BSC 2086 FSU - YUNG SU - EXAM 1 QUIZ AND MASTERING
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is NOT categorized as a general sense?
a. pain
b. temperature
c. pressure
d. proprioception
e. All of the above are classified as general senses Ans✓✓✓e. All of the
above are classified as general senses
Where can you find thermoreceptors?
a. the skeletal muscles
b. the dermis
c. the hypothalamus
d. the liver
e. all of the above Ans✓✓✓e. all of the above
Which special sense does NOT use chemoreceptors NOR
mechanoreceptors?
a. taste
,b. vision
c. smell
d. hearing
e. equilibrium Ans✓✓✓b. vision
True or False: (1) The aqueous humor can be found in the anterior
chamber. (2) The aqueous humor can be found in the posterior chamber.
a. (1) is true; (2) is false
b. (1) and (2) are true
c. (1) and (2) are false.
d. (1) is false; (2) is true Ans✓✓✓b. (1) and (2) are true
Which hormone does NOT use a second messenger system? Ans✓✓✓?
Which of the following is NOT released by the anterior lobe of the
pituitary gland?
a. oxytocin
b. growth hormone
c. thyrotropin
d. adrenocorticotropic hormone
e. prolactin Ans✓✓✓a. oxytocin
,Which hormone is responsible for lowering blood calcium levels?
a. calcitonin
b. thyroid hormone
c. parathormone
d. calcitriol
e. aldosterone Ans✓✓✓a. calcitonin
Which hormone is secreted by the pineal gland?
a. melatonin
b. melanin
c. growth hormone
d. oxytocin
e. adrenocorticotropic hormone Ans✓✓✓a. melatonin
Which of the following hormones is a part of the rapid response (rather
than the prolonged response) to stress?
a. ADH (vasopressin)
b. cortisol
c. aldosterone
, d. epinephrine Ans✓✓✓d. epinephrine
In response to stress, which of the following changes would happen?
a. decreased or difficulty breathing
b. decreased swelling
c. decreased cardiac output
d. decreased insulin secretion Ans✓✓✓d. decreased insulin secretion
Which condition has the following symptoms: hypertension,
hyperglycemia, and "moon face?"
a. pheochromocytoma
b. Cushing's disease
c. Addison's disease Ans✓✓✓b. Cushing's disease
What hormone also aids the stress response by promoting water
retention and acting as a vasoconstrictor?
a. aldosterone
b. cortisol
c. angiotensin II
d. ADH (vasopressin) Ans✓✓✓d. ADH (vasopressin)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is NOT categorized as a general sense?
a. pain
b. temperature
c. pressure
d. proprioception
e. All of the above are classified as general senses Ans✓✓✓e. All of the
above are classified as general senses
Where can you find thermoreceptors?
a. the skeletal muscles
b. the dermis
c. the hypothalamus
d. the liver
e. all of the above Ans✓✓✓e. all of the above
Which special sense does NOT use chemoreceptors NOR
mechanoreceptors?
a. taste
,b. vision
c. smell
d. hearing
e. equilibrium Ans✓✓✓b. vision
True or False: (1) The aqueous humor can be found in the anterior
chamber. (2) The aqueous humor can be found in the posterior chamber.
a. (1) is true; (2) is false
b. (1) and (2) are true
c. (1) and (2) are false.
d. (1) is false; (2) is true Ans✓✓✓b. (1) and (2) are true
Which hormone does NOT use a second messenger system? Ans✓✓✓?
Which of the following is NOT released by the anterior lobe of the
pituitary gland?
a. oxytocin
b. growth hormone
c. thyrotropin
d. adrenocorticotropic hormone
e. prolactin Ans✓✓✓a. oxytocin
,Which hormone is responsible for lowering blood calcium levels?
a. calcitonin
b. thyroid hormone
c. parathormone
d. calcitriol
e. aldosterone Ans✓✓✓a. calcitonin
Which hormone is secreted by the pineal gland?
a. melatonin
b. melanin
c. growth hormone
d. oxytocin
e. adrenocorticotropic hormone Ans✓✓✓a. melatonin
Which of the following hormones is a part of the rapid response (rather
than the prolonged response) to stress?
a. ADH (vasopressin)
b. cortisol
c. aldosterone
, d. epinephrine Ans✓✓✓d. epinephrine
In response to stress, which of the following changes would happen?
a. decreased or difficulty breathing
b. decreased swelling
c. decreased cardiac output
d. decreased insulin secretion Ans✓✓✓d. decreased insulin secretion
Which condition has the following symptoms: hypertension,
hyperglycemia, and "moon face?"
a. pheochromocytoma
b. Cushing's disease
c. Addison's disease Ans✓✓✓b. Cushing's disease
What hormone also aids the stress response by promoting water
retention and acting as a vasoconstrictor?
a. aldosterone
b. cortisol
c. angiotensin II
d. ADH (vasopressin) Ans✓✓✓d. ADH (vasopressin)
