PHGY 216: MODULE 1-3 QUIZZES
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which ONE of the following hormones is most likely to activate the cAMP second-
messenger pathway?
Question 1 options:
a) epinephrine
b) cortisol
c) thyroid hormone
d) estrogen - Correct Answers -a) epinephrine
Which of the following is a hormone released from the posterior pituitary gland?
Question 2 options:
a) Growth hormone
b) Luteinizing hormone
c) Prolactin
d) Vasopressin - Correct Answers -d) Vasopressin
Which ONE of the following hormones is involved in breast development and milk
production?
Question 3 options:
a) Oxytocin
b) Luteinizing hormone
c) Follicular stimulating hormone
d) Prolactin - Correct Answers -d) Prolactin
In the response to stress chain of command, corticoptropin releasing hormone is
released from the:
Question 4 options:
a) Anterior pituitary
b) Hypothalamus
c) Posterior pituitary
d) Adrenal gland - Correct Answers -b) Hypothalamus
Which of the following steps/terms in thyroid hormone synthesis best describes how
iodide is activated for the formation of thyroid hormones?
Question 5 options:
a) Iodide trapping
b) Thyroglobulin
c) Iodide organification
d) Coupling - Correct Answers -c) Iodide organification
, With respect to hormone levels, which of the following would you expect to see due to
an inadequate dietary supply of iodine?
Question 6 options:
a) Low thyroid hormone and elevated TSH
b) Low thyroid hormones and low TSH
c) Elevated thyroid hormones and elevated TSH
d) Elevated thyroid hormones and low TSH - Correct Answers -a) Low thyroid hormone
and elevated TSH
Primary adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison's Disease) is characterized by
hyperkalemia and hyponatremia. Which of the following symptoms would you expect to
observe?
Question 7 options:
a) Hypertension
b) Excessive cortisol
c) High blood sugar
d) Hyperpigmentation of the skin - Correct Answers -d) Hyperpigmentation of the skin
At the beginning of inspiration, which of the following pressure relationships is correct?
Question 6 options:
a) Alveolar pressure equals atmospheric pressure
b) Alveolar pressure is less than atmospheric pressure
c) Pleural pressure equals atmospheric pressure
d) Pleural pressure is greater than atmospheric pressure - Correct Answers -a) Alveolar
pressure equals atmospheric pressure
With regard to respiratory physiology, when is compliance greatest?
Question 7 options:
a) At functional residual capacity
b) At total lung capacity
c) At residual volume
d) When the lungs are completely deflated - Correct Answers -a) At functional residual
capacity
Which ONE of the following energy molecules is formed by glycolysis and can be
converted to glucose in the liver?
Question 8 options:
a) Glycogen
b) Glycerol
c) Lactic acid
d) Ketone bodies - Correct Answers -c) Lactic acid
Which of the following cell types are best associated with the dissolving of bone
Question 9 options:
a) Chondrocytes
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which ONE of the following hormones is most likely to activate the cAMP second-
messenger pathway?
Question 1 options:
a) epinephrine
b) cortisol
c) thyroid hormone
d) estrogen - Correct Answers -a) epinephrine
Which of the following is a hormone released from the posterior pituitary gland?
Question 2 options:
a) Growth hormone
b) Luteinizing hormone
c) Prolactin
d) Vasopressin - Correct Answers -d) Vasopressin
Which ONE of the following hormones is involved in breast development and milk
production?
Question 3 options:
a) Oxytocin
b) Luteinizing hormone
c) Follicular stimulating hormone
d) Prolactin - Correct Answers -d) Prolactin
In the response to stress chain of command, corticoptropin releasing hormone is
released from the:
Question 4 options:
a) Anterior pituitary
b) Hypothalamus
c) Posterior pituitary
d) Adrenal gland - Correct Answers -b) Hypothalamus
Which of the following steps/terms in thyroid hormone synthesis best describes how
iodide is activated for the formation of thyroid hormones?
Question 5 options:
a) Iodide trapping
b) Thyroglobulin
c) Iodide organification
d) Coupling - Correct Answers -c) Iodide organification
, With respect to hormone levels, which of the following would you expect to see due to
an inadequate dietary supply of iodine?
Question 6 options:
a) Low thyroid hormone and elevated TSH
b) Low thyroid hormones and low TSH
c) Elevated thyroid hormones and elevated TSH
d) Elevated thyroid hormones and low TSH - Correct Answers -a) Low thyroid hormone
and elevated TSH
Primary adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison's Disease) is characterized by
hyperkalemia and hyponatremia. Which of the following symptoms would you expect to
observe?
Question 7 options:
a) Hypertension
b) Excessive cortisol
c) High blood sugar
d) Hyperpigmentation of the skin - Correct Answers -d) Hyperpigmentation of the skin
At the beginning of inspiration, which of the following pressure relationships is correct?
Question 6 options:
a) Alveolar pressure equals atmospheric pressure
b) Alveolar pressure is less than atmospheric pressure
c) Pleural pressure equals atmospheric pressure
d) Pleural pressure is greater than atmospheric pressure - Correct Answers -a) Alveolar
pressure equals atmospheric pressure
With regard to respiratory physiology, when is compliance greatest?
Question 7 options:
a) At functional residual capacity
b) At total lung capacity
c) At residual volume
d) When the lungs are completely deflated - Correct Answers -a) At functional residual
capacity
Which ONE of the following energy molecules is formed by glycolysis and can be
converted to glucose in the liver?
Question 8 options:
a) Glycogen
b) Glycerol
c) Lactic acid
d) Ketone bodies - Correct Answers -c) Lactic acid
Which of the following cell types are best associated with the dissolving of bone
Question 9 options:
a) Chondrocytes
