Bio 202 Midterm Exam Compilation
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
This reaction yields glycogen
a) glycogenolysis
b) glycolysis
c) gluconeogenesis
d) glycogenesis
e) none of the above - correct answer-d) glycogenesis
Steroid hormones...
a) are lipophillic
b) combine with protein receptor molecules on the surface of the cell
c) cause the anabolism of mRNA
d) a and c
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and c
Growth hormone (GH)...
a) promotes growth by increasing mitosis
b) targetsZall cells, especially skeletal muscle and bone
c) is produced by the somatotropes of the anterior pituitary
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-e) all of the above
If an autoimmune disorder targets the beta cells of the pancreatic islets, production of which hormone w
ould be directly effected?
,a) somatostatin
b) pancreatic polypeptide
c) insulin
d) glugacon
e) pancreatic amylase - correct answer-c) insulin
Which of the following are examples of hormone responses?
a) a decrease in membrane permeability
b) an increase in protein synthesis
c) an increase in cell division
d) two of the above
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) two of the above
AZgland has been damaged and produces 100 times less than the normoal amount of hormone. The targe
t cell response to the abnormally hormone level is to the number of receptors for the hormone.
a) down-regulate
b) up-regulate - correct answer-b) up-regulate
Erythrocytes...
a) are membrane bound sacs containing hemoglobin and enzymes
b) are non-nucleated in circulation
c) cannot make ATP molecules
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and b
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)...
,a) is released from the anterior pituitary
b) targetsZthe testes
c) increases testosterone
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and b
Which of the following are hydrophobic?
a) prolactin
b) thymosine
c) calcitriol
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-c) calcitriol
If a hormone is released into the tissue fluid and binds to a receptor on a neighboring cell, this type of sig
naling is called:
a) direct
b) hormonal
c) paracrine
d) endocrine
e) exocrine - correct answer-c) paracrine
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are found in the and are triggered by .
a) kidney; the somatic nervous system
b) testes; norepinephrine
c) adrenal cortex; the sympathetic nervous system
, d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
e) none of the above - correct answer-d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
This gland secretes a catabolic hormone that prevents inflammation?
a) parathyroid gland
b) thymus
c) adrenal cortex
d) pineal gland
e) none of the above - correct answer-c) adrenal cortex
(cortisone)
Suppose your diet is lacking in calcium rich foods. This condition of hypocalcemia triggers to be rel
eased by the gland and targets theZ .
a) PTH; parathyroid; osteoblast
b) calcitonin; thyroid; liver
c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
d) calcitonin; thyroid; osteocyte
e) calcitonin; parathyroid; kidney - correct answer-c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
Release of GnRH is ultimately controlled by circulating levels of...
a) gonadotropin
b) LH (luteinizing hormone)
c) FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
d) estrogen
e) somatostatin - correct answer-d) estrogen
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
This reaction yields glycogen
a) glycogenolysis
b) glycolysis
c) gluconeogenesis
d) glycogenesis
e) none of the above - correct answer-d) glycogenesis
Steroid hormones...
a) are lipophillic
b) combine with protein receptor molecules on the surface of the cell
c) cause the anabolism of mRNA
d) a and c
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and c
Growth hormone (GH)...
a) promotes growth by increasing mitosis
b) targetsZall cells, especially skeletal muscle and bone
c) is produced by the somatotropes of the anterior pituitary
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-e) all of the above
If an autoimmune disorder targets the beta cells of the pancreatic islets, production of which hormone w
ould be directly effected?
,a) somatostatin
b) pancreatic polypeptide
c) insulin
d) glugacon
e) pancreatic amylase - correct answer-c) insulin
Which of the following are examples of hormone responses?
a) a decrease in membrane permeability
b) an increase in protein synthesis
c) an increase in cell division
d) two of the above
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) two of the above
AZgland has been damaged and produces 100 times less than the normoal amount of hormone. The targe
t cell response to the abnormally hormone level is to the number of receptors for the hormone.
a) down-regulate
b) up-regulate - correct answer-b) up-regulate
Erythrocytes...
a) are membrane bound sacs containing hemoglobin and enzymes
b) are non-nucleated in circulation
c) cannot make ATP molecules
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and b
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)...
,a) is released from the anterior pituitary
b) targetsZthe testes
c) increases testosterone
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and b
Which of the following are hydrophobic?
a) prolactin
b) thymosine
c) calcitriol
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-c) calcitriol
If a hormone is released into the tissue fluid and binds to a receptor on a neighboring cell, this type of sig
naling is called:
a) direct
b) hormonal
c) paracrine
d) endocrine
e) exocrine - correct answer-c) paracrine
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are found in the and are triggered by .
a) kidney; the somatic nervous system
b) testes; norepinephrine
c) adrenal cortex; the sympathetic nervous system
, d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
e) none of the above - correct answer-d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
This gland secretes a catabolic hormone that prevents inflammation?
a) parathyroid gland
b) thymus
c) adrenal cortex
d) pineal gland
e) none of the above - correct answer-c) adrenal cortex
(cortisone)
Suppose your diet is lacking in calcium rich foods. This condition of hypocalcemia triggers to be rel
eased by the gland and targets theZ .
a) PTH; parathyroid; osteoblast
b) calcitonin; thyroid; liver
c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
d) calcitonin; thyroid; osteocyte
e) calcitonin; parathyroid; kidney - correct answer-c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
Release of GnRH is ultimately controlled by circulating levels of...
a) gonadotropin
b) LH (luteinizing hormone)
c) FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
d) estrogen
e) somatostatin - correct answer-d) estrogen
