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MULTIPLE CHOICE
6. Which of the following is true about
1. Which statement regarding endocrine glands hormones?
is incorrect? a. They are released from exocrine glands.
a. They produce hormones. b. They interact with receptors at target-cell sites.
b. They secrete their products into the blood. c. They are synthesized in the lymph nodes.
c. They are comprised of epithelial tissue. d. They interact with receptors in the blood.
d. They are all controlled by the nervous system. e. They are all similar chemically.
e. They are ductless.
ANS: B
ANS: D
7. Which statement is incorrect?
2. Neurosecretory neurons a. A single endocrine gland may produce multiple
a. release neurotransmitters hormones.
b. release hormones b. A single target cell may be influenced by more
c. are unable to conduct action potentials, unlike than one hormone.
ordinary neurons c. A single hormone can influence only one type
d. perform both a and b of target cell.
e. are found in most endocrine glands d. An endocrine organ may secrete non-endocrine
substances in addition to hormones.
ANS: B e. The same hormone may be secreted by more
than one endocrine gland.
3. The specificity of hormones is due to
a. specialized hormone secretion ANS: C
b. molecular rearrangement at the site of action
c. specific binding of hormones to plasma 8. Select the incorrect statement about peptide
proteins hormones.
d. specialization of target-cell receptors a. They include adrenal cortex hormones.
e. inactivation of hormones by the kidneys b. Insulin is an example.
c. They are stored within secretory granules.
ANS: D d. They are secreted from endocrine glands.
e. They must bind to membrane receptors to
4. Hormones invoke their actions.
a. are all of similar chemical composition
b. combine with specific receptors on the target ANS: A
cell's surface or inside the target cell
c. are secreted at a constant rate 9. Which statement about tropic hormones is
d. all act by activating adenylate cyclase, which incorrect?
transforms ATP into cyclic AMP a. They may stimulate the secretion of other
e. have all of the above characteristics hormones.
b. They target other glands.
ANS: B c. They are all produced in the anterior pituitary
gland.
5. All hormones d. Both a and b
a. are regulated by the hypothalamus e. All of the above
b. initiate synthesis of new proteins
c. are secreted by endocrine glands through ducts ANS: C
into the blood
d. must combine with specific receptors on the
target cells in order to exert their effects
e. are eventually inactivated by enzymes in the
liver, kidneys, blood, or target cells
ANS: E

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10. Which of the following is not a function of 15. Which class of hormones are polar and,
the endocrine system? accordingly, hydrophilic?
a. Maintenance of blood sugar levels a. Peptides
b. Regulation of metabolic activity and H2O and b. Catecholamines
electrolyte balance c. Steroids
c. Promotion of growth and development d. Both a and b
d. Transduction of external stimuli e. None of the above
e. Helping the body cope with stressful situations
ANS: D
ANS: D
16. ____________ is/are synthesized by the
11. ____________ is not controlled, at least in endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi complex
part, by hormones. mechanism.
a. Homeostasis a. Peptides
b. Organic metabolism b. Catecholamines
c. Rapid interactions with the external c. Steroids
environment d. Thyroid hormone
d. H2O and electrolyte balance e. Both b and d
e. Adaptation to stress
ANS: A
ANS: C
17. _________ is not a tropic hormone.
12. Tropic hormones a. ACTH
a. are produced by the posterior pituitary b. ADH
b. are secreted only by the hypothalamus c. GIP
c. primarily regulate hormone secretion by certain d. LH
other endocrine glands e. TSH
d. all have non-tropic functions too
e. are the hormones that stimulate athletes to win ANS: B
trophies
ANS: C 18. ___________ is/are not stored in the
secretory cell after being synthesized.
13. Hormones are classified into three types: a. Peptides
a. amines, peptides, and steroids b. Catecholamines
b. amines, steroids, and phospholipids c. Steroids
c. amines, phospholipids, and steroids d. Thyroid hormone
d. amines, free fatty acids, and peptides e. b and c
e. free fatty acids, peptides, and steroids
ANS: C
ANS: A
19. Which class(es) of hormones is/are released
14. Amines are by exocytosis upon appropriate stimulation?
a. chains of specific amino acids of varying length a. peptides
b. derived from the amino acid tyrosine b. catecholamines
c. hormones secreted by the thyroid gland and c. steroids
adrenal medulla d. thyroid hormone
d. all of the above e. Both a and b
e. only a and c
ANS: E
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ANS: B
20. The transport of lipid-soluble hormones in
the blood is accomplished by 25. Which class of hormones triggers the
a. loose binding with albumin synthesis of new intracellular proteins within
b. specific binding to plasma proteins the target cell?
c. binding with tropic hormones a. peptides
d. both a and b b. catecholamines
e. none of the above c. steroids
d. thyroid hormone
ANS: D e. c and d
21. Peptide hormones ANS: E
a. are synthesized from modified cholesterol
molecules 26. The most common second messenger used
b. are typically not bound to plasma proteins in by hydrophilic hormones is
the blood a. calcium
c. bind to intracellular receptors at their target b. cyclic AMP
cells c. chromatin
d. typically activate genes to cause the synthesis d. messenger RNA
of new protein molecules e. plasma proteins
e. have characteristics c and d
ANS: B
ANS: B
27. Which of the following is least associated
22. Steroid hormones are with the hydrophilic hormones?
a. lipophilic a. cyclic AMP
b. derived from cholesterol b. protein kinase
c. able to initiate the synthesis of specific new c. adenylate cyclase
proteins within their target cells d. intracellular receptor
d. both a and b e. phosphorylated enzymes
e. all of the above
ANS: D
ANS: E
28. Estrogens, testosterone, cortisol, and
23. Identify all correct statements about aldosterone are all derived from
lipophilic hormones. a. tyrosine
a. They include steroids and thyroid hormone b. cholesterol
b. They bind with receptors located inside their c. phospholipid
target cells d. IGF-2
c. They activate second-messenger systems within e. epinephrine
their target cells
d. Both a and b ANS: B
e. Both a and c
29. __________ do(es) not use a second
ANS: D messenger system.
a. ACTH
b. Steroid hormones and TH
24. Which hormones use second-messenger c. Glucagon
systems? d. Most hydrophilic hormones
a. proteins e. Only a few lipophilic hormones
b. catecholamines
c. steroids ANS: B
d. thyroid hormone
e. Both c and d

