A P II 2026 RESPIRATORY AND GAS
EXCHANGE MODULE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS STRUCTURED SCRIPT
◉ Chemical Substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids
that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are
called ___________.
a. proteins
b. antibodies
c. hormones
d. enzymes
Answer: c. hormones
◉ The master gland of the endocrine system is the_________.
a. endocrine
b. pituitary
c. adrenal
d. thyroid
,Answer: b. pituitary
◉ The secretion of hormones in response to changing blood levels of
ions is known as _____.
a. neural stimulus
b. hormonal stimulus
c. humoral stimulus
d. ionic stimulus
Answer: c. humoral stimulus
◉ The hormone that has the greatest effect on the metabolic rate is
_____________.
a. growth hormone
b. aldosterone
c. thyroid
d. cortisol
Answer: c. thyroid
◉ When blood glucose levels fall, the pancreas releases ________.
,a. insulin
b. melatonin
c. glucose
d. glucagon
Answer: d. glucagon
◉ When parathyroid hormone is released
a. blood calcium levels fall
b. osteoclasts are activated
c. calcitonin is inhibited
d. calcium channels are blocked
Answer: b. osteoclasts are activated
◉ The cells with the most receptors for growth hormones are
a. liver
b. nerves
c. bones
d. blood vessels
Answer: c. bones
, ◉ Steroid hormones influence other cells by
a. activating cyclic AMP
b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the expression of the
gene
c. binding specific receptors and activating G proteins
d. stimulating the uptake of glucose
Answer: b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the
expression of the gene
◉ The major plasma protein is
a. thrombin
b. albumin
c. fibrin
d. fibrinogen
Answer: b. albumin
◉ This type of leukocyte produces antibodies
a. neutrophil
b. eosinophil
EXCHANGE MODULE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS STRUCTURED SCRIPT
◉ Chemical Substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids
that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are
called ___________.
a. proteins
b. antibodies
c. hormones
d. enzymes
Answer: c. hormones
◉ The master gland of the endocrine system is the_________.
a. endocrine
b. pituitary
c. adrenal
d. thyroid
,Answer: b. pituitary
◉ The secretion of hormones in response to changing blood levels of
ions is known as _____.
a. neural stimulus
b. hormonal stimulus
c. humoral stimulus
d. ionic stimulus
Answer: c. humoral stimulus
◉ The hormone that has the greatest effect on the metabolic rate is
_____________.
a. growth hormone
b. aldosterone
c. thyroid
d. cortisol
Answer: c. thyroid
◉ When blood glucose levels fall, the pancreas releases ________.
,a. insulin
b. melatonin
c. glucose
d. glucagon
Answer: d. glucagon
◉ When parathyroid hormone is released
a. blood calcium levels fall
b. osteoclasts are activated
c. calcitonin is inhibited
d. calcium channels are blocked
Answer: b. osteoclasts are activated
◉ The cells with the most receptors for growth hormones are
a. liver
b. nerves
c. bones
d. blood vessels
Answer: c. bones
, ◉ Steroid hormones influence other cells by
a. activating cyclic AMP
b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the expression of the
gene
c. binding specific receptors and activating G proteins
d. stimulating the uptake of glucose
Answer: b. entering the nucleus of the cell and altering the
expression of the gene
◉ The major plasma protein is
a. thrombin
b. albumin
c. fibrin
d. fibrinogen
Answer: b. albumin
◉ This type of leukocyte produces antibodies
a. neutrophil
b. eosinophil
