A&P FINAL EXAM WILEY PLUS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
RATED A+ NEWLY UPDATED 2025
Overview of Endocrine Glands - ANSWER✔✔
Which gland or organ is not strictly classified as an endocrine gland? -
ANSWER✔✔pancreas
Which of the following does not influence the responsiveness of a target cell to a
hormone? - ANSWER✔✔the temperature of the tissue
Which of the following is not a true statement? - ANSWER✔✔most hormone
systems function under a positive feedback system
Down regulation of receptors makes a target cell less responsive to a hormone. -
ANSWER✔✔True
Which statement is correct regarding the relationship between the hypothalamus
and pituitary gland? - ANSWER✔✔the hypothalamus secretes releasing and
inhibiting hormones that influence the pituitary gland
Which of the following is an effect of the thyroid hormones? -
ANSWER✔✔increases oxygen consumption
Which of the following is a true statement? - ANSWER✔✔insulin increases
glycogenesis and lipogenesis
,Which of the following is a true statement in reference to melatonin?
1. it is secreted by the pineal gland
2. it is stimulated by sunlight
3. it is a derivative of serotonin
4. it is part of the hypothalamus - ANSWER✔✔1 and 3 are correct
The two major systems that act together to coordinate functions of all body
systems are the: - ANSWER✔✔nervous and endocrine systems
Hypothalamus and pituitary gland - ANSWER✔✔
Paracrines - ANSWER✔✔act on the neighboring cell
Which one of the following hormones is NOT a steroid hormone? -
ANSWER✔✔human growth hormone
Parafollicular or C cells produce the hormone - ANSWER✔✔calcitonin
Cortisol stimulates - ANSWER✔✔gluconeogenesis
Which hormone lowers blood glucose level? - ANSWER✔✔insulin
Adrenal glands - ANSWER✔✔
, The fight or flight response is initiated by the - ANSWER✔✔hypothalamus
Most water soluble hormones must be attached to a transport protein in order to be
circulated. - ANSWER✔✔False
Where is ADH made? - ANSWER✔✔hypothalamus
Ventricular muscle is relaxed
during ventricular diastole
approximately half of the cardiac cycle
during atrial systole
all of the above - ANSWER✔✔all of the above
- ANSWER✔✔internal anatomy of heart
Which labeled blood vessel in the figure is an artery carrying deoxygenated blood?
- ANSWER✔✔E
Towards the end of ventricular systole when ventricular blood pressure exceeds
aortic blood pressure - ANSWER✔✔semilunar valves open
Blood leaving the left ventricle passes through which of the following structures? -
ANSWER✔✔Aortic semilunar valve
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
RATED A+ NEWLY UPDATED 2025
Overview of Endocrine Glands - ANSWER✔✔
Which gland or organ is not strictly classified as an endocrine gland? -
ANSWER✔✔pancreas
Which of the following does not influence the responsiveness of a target cell to a
hormone? - ANSWER✔✔the temperature of the tissue
Which of the following is not a true statement? - ANSWER✔✔most hormone
systems function under a positive feedback system
Down regulation of receptors makes a target cell less responsive to a hormone. -
ANSWER✔✔True
Which statement is correct regarding the relationship between the hypothalamus
and pituitary gland? - ANSWER✔✔the hypothalamus secretes releasing and
inhibiting hormones that influence the pituitary gland
Which of the following is an effect of the thyroid hormones? -
ANSWER✔✔increases oxygen consumption
Which of the following is a true statement? - ANSWER✔✔insulin increases
glycogenesis and lipogenesis
,Which of the following is a true statement in reference to melatonin?
1. it is secreted by the pineal gland
2. it is stimulated by sunlight
3. it is a derivative of serotonin
4. it is part of the hypothalamus - ANSWER✔✔1 and 3 are correct
The two major systems that act together to coordinate functions of all body
systems are the: - ANSWER✔✔nervous and endocrine systems
Hypothalamus and pituitary gland - ANSWER✔✔
Paracrines - ANSWER✔✔act on the neighboring cell
Which one of the following hormones is NOT a steroid hormone? -
ANSWER✔✔human growth hormone
Parafollicular or C cells produce the hormone - ANSWER✔✔calcitonin
Cortisol stimulates - ANSWER✔✔gluconeogenesis
Which hormone lowers blood glucose level? - ANSWER✔✔insulin
Adrenal glands - ANSWER✔✔
, The fight or flight response is initiated by the - ANSWER✔✔hypothalamus
Most water soluble hormones must be attached to a transport protein in order to be
circulated. - ANSWER✔✔False
Where is ADH made? - ANSWER✔✔hypothalamus
Ventricular muscle is relaxed
during ventricular diastole
approximately half of the cardiac cycle
during atrial systole
all of the above - ANSWER✔✔all of the above
- ANSWER✔✔internal anatomy of heart
Which labeled blood vessel in the figure is an artery carrying deoxygenated blood?
- ANSWER✔✔E
Towards the end of ventricular systole when ventricular blood pressure exceeds
aortic blood pressure - ANSWER✔✔semilunar valves open
Blood leaving the left ventricle passes through which of the following structures? -
ANSWER✔✔Aortic semilunar valve