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34. Select the correct statement about TSH.


30. In one kind of second-messenger system, a. A buildup of the thyroid hormone stimulates its
a. a small amount of one hormone (second production by negative feedback.
messenger) is required to release another b. It is secreted by the thyroid gland.
b. a tropic hormone (first messenger) stimulates c. It is stored in the posterior pituitary.
secretion of another hormone (the second d. It stimulates the thyroid gland.
messenger) e. Its activity is unrelated to a set point.
c. the hormone binds to a specific surface
receptor, whereupon the hormone-receptor ANS: D
complex moves into the cell to combine with an
intracellular receptor 35. Lipophilic hormones must interact with
d. releasing hormones (first messenger) from the __________ prior to gene activation.
hypothalamus regulate anterior pituitary a. membrane receptors
hormones (second messengers) b. G-proteins
e. a hormone (first messenger) binds to surface c. intracellular receptors
receptors that activate adenylate cyclase, which d. adenylate cyclase
then catalyzes cAMP formation e. both b and d

ANS: E ANS: C

31. ___________ do(es) not require membrane 36. Which of the following is not shared by both
receptors to invoke cell responses. lipophilic and hydrophilic hormones?
a. Peptides a. Amplification of hormone actions in a cell
b. Catecholamines b. Transport via plasma proteins
c. Steroids c. Regulation of metabolic reactions
d. Thyroid hormone d. Initiation of second messenger systems
e. Corticotropes e. Both b and d

ANS: C ANS: E

32. A hormone’s effective plasma concentration 37. Which of the following situations represents
can be influenced by negative feedback?
a. its rate of excretion a. Hormone A stimulates hormone B; hormone B
b. its extent of binding to plasma proteins inhibits hormone C.
c. its rate of metabolic inactivation b. Hormone A inhibits hormone B; hormone B
d. its rate of secretion inhibits hormone A.
e. all of the above c. Hormone A stimulates hormone B; hormone B
inhibits hormone A.
ANS: E d. Hormone A inhibits hormone B; hormone B
inhibits hormone C.
33. The effective plasma concentration of a e. Hormone A stimulates hormone B; hormone B
hormone is normally regulated by stimulates hormone A.
appropriate adjustments in the hormone's rate
of ANS: C
a. excretion
b. binding to plasma proteins
c. metabolic inactivation
d. secretion
e. binding with target-cell receptors
ANS: D

