BIOD 151 Module 6 Exam Questions and Verified
Solutions
1. What hormone/s are produced by the adrenal medulla?
A. Epinephrine
B. Glucocorticoids
C. Mineralocorticoids
D. B & C✔✔A
2 Which part of the adrenal glands is vital to life?
Cortex
Medulla
The entire gland
None of adrenal gland is vital to life✔✔Cortex
3. Which of the following is false regarding aldosterone?
It is a regulated by the concentration of sodium.
It causes the kidneys to excrete potassium and retain sodium.
It causes the kidneys to retain potassium and excrete sodium.
It is a mineralocorticoid.
It increases blood pressure✔✔It causes the kidneys to retain potassium and excrete sodium.
4 Which of the following is true regarding aldosterone?
It is regulated by the anterior pituitary.
It causes the kidneys to retain potassium and excrete sodium.
It causes the kidneys to excrete potassium and retain sodium.
It causes "fight or flight" responses in times of emergency.
It decreases blood pressure✔✔It causes the kidneys to excrete potassium and retain sodium.
, 5 If you were calcium deficient which hormone would most likely be high in your body and that
would occur?
A. PTH, tetany
B. Calcitonin, tetany
C. PTH, acromegaly
D. Calcitonin, hypothyroidism✔✔B
6 If you were experiencing kidney disease, what hormone level would be low and what would
occur?
PTH, tetany
Calcitonin, tetany
Erythropoietin, anemia
Erythropoietin, stress response✔✔Erythropoietin, anemia
7 If you were calcium deficient, which condition would occur in your body if there was no
hormonal compensation?
Anemia
Tetany
Acromegaly
Jet lag✔✔Tetany
8 If you were calcium deficient, which hormone would most likely need to increase in your body
in order to compensate?
A. PTH
B. Calcitonin
C. Erythropietin
D. TSH✔✔A
9 Which of the following is true regarding estrogen?
Solutions
1. What hormone/s are produced by the adrenal medulla?
A. Epinephrine
B. Glucocorticoids
C. Mineralocorticoids
D. B & C✔✔A
2 Which part of the adrenal glands is vital to life?
Cortex
Medulla
The entire gland
None of adrenal gland is vital to life✔✔Cortex
3. Which of the following is false regarding aldosterone?
It is a regulated by the concentration of sodium.
It causes the kidneys to excrete potassium and retain sodium.
It causes the kidneys to retain potassium and excrete sodium.
It is a mineralocorticoid.
It increases blood pressure✔✔It causes the kidneys to retain potassium and excrete sodium.
4 Which of the following is true regarding aldosterone?
It is regulated by the anterior pituitary.
It causes the kidneys to retain potassium and excrete sodium.
It causes the kidneys to excrete potassium and retain sodium.
It causes "fight or flight" responses in times of emergency.
It decreases blood pressure✔✔It causes the kidneys to excrete potassium and retain sodium.
, 5 If you were calcium deficient which hormone would most likely be high in your body and that
would occur?
A. PTH, tetany
B. Calcitonin, tetany
C. PTH, acromegaly
D. Calcitonin, hypothyroidism✔✔B
6 If you were experiencing kidney disease, what hormone level would be low and what would
occur?
PTH, tetany
Calcitonin, tetany
Erythropoietin, anemia
Erythropoietin, stress response✔✔Erythropoietin, anemia
7 If you were calcium deficient, which condition would occur in your body if there was no
hormonal compensation?
Anemia
Tetany
Acromegaly
Jet lag✔✔Tetany
8 If you were calcium deficient, which hormone would most likely need to increase in your body
in order to compensate?
A. PTH
B. Calcitonin
C. Erythropietin
D. TSH✔✔A
9 Which of the following is true regarding estrogen?
