GCU BIO202 EXAM 1: ENDOCRINE AND BLOOD, 2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS

GCU BIO202 EXAM 1: ENDOCRINE AND
BLOOD, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
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Acromegalic giatism - CORRECT ANSWERS- Oversecretion of GH;
usually the result of a tumor on the pituitary gland



Adenohypophysis - CORRECT ANSWERS- Anterior pituitary



ADH - CORRECT ANSWERS- Antidiuretic hormone



anatomical location of the adrenal glands - CORRECT ANSWERS-
lie along surface border of each kidney



anatomical location of the pancreas - CORRECT ANSWERS- lies
between inferior border of stomach and proximal portion of small
intestine



anatomical location of the parathyroid glands - CORRECT
ANSWERS- embedded on posterior surface of the thyroid gland



Anatomical location of the Thyroid gland - CORRECT ANSWERS-
lies inferior to thyroid cartilage of larynx

, Antidiuretic hormone - CORRECT ANSWERS- decreases urine
production in large amounts and causes vasoconstriction leading
to increased blood pressure



C (clear) cells - CORRECT ANSWERS- parafollicular cells of the
thyroid gland



Complex endocrine reflexes - CORRECT ANSWERS- Involves

-One or more intermediary steps

-Two or more hormones

-i.e. The hypothalamus



Direct communication - CORRECT ANSWERS- occurs between 2
types of the same cell



Down regulation - CORRECT ANSWERS- -Presence of hormone
triggers decrease in number of hormone receptors

-when levels are high, cells become less sensitive

-some broken down by target cells

-receptors are filled up

-example type 2 diabetes



Dwarfism - CORRECT ANSWERS- under secretion of growth
hormone during childbirth