38. In the process of negative feedback,

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a. TSH inhibits thyroid hormone secretion by the endocrine system to function


thyroid gland e. the tropic hormones permit other endocrine
b. thyroid hormone inhibits TSH secretion by the glands to secrete their hormones
anterior pituitary
c. thyroid hormone directly inhibits further ANS: C
thyroid hormone secretion by the thyroid gland
d. TRH inhibits TSH secretion by the anterior 42. With regards to circadian rhythms,
pituitary a. the hypothalamus supraoptic nucleus maintains
e. thyroid hormone and TRH inhibit TSH them
secretion by the anterior pituitary b. the suprachiasmatic nucleus is responsible for
generating them
ANS: B c. they are brought about by fluctuating levels of
clock proteins
39. Which statement is not correct? d. both a and b are true
a. Normally the effective plasma concentration of e. both a and c are true
a hormone is regulated by appropriate
adjustments in the rate of its secretion. ANS: D
b. In order to maintain homeostasis, the rate of
hormone secretion remains constant. 43. Endocrine disorders resulting in too little
c. All hormones are regulated through negative hormone activity may stem from all of the
feedback controls. following except
d. Neuroendocrine reflexes produce a sudden a. lack of target cell receptors
increase in hormone secretion in response to a b. hyposecretion
specific, usually external, stimulus. c. reduced plasma protein binding
e. Some organs have endocrine and exocrine d. increased removal from blood
functions. e. genetic mutations

ANS: B ANS: C

40. Diurnal rhythms are 44. Synergism occurs when


a. are inherent cyclical peaks and ebbs of a. one hormone induces the loss of another
hormone secretion that are a function of time hormone's receptors
and are entrained to the 24-hour light-dark b. the actions of several hormones are
cycle complementary, and their combined effect is
b. are important in maintaining hormone levels at greater than the sum of their separate effects
a relatively constant set point no matter the c. one hormone must be present in adequate
time of day amounts for the full exertion of another
c. mainly associated with adrenal hormones hormone's effect, even though the first hormone
d. are all of the above does not directly elicit the response
e. none of the above d. one hormone increases the number of target-
tissue receptors for another hormone
ANS: A e. the number of target tissue receptors for a
hormone is reduced as a direct consequence of
41. Permissiveness of hormones refers to the fact the hormone's effect on its own receptors
that
a. hormones permit cellular processes to occur ANS: B
b. hormones permit their target organs to function
at the optimal rate
c. in some instances an adequate amount of one
hormone must be present for the full exertion of
another hormone's effect, even though the first
hormone itself does not directly elicit the
response 45. Too little activity of a particular hormone can
d. the nervous system through numerous arise from
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produces this hormone c. pancreas


b. a deficiency of this hormone's tropic hormone d. stomach
c. an inborn lack of target-cell receptors for this e. adrenal medulla
hormone
d. deficient target-cell receptors ANS: C
e. all of the above
51. Melatonin is an antioxidant that
ANS: E a. accelerates metabolism
b. defends against free radicals
46. The posterior pituitary c. lowers the concentration of blood sugar
a. secretes ADH d. serves as a secondary messenger
b. stores anterior pituitary hormones e. stimulates reduction reactions
c. stores ACTH and LH
d. secretes vasopressin and oxytocin into the ANS: B
hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system
e. does none of the above 52. Melatonin is produced in the
a. anterior pituitary
ANS: A b. posterior pituitary
c. pineal
47. The posterior pituitary d. hypothalamus
a. is composed of nervous tissue e. thyroid
b. stores anterior pituitary hormones, which are
released into the blood upon hypothalamic ANS: C
stimulation
c. synthesizes and secretes vasopressin and 53. Melatonin's actions may include
oxytocin a. regulation of circadian rhythms
d. is composed of nervous tissue and synthesizes b. antioxidant activity
and secretes vasopressin and oxytocin c. induction of calcium reabsorption
e. has all of the above characteristics d. both a and b
e. none of the above
ANS: A
ANS: D
48. The __________ has a direct anatomical
connection to the hypothalamus? 54. Identify the gonadotropic hormone(s).
a. adrenal gland a. LH
b. posterior pituitary b. FSH
c. thyroid gland c. Testosterone
d. parathyroid gland d. All of the above
e. thymus gland e. Only a and b

ANS: B ANS: E

49. Which of the following is a neurohormone? 55. The ________ is the target for ACTH.
a. vasopressin a. adrenal gland
b. thyroid hormone b. anterior pituitary
c. growth hormone c. posterior pituitary
d. cortisol d. ovary
e. luteinizing hormone e. pancreas

