BIO 202 Exam 1 Endocrine system Questions With
Complete Solutions
Chemical messengers secreted into the blood stream, act on cells
far away Correct Answers Hormones
Epinephrine is also known as _____. Correct Answers
Adrenaline
Glucose in the urine Correct Answers Glycosuria
How are most physiologic functions are regulated? Correct
Answers Negative feedback
How does insulin decrease blood glucose? Correct Answers
Accelerates the movement of glucose out of the blood into cells,
which increases glucose metabolism by cells.
In which type of diabetes can glucose not enter cells and thus
blood glucose levels rise? Correct Answers Both
Increasing the body's metabolic rate Correct Answers
Catabolism
Insufficient hormone secretion Correct Answers Hyposecretion
Mechanisms that reverse the direction of a change in a
physiological system. Correct Answers Negative feedback
Painless enlargement of thyroid caused by dietary deficiency of
iodine Correct Answers Simple goiter
, Released by nerves to affect cells Correct Answers
Neurotransmitters
Secretion of an excess hormone. Correct Answers
Hypersecretion
The adrenal glands act with what two hormones to produce an
anti-inflammatory effect to bring about normal recovery from
inflammations of various kinds? Correct Answers Epinephrine
and norepinephrine
The hyposecretion of thyroid hormones Correct Answers
Hypothyroidism
The insensitivity of what cell produces results similar to
hyposecretion? Correct Answers Target cell
The ovaries and testes are also known as the _____. Correct
Answers Gonads
The pineal gland secretes which hormone which helps you
sleep? Correct Answers Melatonin
The scientific study of hormones and the endocrine organs.
Correct Answers Endocrinology
These glands produce hormones and lack ducts. They also
release their hormones into the surrounding tissue fluid. Correct
Answers Endocrine glands (ductless glands)
Complete Solutions
Chemical messengers secreted into the blood stream, act on cells
far away Correct Answers Hormones
Epinephrine is also known as _____. Correct Answers
Adrenaline
Glucose in the urine Correct Answers Glycosuria
How are most physiologic functions are regulated? Correct
Answers Negative feedback
How does insulin decrease blood glucose? Correct Answers
Accelerates the movement of glucose out of the blood into cells,
which increases glucose metabolism by cells.
In which type of diabetes can glucose not enter cells and thus
blood glucose levels rise? Correct Answers Both
Increasing the body's metabolic rate Correct Answers
Catabolism
Insufficient hormone secretion Correct Answers Hyposecretion
Mechanisms that reverse the direction of a change in a
physiological system. Correct Answers Negative feedback
Painless enlargement of thyroid caused by dietary deficiency of
iodine Correct Answers Simple goiter
, Released by nerves to affect cells Correct Answers
Neurotransmitters
Secretion of an excess hormone. Correct Answers
Hypersecretion
The adrenal glands act with what two hormones to produce an
anti-inflammatory effect to bring about normal recovery from
inflammations of various kinds? Correct Answers Epinephrine
and norepinephrine
The hyposecretion of thyroid hormones Correct Answers
Hypothyroidism
The insensitivity of what cell produces results similar to
hyposecretion? Correct Answers Target cell
The ovaries and testes are also known as the _____. Correct
Answers Gonads
The pineal gland secretes which hormone which helps you
sleep? Correct Answers Melatonin
The scientific study of hormones and the endocrine organs.
Correct Answers Endocrinology
These glands produce hormones and lack ducts. They also
release their hormones into the surrounding tissue fluid. Correct
Answers Endocrine glands (ductless glands)
