Chapter 11

Question 1

The endocrine system

Answer 1

Maintains homeostasis

Question 2

Iodine atoms (4) are an essential component of which hormone

Answer 2

thyroxine

Question 3

Which gland located below the larnyx secretes calcitonin

Answer 3

thyroid

Question 4

The fight-or-flight response is primarily stimulated by

Answer 4

sympathetic nerves

Question 5

Which gland sits above the kidneys

Answer 5

adrenal

Question 6

Which statement is true concerning the regulation of calcium ions in blood

Answer 6

none of these

Question 7

Epinephrine is secreted from the

Answer 7

adrenal medulla

Question 8

steroid hormones

Answer 8

alter genes in the nucleus

Question 9

Which of the following events stimulates the release of PTH from the parathyroid gland

Answer 9

low levels of calcium in the blood

Question 10

Endocrine glands are regulated by

Answer 10

all of these

Question 11

Which is not an effect of epinephrine

Answer 11

increased digestion

Question 12

The pancreas secretes

Answer 12

all of these

Question 13

Aldosterone is a mineralcorticiod that

Answer 13

increases blood sodium ions

Question 14

Fertility and the seasonal migration of birds are related to a reduction of

Answer 14

malatonin

Question 15

The pituitary gland

Answer 15

all of these

Question 16

Which hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary

Answer 16

oxytocin

Question 17

Which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary

Answer 17

all of these

Question 18

Which of the following hormones exerts its effect mainly on reproductive organs

Answer 18

follicle-stimulating hormone

Question 19

An example of a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla

Answer 19

epinephrine

Question 20

Kidney stones are sometimes caused by

Answer 20

hyperparathyroidism

Question 21

thyroxine functions to

Answer 21

increase the rate at which carbohydrates are utilized

Question 22

the thyroid hormone that decreases blood calcium concentration is

Answer 22

calcitonin

Question 23

the condition called diabetes insipids is caused by

Answer 23

a lack of antiduretic hormone

Question 24

A person with an abnormally high metabolic rate, who is underweight, and who has protruding eyes is exhibiting symptoms of

Answer 24

hyperthyroidism

Question 25

glacagon causes

Answer 25

an increase in the production of glucose from glycogen

Question 26

How does the endocrine system regulate blood glucose levels

Answer 26

the pancreas releases insulin to lower blood glucose levels and releases glucagon to increase blood glucose levels

Question 27

Which of the following hormones might be used by a fertility clinic to help to enhance female fertility

Answer 27

FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)

Question 28

the hormone ______ sustains milk production

Answer 28

prolactin

Question 29

Dwarfism is caused by a lack of ______ hormone

Answer 29

growth

Question 30

the contraction of the uterine wall is stimulated by ___

Answer 30

oxytocin

Question 31

the outer portion of the adrenal gland is the adrenal ___

Answer 31

cortex

Question 32

the endocrine system and the ____ system work to integrate and coordinate the body

Answer 32

nervous

Question 33

a biochemical secreted to have an affect on another cell is a ____

Answer 33

hormone