ANS: A ANS: A

50. The ___________ secretes insulin and 56. Which of the following hormones is released
glucagon. from the hypothalamus?
a. posterior pituitary a. CRH
b. liver b. TSH
c. FSH

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d. LH a. adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla


e. GH b. hypothalamus and anterior pituitary
c. hypothalamus and posterior pituitary
ANS: A d. small intestine and liver
e. both b and d
57. Select the incorrect association. ANS: B
a. adrenal medulla/vasopressin
b. anterior pituitary/adenohypophysis
c. epinephrine/catecholamine 63. Which statement regarding vasopressin is
d. insulin/polypeptide incorrect?
e. posterior pituitary/neurohypophysis a. It is produced in the hypothalamus.
b. It stimulates uterine smooth muscle contraction.
ANS: A c. It increases kidney reabsorption of water.
d. It is a potent arteriolar vasoconstrictor.
58. The anterior pituitary e. It is released when the osmolarity of the plasma
a. is also known as the neurohypophysis increases.
b. is composed primarily of nervous tissue
c. primarily secretes tropic hormones ANS: B
d. is both a and b
e. has characteristics b and c 64. __________ is not a characteristic of
oxytocin.
ANS: C a. Stimulating uterine contractions
b. Promoting milk ejection from mammary gland
59. Which structure(s) is/are neuroendocrine in ducts
nature? c. Influencing bonding behavior between mother
a. anterior pituitary and baby
b. posterior pituitary d. Being a tropic hormone
c. hypothalamus e. Being released from the neurohypophysis
d. Both a and b
e. Both b and c ANS: D
ANS: E 65. Which of the following hormones is
regulated by the anterior pituitary?
60. Which of the following hormones secreted a. parathyroid hormone
by the anterior pituitary is non-tropic? b. cortisol
a. TSH c. aldosterone
b. PRL d. insulin
c. LH e. TRH
d. ACTH
e. FSH ANS: B
ANS: B

61. Hormone secretion from the anterior


pituitary gland is controlled by
a. hormones from the hypothalamus
b. by neural innervation of anterior pituitary cells
c. negative-feedback action of target-tissue
hormones
d. both a and c 66. Hypophysiotropic hormones
e. none of the above a. control the release of oxytocin and vasopressin
ANS: D from the posterior pituitary
b. travel via neuron axons from the hypothalamus
62. A portal system exists between the to the anterior pituitary

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c. are carried in the hypothalamo-hypophyseal pituitary


portal system
d. are released upon positive-feedback stimulation ANS: C
via anterior pituitary tropic hormones
e. always act to stimulate the release of anterior 71. The _________ releases corticotropin in
pituitary hormones response to _______ from the _______.
a. anterior pituitary; cortisol; hypothalamus
ANS: C b. hypothalamus; cortisol; adrenal gland
c. adrenal gland; ACTH; anterior pituitary
67. LH stimulates the d. anterior pituitary; CRH; hypothalamus
a. cells that destroy the cells of Leydig e. posterior pituitary; corticotropin-releasing
b. enlargement of the follicles hormone; hypothalamus
c. development of the hypothalamus
d. formation of the corpus luteum ANS: D
e. water balance in the kidney
72. Hormones produced in the anterior pituitary
ANS: D are
a. made in distinct populations of cells
68. Which statement about hypophysiotropic b. either tropic or nontropic
hormones is/are correct? c. secreted into the blood
a. Each hormone influences only one anterior d. released in response to certain hormones
pituitary hormone. e. all of the above
b. All of them stimulate the release of anterior
pituitary hormones. ANS: E
c. They are also produced outside of the
hypothalamus, where they serve different 73. _______ is a pituitary hormone that has no
functions. role in reproductive physiology.
d. They are secreted into the general circulation. a. Follicle-stimulating hormone
e. None of the above b. Luteinizing hormone
c. Oxytocin
ANS: C d. Prolactin
e. Vasopressin

69. Which one of the following hormones signals ANS: E


the kidneys to control water balance?
a. vasopressin 74. ________ inhibiting ______ secretion
b. ACTH represents a long-loop negative feedback
c. TRH mechanism.
d. somatostatin a. Cortisol, CRH
e. PIH b. CRH, ACTH
c. ACTH, CRH
ANS: A d. ACTH, cortisol
e. CRH, cortisol
70. The hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system
a. carries anterior pituitary hormones to the ANS: A
hypothalamus to regulate the release of
hypophysiotropic hormones
b. diverts blood to the pituitary, completely
bypassing the hypothalamus
c. carries hypophysiotropic hormones to the 75. ________ is the hypothalamic hormone that
anterior pituitary to regulate anterior pituitary causes the anterior pituitary to release ____,
hormone secretion thus, resulting in thyroid hormone release.
d. carries anterior pituitary hormones into the a. Thyroid-releasing hormone; thyroid-stimulating
general systemic circulation hormone
e. connects the hypothalamus and posterior b. Thyroid stimulating hormone; thyrotropin-

