BIO 169 Test 1 Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
Produces electrolytes - Answers Which of the following is NOT a function of a hormone?
down regulation - Answers When a hormone is present in excessive levels, the number of target-
cell receptors may decrease. This is called
Both 1 and 2 - Answers A type of hormone that acts on neighboring cells without entering the
bloodstream.
1. Local hormone
2. Paracrine
3. Autocrine
4. Circulating hormone
Steroids - Answers Which of the following area group of lipid soluble hormones derived from
cholesterol?
Both 1 and 2 - Answers Which of the following is an eicosanoid?
1. Prostaglandin
2. Leukotriene
3. Glycoprotein
Only water soluble hormones use second messengers. - Answers Which of the following
statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble hormones?
antagonistic effect - Answers When one hormone opposes the action of another hormone, it is
called a(n)
Mechanical stretching of the endocrine cell - Answers Which of the following is NOT a common
method of stimulating hormone secretion from an endocrine cell?
Hormones released from the hypothalamus - Answers What controls hormone release from the
anterior pituitary gland?
growth hormone - Answers Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates
general body growth?
prolactin - Answers Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk
production?
Adrenocorticotropic hormone - Answers Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones
Produces electrolytes - Answers Which of the following is NOT a function of a hormone?
down regulation - Answers When a hormone is present in excessive levels, the number of target-
cell receptors may decrease. This is called
Both 1 and 2 - Answers A type of hormone that acts on neighboring cells without entering the
bloodstream.
1. Local hormone
2. Paracrine
3. Autocrine
4. Circulating hormone
Steroids - Answers Which of the following area group of lipid soluble hormones derived from
cholesterol?
Both 1 and 2 - Answers Which of the following is an eicosanoid?
1. Prostaglandin
2. Leukotriene
3. Glycoprotein
Only water soluble hormones use second messengers. - Answers Which of the following
statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble hormones?
antagonistic effect - Answers When one hormone opposes the action of another hormone, it is
called a(n)
Mechanical stretching of the endocrine cell - Answers Which of the following is NOT a common
method of stimulating hormone secretion from an endocrine cell?
Hormones released from the hypothalamus - Answers What controls hormone release from the
anterior pituitary gland?
growth hormone - Answers Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates
general body growth?
prolactin - Answers Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk
production?
Adrenocorticotropic hormone - Answers Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones
