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Amplification is the endocrine physiology principle where the effect of a hormone on a
target tissue cell is ____________.
A. Decreased
B. Increased
C. Amplification has nothing to do with endocrine physiology - Answer-increased
If a person were experiencing hypoglycemia which of the following hormones would you
expect to gradually increase in their blood?
A. Epinephrine
B. Cortisol
C. Glucagon
D. Norepinephrine
E. All of the above - Answer-all
Which of the following hormones promotes the production of insulin-like growth factors
(IGF)?
A. Aldosterone
B. Thyroxine
C. Growth hormone
D. Epinephrine - Answer-growth hormone
Cyclic AMP is associated with being part of the secondary messengers system found in
relation to water-soluble hormones.
A. True
B. False - Answer-true
Which of the following is an example of a lipid-soluble hormone?
A. Estrogen(s)
B. Insulin
C. Progesterone
D. A and B
E. A and C - Answer-estrogen and progesterone
Does growth hormone have the ability to promote lipolysis?
A. Yes
B. No - Answer-yes
, The actions/effects of the testicular hormone inhibin is to _______________ follicle-
stimulating hormone (FSH) release.
A. Stimulate
B. Inhibit - Answer-inhibit
Which of the following is an example of a hormone that displays the endocrine
physiology principle of "permissiveness"?
A. Vasopressin
B. Thyroxine
C. Inuslin - Answer-thyroxine
Diabetes Mellitus can be associated with excessive urination and dehydration.
A. True
B. False - Answer-true
The anterior pituitary hormone prolactin is associated with lactation.
A. True
B. False - Answer-true
According to the book, the menstrual cycle of a woman can exhibit both positive and
negative feedback regulation of certain female sex hormones (N.B., at different points in
the cycle).
A. True
B. False - Answer-true
Spermatogenesis occurs in the Sertoli cells of the testicles and is dependent on what
hormone that is produced in the Leydig cells of the testis.
A. Progesterone
B. Inhibin
C. Gonadotrophin inhibiting factor
D. Testosterone - Answer-testosterone
Lipid soluble hormones are typically associated with a mechanism of acting on a target
tissue cell called?
A. Secondary messenger
B. Direct gene activation
C. Reverse osmosis - Answer-direct gene activation
The process by which a glandular cell releases a hormone and that hormone affects the
cell producing it is called?
A. Exocrine
B. Paracrine
C. Endocrine
D. Autocrine - Answer-autocrine