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releasing hormone e. has all of the above characteristics


c. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone; thyroid-
stimulating hormone ANS: B
d. Thyroid hormone; thyrotropin-releasing
hormone 81. Growth hormone
e. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone; thyroid a. directly stimulates bone growth
hormone b. exerts its effects on bones via somatomedin
release
ANS: C c. promotes closure of the epiphyseal plate
d. does both a and c
76. _________ is not an effect of GH. e. does both b and c
a. Increased fat breakdown
b. Increased bone growth ANS: B
c. Decreased glucose entry into muscle cells
d. Decreased protein synthesis 82. Growth hormone, via _____, stimulates
e. Increased rate of cell division _______ growth in a long bone to influence
its length.
ANS: D a. somatomedins, articular cartilage
b. IGF-2, medullary cavity
77. Growth hormone c. IGF-1, epiphyseal plate
a. levels in the blood are directly correlated with d. somatomedins, medullary cavity
the rate of growth throughout life e. IGF-1, periosteum
b. stimulates the secretion of somatomedins
c. stimulates osteoclast activity more than ANS: C
osteoblast activity
d. does both b and c 83. Somatomedins are released from the liver in
e. does none of the above response to _______ plasma ______ levels.
a. increased, growth hormone
ANS: B b. increased, IGF-1
c. decreased, growth hormone
78. Growth hormone d. decreased, somatostatin
a. increases the uptake of amino acids by cells e. increased, glucose
b. promotes triglyceride breakdown
c. works with insulin to lower blood sugar ANS: A
d. does both a and b
e. does both a and c 84. In addition to GH, _______ is/are essential
for normal growth.
ANS: D a. insulin
b. thyroid hormone
79. __________ is not a function of GH. c. androgens
a. Increasing uptake of amino acids by cells d. estrogen
b. Stimulating the synthesis of somatomedins e. all of the above
c. Enhancing glucose uptake by muscle cells
d. Stimulating cell division ANS: E
e. Promoting bone growth
ANS: C

80. Growth hormone 85. Growth hormone exerts its effects on growth
a. closes the epiphyseal plate of long bones by
b. promotes hypertrophy and hyperplasia a. stimulating production of insulin-like growth
c. secretion is stimulated by an increased blood factors
glucose level b. directly invoking gene activity
d. is the only factor responsible for governing the c. elevating blood glucose levels
growth of an individual d. increasing fat metabolism

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e. increasing thyroid hormone levels 91. The “zona” regions of a particular endocrine
gland do not secrete
ANS: A a. aldosterone
b. epinephrine
86. Dwarfism may be the result of a deficiency c. cortisol
of d. androgen
a. growth-hormone releasing hormone e. any of the above
b. GH
c. somatomedins ANS: B
d. all of the above
e. only b or c 92. __________ is not secreted from an organ
located in the abdominal cavity.
ANS: D a. Ghrelin
b. Thrombopoietin
87. Osteoblasts c. Gastrin
a. secrete the organic matrix components of bone d. Insulin-like growth factor
b. become osteocytes once they become entrapped e. Calcitonin
in the bone that they form
c. are primarily responsible for dissolving bone ANS: E
matrix
d. form cartilage 93. Which association is least appropriate?
e. have characteristics a and b a. lactotrope, prolactin
b. thyrotrope, thyrotropin
ANS: E c. somatotrope, growth hormone
d. gonadotrope, luteinizing hormone
88. ___________ does not increase growth e. corticotrope, cortisol
hormone secretion.
a. Deep sleep ANS: E
b. Exercise
c. A low blood amino acid level 94. _________ has been nicknamed the “love
d. Stress hormone”.
e. A low blood glucose level a. FSH
b. Testosterone
ANS: C c. Estrogen
d. Oxytocin
89. _________ is a masculinizing hormone e. LH
produced from the adrenal gland.
a. Growth hormone ANS: D
b. Androgen
c. Thyroid hormone 95. __________ does not act on its target cell by
d. Cortisol binding with a G-protein coupled receptor.
e. Insulin a. PTH
b. Corticotropin
ANS: B c. Thyroid hormone
d. Somatostatin
90. A(n) ____________ is not a cause of primary e. Glucagon
hyposecretion of a hormone.
a. gene mutation ANS: C
b. idiopathic factor
c. hyposecretion of tropic hormone
MATCHING
d. toxic substance
e. iatrogenic factor
ANS: C

