BMS 508 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
1. Which chemical element is necessary to make thyroid
hormone?
a. Calcium
b. Iron
c. Thorazine
d. Iodine - correct answers✅✅Iodine
1. Graves disease results from an excess of
a. Epinephrine
b. T3/T4
c. ADH
d. Cortisol - correct answers✅✅T3/T4
1. Target organs for insulin include
a. Blood
b. Liver
c. Brain
d. All of the above - correct answers✅✅d. All of the above
1. Type 1 diabetes may be characterized by
a. Mal-formed insulin receptor
b. Insulin resistance
c. Hypoglycemia
,BMS 508 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
d. Hyperactivity - correct answers✅✅a. mal-formed insulin
receptors
1. Endocrine communication is characterized by
a. Direct communication between cells
b. Transport of molecules in interstitial fluids
c. Transport of molecules in the blood
d. Communication via electrical impulses - correct
answers✅✅c. transport of molecules in the blood
1. Peptide hormones are typically
a. Produced from single amino acids tyrosine or tryptophan
b. Secreted as pro-hormones
c. Very stable
d. Are produced exclusively in the pituitary - correct
answers✅✅b. secreted as a pro-hormone
1. The hormone oxytocin is secreted in the
a. Hypothalamus
b. Uterus
c. Anterior Pituitary
d. Posterior Pituitary - correct answers✅✅d. posterior pituitary
1. The hypothalamus is connected to the pituitary by the
,BMS 508 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
a. Sella turcica
b. Mammillary body
c. Brain stem
d. Infundibulum - correct answers✅✅d. infundibulum
1. The secretion of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is regulated
by which
a. Luteinizing Hormone
b. Cortocotrophin Releasing Hormone
c. Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
d. Follicle Stimulating Releasing Hormone - correct
answers✅✅c. gonadotropin releasing hormone
1. _______ is stored in the Thyroid Follicle
a. Thyroglobulin
b. T3/T4
c. Iodine
d. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - correct answers✅✅a.
thyroglobulin (precursors for t3/t4)
1. High levels of Calcium may stimulate secretion of
a. Parathyroid hormone
b. Insulin
c. Calcitrol
, BMS 508 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
d. Calcitonin - correct answers✅✅d. calcitonin
1. Portal veins are those that connect 2
a. Endocrine tissues
b. Different parts of the liver
c. Capillary beds
d. Testes - correct answers✅✅c. capillary beds
1. The ____ is often referred to as the master regulator of
endocrine function
a. Pituitary
b. Ovaries
c. Thalamus
d. Hypothalamus - correct answers✅✅d. hypothalamus
1. Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) primarily targets the following
a. Kidney
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Adrenal - correct answers✅✅a. liver
1. The ____ of the adrenal makes the majority of the hormones
a. Medulla
Answers A+ Guide
1. Which chemical element is necessary to make thyroid
hormone?
a. Calcium
b. Iron
c. Thorazine
d. Iodine - correct answers✅✅Iodine
1. Graves disease results from an excess of
a. Epinephrine
b. T3/T4
c. ADH
d. Cortisol - correct answers✅✅T3/T4
1. Target organs for insulin include
a. Blood
b. Liver
c. Brain
d. All of the above - correct answers✅✅d. All of the above
1. Type 1 diabetes may be characterized by
a. Mal-formed insulin receptor
b. Insulin resistance
c. Hypoglycemia
,BMS 508 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
d. Hyperactivity - correct answers✅✅a. mal-formed insulin
receptors
1. Endocrine communication is characterized by
a. Direct communication between cells
b. Transport of molecules in interstitial fluids
c. Transport of molecules in the blood
d. Communication via electrical impulses - correct
answers✅✅c. transport of molecules in the blood
1. Peptide hormones are typically
a. Produced from single amino acids tyrosine or tryptophan
b. Secreted as pro-hormones
c. Very stable
d. Are produced exclusively in the pituitary - correct
answers✅✅b. secreted as a pro-hormone
1. The hormone oxytocin is secreted in the
a. Hypothalamus
b. Uterus
c. Anterior Pituitary
d. Posterior Pituitary - correct answers✅✅d. posterior pituitary
1. The hypothalamus is connected to the pituitary by the
,BMS 508 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
a. Sella turcica
b. Mammillary body
c. Brain stem
d. Infundibulum - correct answers✅✅d. infundibulum
1. The secretion of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is regulated
by which
a. Luteinizing Hormone
b. Cortocotrophin Releasing Hormone
c. Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
d. Follicle Stimulating Releasing Hormone - correct
answers✅✅c. gonadotropin releasing hormone
1. _______ is stored in the Thyroid Follicle
a. Thyroglobulin
b. T3/T4
c. Iodine
d. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - correct answers✅✅a.
thyroglobulin (precursors for t3/t4)
1. High levels of Calcium may stimulate secretion of
a. Parathyroid hormone
b. Insulin
c. Calcitrol
, BMS 508 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
d. Calcitonin - correct answers✅✅d. calcitonin
1. Portal veins are those that connect 2
a. Endocrine tissues
b. Different parts of the liver
c. Capillary beds
d. Testes - correct answers✅✅c. capillary beds
1. The ____ is often referred to as the master regulator of
endocrine function
a. Pituitary
b. Ovaries
c. Thalamus
d. Hypothalamus - correct answers✅✅d. hypothalamus
1. Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) primarily targets the following
a. Kidney
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Adrenal - correct answers✅✅a. liver
1. The ____ of the adrenal makes the majority of the hormones
a. Medulla
