Endocrine Test Corrections Flashcards
1
Q
- Nutrients from the mother pass to the developing embryo through a membrane called the _______
A
C. placenta
2
Q
- Which of the following statements does not affect the response of a target cell to a hormone?
A
E. All of the above affect the response of a target cell to a hormone
3
Q
- Being lipid soluble, steroid can do all the following EXCEPT:
A
A. Catalyze cyclic AMP
4
Q
- Why do hormones cause changes only in specific body organs?
A
C. A hormone interacts only through negative feedback
5
Q
- The pancreas is located:
A
B. close to the stomach
6
Q
- Most endocrine organs are prodded into action by other hormones; this type of stimulus is called:
A
B. hormonal stimulus
7
Q
- The organs of the endocrine system produce chemical messengers called enzymes
A
False, hormones
8
Q
- The gland that is primarily responsible for body metabolism is indicated by letter
A
D.
9
Q
- The gland that is situated around the thyroid gland that operates entirely under humoral control is represented by letter
A
E.
10
Q
- The gland that produces thymosin is indicated by letter
A
E.
11
Q
- The gland that hangs from a stalk from the hypothalamus is indicated by what letter
A
C.
12
Q
- The pineal gland is indicated by letter
A
A.
13
Q
- The producer of the hormones released by the posterior pituitary is indicated by letter
A
B.
14
Q
- A hormone released by the _____ glands controls the amount of calcium in the blood.
A
parathyroid
15
Q
- The endocrine system controls the amount of a particular _____ in the blood by stopping its release when ir reaches a certain level
A
hormone
