BIO 1201 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+)
A hallmark of endocrine signalling, as opposed to other types of cell signalling is
a. signal molecules affecting nearby cells
b. signal molecules travelling from neuron to neuron
c. signal molecules travelling through the bloodstream
d. signal molecules travelling between organisms
e. all of these are types of endocrine signalling - ANSWER-c. signal molecules travelling
through the bloodstream
There are 3 classes of hormones. Which one of these is NOT a hormone class?
a. polypeptides
b. amines
c. hydrophobic small molecules
d. parathyroids
e. all of these are hormone classes because there are actually 4 types - ANSWER-d.
parathyroids
Which of these is NOT primarily an endocrine gland?
a. adrenal gland
b. hypothalamus
c. ovaries
d. thyroid
e. duodenum - ANSWER-e. duodenum
When your blood sugar is low, what happens?
a. insulin is released
b. glucagon is released
c. epinephrine is released
d. oxytocin is released
e. all of these are released - ANSWER-b. glucagon is released
Which hormone causes the liver to store glucose as glycogen?
a. insulin
b. paracrine
c. glucagon
d. epinephrine
e. oxytocin - ANSWER-a. insulin
Which of the following is treatable with synthetic insulin?
a. Type 1 diabetes
b. Type 2 diabetes
, c. both Types 1 and 2 diabetes
d. inflammation
e. all of the above - ANSWER-a. Type 1 diabetes
Which of the following endocrine glands is NOT in the brain?
a. hypothalamus
b. pineal
c. medulla
d. pituitary
e. all of these are in the brain - ANSWER-c. medulla
Which endocrine gland does NOT make the hormones it releases?
a. adrenal cortex
b. adrenal medulla
c. posterior pituitary
d. hypothalamus
e. anterior pituitary - ANSWER-c. posterior pituitary
If your blood sugar is too high:
a. insulin and glucagon are released
b. glucagon is released
c. insulin is released
d. insulin is degraded
e. glucagon is degraded - ANSWER-c. insulin is released
Which of the following is NOT true about hormones?
a. some are hydrophobic and some are hydrophilic
b. they are distributed throughout the body, but only bind to their receptor cells
c. they are primary messengers in signal transduction pathways
d. they travel through the bloodstream
e. they each function the same way, and cause the same effects, in all vertebrate
animals - ANSWER-e. they each function the same way, and cause the same effects, in
all vertebrate animals
Which of the following is in the right order of increasing complexity?
a. nerves, ganglia, brains
b. neurons, ganglia, brains
c. neurons, nerves, ganglia
d. neurons, nerves, brains
e. all of these are in correct order - ANSWER-e. all of these are in correct order
Which of the following is NOT true about epinephrine?
a. it is produced by the adrenal medulla
b. it has more than one type of receptor protein
c. it is the same as adrenaline
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+)
A hallmark of endocrine signalling, as opposed to other types of cell signalling is
a. signal molecules affecting nearby cells
b. signal molecules travelling from neuron to neuron
c. signal molecules travelling through the bloodstream
d. signal molecules travelling between organisms
e. all of these are types of endocrine signalling - ANSWER-c. signal molecules travelling
through the bloodstream
There are 3 classes of hormones. Which one of these is NOT a hormone class?
a. polypeptides
b. amines
c. hydrophobic small molecules
d. parathyroids
e. all of these are hormone classes because there are actually 4 types - ANSWER-d.
parathyroids
Which of these is NOT primarily an endocrine gland?
a. adrenal gland
b. hypothalamus
c. ovaries
d. thyroid
e. duodenum - ANSWER-e. duodenum
When your blood sugar is low, what happens?
a. insulin is released
b. glucagon is released
c. epinephrine is released
d. oxytocin is released
e. all of these are released - ANSWER-b. glucagon is released
Which hormone causes the liver to store glucose as glycogen?
a. insulin
b. paracrine
c. glucagon
d. epinephrine
e. oxytocin - ANSWER-a. insulin
Which of the following is treatable with synthetic insulin?
a. Type 1 diabetes
b. Type 2 diabetes
, c. both Types 1 and 2 diabetes
d. inflammation
e. all of the above - ANSWER-a. Type 1 diabetes
Which of the following endocrine glands is NOT in the brain?
a. hypothalamus
b. pineal
c. medulla
d. pituitary
e. all of these are in the brain - ANSWER-c. medulla
Which endocrine gland does NOT make the hormones it releases?
a. adrenal cortex
b. adrenal medulla
c. posterior pituitary
d. hypothalamus
e. anterior pituitary - ANSWER-c. posterior pituitary
If your blood sugar is too high:
a. insulin and glucagon are released
b. glucagon is released
c. insulin is released
d. insulin is degraded
e. glucagon is degraded - ANSWER-c. insulin is released
Which of the following is NOT true about hormones?
a. some are hydrophobic and some are hydrophilic
b. they are distributed throughout the body, but only bind to their receptor cells
c. they are primary messengers in signal transduction pathways
d. they travel through the bloodstream
e. they each function the same way, and cause the same effects, in all vertebrate
animals - ANSWER-e. they each function the same way, and cause the same effects, in
all vertebrate animals
Which of the following is in the right order of increasing complexity?
a. nerves, ganglia, brains
b. neurons, ganglia, brains
c. neurons, nerves, ganglia
d. neurons, nerves, brains
e. all of these are in correct order - ANSWER-e. all of these are in correct order
Which of the following is NOT true about epinephrine?
a. it is produced by the adrenal medulla
b. it has more than one type of receptor protein
c. it is the same as adrenaline
