PHGY 216: Module 1-3 Quizzes with All
Solved 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer d) Hyperpigmentation of the skin
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 - Answer c) Lactic acid
Which of the following cell types are best associated with the dissolving of bone
Question 9 options:
a) Chondrocytes
b) Astrocytes
c) Osteoblasts
d) Osteoclasts - Answer d) Osteoclasts
Solved 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer d) Hyperpigmentation of the skin
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 - Answer c) Lactic acid
Which of the following cell types are best associated with the dissolving of bone
Question 9 options:
a) Chondrocytes
b) Astrocytes
c) Osteoblasts
d) Osteoclasts - Answer d) Osteoclasts
