FREE ANATOMY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH 13 EXAM

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FREE ANATOMY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH 13 EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -59 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The pancreas is an endocrine and exocrine gland that secrets insuline from the alpha cells. true or false

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false Question 2: The thyroid hormones (TH) are responsible for regulating metabolic rate and Ca++ and phosphate ion concentration in the blood. Which TH lowers their concentration in the blood?

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calcitonin Question 3: Which of these does not directly stimulate the gonands? FSH, TSH, LH, ICSH

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TSH Question 4: Steroid hormones have their effect on the nucleus and genes of a target cell. true or false

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true

Question 5: Body uses what to regulate its hormonal releases?

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negative feedback, direct nervous stimulation, release of tropis hormones Question 6: Prostaglandins are ______ substances that regulate neighboring cells.

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paracine

Question 7: What are a few funcions of the hypothalamus?

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affect heart rate, control temperature, affect water balance Question 8: Cyclic AMP functions as a(n) ______ for ______ hormones. [MR-rmembrane receptor]

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second messanger; nonsteroid Question 9: The endocrine gland responsible for the body's circaium rhythm is ______.

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pineal

Question 10: Thyroxine is a thyroid hormone also called T3. true or false

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false Question 11: Endocrine properties include:

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hormone reach targets through the blood, effects are slow and cyclic, efforts caused by chemicals

Question 12: High levels of TSH would suppress thyroxine by negative feedback

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false

Question 13: Prostaglandins are known to cause the smooth muscle of the uterus or intestines to contract. true or false

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true Question 14: Which anterior pituitary hormone shows increased secretion in response to stress?

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adrenocorticotropic hormone Question 15: A pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the adrenal cortex which raises blood pressure. true or false

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false Question 16: All hormones secreted by the pituitary actually came from the hypothalmus. true or false

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false Question 17: Non-steroid hormones are called second messengers because they influence the binding site first and the activity site second. true or false

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false Question 18: Cancer cells can produce hormones that affect blood sugar and blood calcium levels. true or false

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true Question 19: The levels of insulin in the blood are maintained at constanst, stable, and homeostatic levels. true or false

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false

Question 20: Hormones do not stimulate all cell types with equal probability. true or false

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true Question 21: Which of these is not an endocrine gland? pancreas, testes, salivary gland, parathyroid

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salivary gland Question 22: Steroids excert their effects by increasing the amount of cAMP in the target cells.true or false

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false Question 23: Cyclic guanosine monophosphate is an enzyme which causes the target effects seen with some hormones. true or false

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false Question 24: Diabetes insipidus is a condition that results in edema and swelling because of an excess of ADH. true or false

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false Question 25: In endemic goiter, it is possible to have high levels of TSH but a decrease in the levels oh thyroxine. true or false

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true Question 26: An organ can belong to the digestive and endocrine system simultaneously. true oir false

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true