BSC 2086 FSU - YUNG SU - EXAM 1 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
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 - Answers 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 - Answers e. all of the above
Which special sense does NOT use chemoreceptors NOR mechanoreceptors?
a. taste
b. vision
c. smell
d. hearing
e. equilibrium - Answers 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 - Answers b. (1) and (2) are true
Which hormone does NOT use a second messenger system? - Answers ?
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 - Answers a. oxytocin
Which hormone is responsible for lowering blood calcium levels?
a. calcitonin
b. thyroid hormone
c. parathormone
d. calcitriol
e. aldosterone - Answers a. calcitonin
Which hormone is secreted by the pineal gland?
a. melatonin
b. melanin
c. growth hormone
d. oxytocin
, e. adrenocorticotropic hormone - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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) - Answers d. ADH (vasopressin)
UPDATE 2025/2026
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 - Answers 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 - Answers e. all of the above
Which special sense does NOT use chemoreceptors NOR mechanoreceptors?
a. taste
b. vision
c. smell
d. hearing
e. equilibrium - Answers 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 - Answers b. (1) and (2) are true
Which hormone does NOT use a second messenger system? - Answers ?
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 - Answers a. oxytocin
Which hormone is responsible for lowering blood calcium levels?
a. calcitonin
b. thyroid hormone
c. parathormone
d. calcitriol
e. aldosterone - Answers a. calcitonin
Which hormone is secreted by the pineal gland?
a. melatonin
b. melanin
c. growth hormone
d. oxytocin
, e. adrenocorticotropic hormone - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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) - Answers d. ADH (vasopressin)