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Indicate whether the characteristics below 14. Lipophilic hormone derived from an amino
apply to the endocrine system, the nervous acid
system, or both by writing the appropriate 15. Once synthesized, actively transported into
letter in the blank using the following answer preformed vesicles for storage
code:
a. Endocrine system 12. ANS: C
b. Nervous system 13. ANS: A
c. Endocrine and nervous systems 14. ANS: D
1. Has structural continuity 15. ANS: B
2. Stores hormones for secretion
Indicate the solubility characteristics of each
3. Has an influence on another major control
of the classes of hormones by writing the
system
appropriate letter in the blank using the
4. Secretes chemical messengers that affect
following answer code:
target cells
a. Lipophilic
5. Chemical messengers act at a long distance b. Hydrophilic
from their site of secretion
6. Specificity is dependent on specificity of 16. Steroids
target-cell receptors 17. Thyroid hormone
7. Controls activities that require longer 18. Peptides
duration rather than speed 19. Catecholamines
8. Duration of action is brief (milliseconds)
9. Speed of response is long (minutes to days or 16. ANS: A
longer) 17. ANS: A
10. Cerebral cortex can influence activities 18. ANS: B
11. Has ductless glands that secrete 19. ANS: B

1. ANS: C Indicate which of the following features


2. ANS: A apply to the posterior and anterior pituitary
3. ANS: C using the following answer code:
4. ANS: C a. Posterior pituitary
5. ANS: A b. Anterior pituitary
c. Posterior and anterior pituitary
6. ANS: C
7. ANS: A 20. Composed of glandular tissue
8. ANS: B 21. Composed of nervous tissue
9. ANS: A 22. Adenohypophysis
10. ANS: B 23. Neurohypophysis
11. ANS: A 24. Secretes MSH in humans
25. Contains pituicytes
Indicate which characteristics in the left 26. Stores hormones synthesized by the
column apply to the hormones below by hypothalamus
writing the appropriate letters in the blanks. 27. Releases hormones into the general
a. Steroids circulation
b. Catecholamines
28. Hormone release directly controlled by
c. Peptides
action potentials
d. Thyroid hormone
29. Hormone release directly controlled by
12. Synthesized by the endoplasmic reticulum- hypophysiotropic hormones
Golgi complex system 30. Neurally connected to hypothalamus
13. Synthesized by enzymatic modification of 31. Connected to hypothalamus by a vascular
cholesterol link
32. Synthesizes the hormones it secretes

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33. Releases vasopressin and oxytocin into the 38. ANS: F


blood 39. ANS: D
34. Releases primarily tropic hormones into the 40. ANS: F
blood 41. ANS: A
35. May be directly inhibited by negative 42. ANS: F
feedback from its target organ 43. ANS: B
44. ANS: E
20. ANS: B
45. ANS: F
21. ANS: A
46. ANS: C
22. ANS: B
23. ANS: A Match the description with the types of bone
24. ANS: B cells below by writing the appropriate letters
25. ANS: B in the blanks.
26. ANS: A a. Osteocytes
27. ANS: C b. Osteoblasts
28. ANS: A c. Osteoclasts
29. ANS: B 47. Bone cells that form bone
30. ANS: A 48. Bone cells that are entombed in bone
31. ANS: B 49. Bone cells that dissolve bone
32. ANS: B 50. Stimulated by growth hormone
33. ANS: A
34. ANS: B 47. ANS: B
35. ANS: B 48. ANS: A
49. ANS: C
Indicate which hormone is responsible for 50. ANS: B
each action.
a. Vasopressin
b. Oxytocin
c. TSH
d. ACTH
e. Growth hormone
f. Hormone not listed above
36. Stimulates somatomedin secretion by the
liver
37. Enhances H2O retention by the kidneys
38. Responsible for ovulation
39. Stimulates cortisol secretion by the adrenal
cortex
40. Stimulates testosterone secretion
41. Causes vasoconstriction of arterioles
42. Stimulate growth of ovarian follicles and
development of eggs
43. Stimulates uterine contractions
44. Regulates overall body growth
45. Stimulates both estrogen and progesterone
secretion
46. Stimulates secretion of thyroid hormone

36. ANS: E
37. ANS: A

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