BIO 202 PRACTICE EXAM 1
Which is an endocrine gland?
A. Sweat glands
B. Mucous glands in stomach
C. Mammary glands
D. Adrenal cortex - correct answers-d. Adrenal cortex
What does not describe a steroid hormone?
A. Derived from cholesterol
B. Depends on a second messenger system like camp
C. Secreted from the gonads or adrenal cortex
D. Hydrophobic - correct answers-b. Depends on a second messenger system like
camp
Peptide hormones...
A. Are hydrophobic
B. Bind with a receptor on the outer surface of the target cell
C. Can only reach the target cell with the help of a carrier protein
D. Can be taken orally - correct answers-b. Bind with a receptor on the outer surface of
the target cell
Which statement does not describe the anterior pituitary
A. It is also called the adenohypophysis
B. It is connected to the hypothalamus via portal capillary bed
C. It is known as the master gland because it can promote or inhibit the actions of the
autonomic nervous system
D. It releases six peptide hormones - correct answers-c. It is known as the master gland
because it can promote or inhibit the actions of the autonomic nervous system
The portal capillary system...
A. Maintains adequate perfusion on the much of the brain, just as it does in our finger
tips
B. Connects the hippocampus to the anterior pituitary
C. Transports hormones created in the hypothalamus to the posterior pituitary
D. Carries inhibitory and releasing hormones - correct answers-d. Carries inhibitory and
releasing hormones
Which statement describing the thyroid gland is incorrect?
A. It is responsible for the secretion of t3 & t4
, B. It needs iodine to function properly
C. It releases parathyroid hormone
D. A tumor of the gland may cause hyperthyroidism - correct answers-c. It releases
parathyroid hormone
Which are released from the anterior pituitary?
A. Oxytocin & adh
B. Growth hormone & thyroid hormone
C. Adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin, & luteinizing hormone
D. Follicle stimulating hormone & thyrotropin releasing hormone - correct answers-c.
Adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin, & luteinizing hormone
Anti-diuretic hormone (adh)
A. Is released by the anterior pituitary gland
B. Increased urine production
C. Targets the liver
D. A and b
E. None of the above - correct answers-e. None of the above
Which of the following hormones target other endocrine glands?
A. Growth hormone (gh)
B. Follicle stimulating hormone (fsh)
C. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth)
D. A and b
E. B and c - correct answers-e. B and c
Protein hormones
A. Are lipid soluble
B. Combine with protein receptor molecules on the membrane of target cells
C. Cause the synthesis of mrna
D. A and c
E. All of the above - correct answers-b. Combine with protein receptor molecules on the
membrane of target cells
When your blood calcium level is low, _________ is triggered to be released by the
__________ gland and targets the __________?
A. Pth, parathyroid, osteoblast
B. Calcitonin, thyroid, osteoblast
C. Pth, parathyroid, osteoclast
D. Calcitonin, thyroid, osteoclast
E. Calcitonin, parthyroid, osteoclast - correct answers-c. Pth, parathyroid, osteoclast
Which is an endocrine gland?
A. Sweat glands
B. Mucous glands in stomach
C. Mammary glands
D. Adrenal cortex - correct answers-d. Adrenal cortex
What does not describe a steroid hormone?
A. Derived from cholesterol
B. Depends on a second messenger system like camp
C. Secreted from the gonads or adrenal cortex
D. Hydrophobic - correct answers-b. Depends on a second messenger system like
camp
Peptide hormones...
A. Are hydrophobic
B. Bind with a receptor on the outer surface of the target cell
C. Can only reach the target cell with the help of a carrier protein
D. Can be taken orally - correct answers-b. Bind with a receptor on the outer surface of
the target cell
Which statement does not describe the anterior pituitary
A. It is also called the adenohypophysis
B. It is connected to the hypothalamus via portal capillary bed
C. It is known as the master gland because it can promote or inhibit the actions of the
autonomic nervous system
D. It releases six peptide hormones - correct answers-c. It is known as the master gland
because it can promote or inhibit the actions of the autonomic nervous system
The portal capillary system...
A. Maintains adequate perfusion on the much of the brain, just as it does in our finger
tips
B. Connects the hippocampus to the anterior pituitary
C. Transports hormones created in the hypothalamus to the posterior pituitary
D. Carries inhibitory and releasing hormones - correct answers-d. Carries inhibitory and
releasing hormones
Which statement describing the thyroid gland is incorrect?
A. It is responsible for the secretion of t3 & t4
, B. It needs iodine to function properly
C. It releases parathyroid hormone
D. A tumor of the gland may cause hyperthyroidism - correct answers-c. It releases
parathyroid hormone
Which are released from the anterior pituitary?
A. Oxytocin & adh
B. Growth hormone & thyroid hormone
C. Adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin, & luteinizing hormone
D. Follicle stimulating hormone & thyrotropin releasing hormone - correct answers-c.
Adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin, & luteinizing hormone
Anti-diuretic hormone (adh)
A. Is released by the anterior pituitary gland
B. Increased urine production
C. Targets the liver
D. A and b
E. None of the above - correct answers-e. None of the above
Which of the following hormones target other endocrine glands?
A. Growth hormone (gh)
B. Follicle stimulating hormone (fsh)
C. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth)
D. A and b
E. B and c - correct answers-e. B and c
Protein hormones
A. Are lipid soluble
B. Combine with protein receptor molecules on the membrane of target cells
C. Cause the synthesis of mrna
D. A and c
E. All of the above - correct answers-b. Combine with protein receptor molecules on the
membrane of target cells
When your blood calcium level is low, _________ is triggered to be released by the
__________ gland and targets the __________?
A. Pth, parathyroid, osteoblast
B. Calcitonin, thyroid, osteoblast
C. Pth, parathyroid, osteoclast
D. Calcitonin, thyroid, osteoclast
E. Calcitonin, parthyroid, osteoclast - correct answers-c. Pth, parathyroid, osteoclast
