprolactin.


WhereVisVtheVanteriorVpituitaryVglandVlocated?V-VcorrectVanswer-
InVtheVfontalVlobeVofVtheVpituitaryVglandVandVisVenclosedVinVaVcapsuleVofVconnectiveVtissue.


WhatVdoesVtheVAPGVconsistVof?V-VcorrectVanswer-connectiveVandVepithelialVtissueVinVblocksVaroundVthin-
VwalledVbloodVvessels.




WhatVhormonesVdoesVtheVAPGVsecrete?V-VcorrectVanswer-
growthVhormone,Vprolactin,VthyroidVstimulatingVhormone,Vadrenocorticotropic,VluteinizingVhormone,VandV
follicleVstimulatingVhormone.


WhatVdoesVtheVposteriorVpituitaryVglandVconsistVof?V-VcorrectVanswer-
neurogliaV(pituicytes)VandVaxonsVofVhypothalamicVneurons.


HormonesVinVtheVPPGVareVwhat?V-VcorrectVanswer-AntidiureticVandVoxycontin


HowVdoVtheVPPGVhormonesVsecrete?V-VcorrectVanswer-
TheyVareVtransportedVdownVaxonsVthroughVtheVpituitaryVstalkVtoVtheVposteriorVpituitaryVandVstoredVinVtheV
vesicles.


WhatVdoesVtheVhormoneVantidiureticVdoV?V-VcorrectVanswer-
DecreasesVurineVproductionVbyVreducingVtheVvolumeVofVwaterVtheVkidneysVexcrete.