parasympathetic/sympathetic and hormones/endocrinology

Question 1

If the heartbeat
slows down,
which will also be
likely to happen
a. Increase digestion
b. Glucose release
c. Inhibit digestion
d. Increase salivation
e. Inhibit intestinal
activity

Answer 1

a) increase digestion
d) increase salivation

Question 2

Which of the
following is true?
a. Parasympathetic
signals through
neurons, but
sympathetic signals
through hormones
b. Sympathetic signals
through neurons, but
parasympathetic
signals through
hormones
c. Both signal through
hormones
d. Both signal through
neurons

Answer 2

Both signal through
neurons

Question 3

Which of the following is most accurate
regarding the differences between hormones and
neurotransmitters?
a. Neurotransmitters are released into the bloodstream, whereas
hormones are released into a synapse
b. Hormones are faster acting than neurotransmitters
c. Neurotransmitters are only released in the brain, but hormones
are released outside of the brain
d. Neurotransmitters are proteins, whereas hormones are lipids
e. A molecule can be both a neurotransmitter and a hormone

Answer 3

e. A molecule can be both a neurotransmitter and a hormone

Question 4

If you got scared by the video,
what physiological change likely resulted?
a. Release of adrenaline via the sympathetic nervous system
b. Release of CRH from the hypothalamus
c. Release of FSH from the pituitary
d. Release of insulin from the pancreas
e. Release of adrenaline via parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 4

a. Release of adrenaline via the sympathetic nervous system
b. Release of CRH from the hypothalamus

Question 5

where are CRh receptors on?

Answer 5

pituitary

Question 6

where are the acth receptors

Answer 6

on the adrenal glands

Question 7

Where are Glucocorticoid
receptors on the figure?

Answer 7

a. On cells in the hypothalamus
b. On cells in the pituitary
d. On cells on muscles

Question 8

How does ACTH signal to the adrenal gland?
a. ACTH is released into the bloodstream and through random
movement gets to the adrenal glands
b. The adrenal gland releases a signal that attracts ACTH
c. Cells travel through the bloodstream to the adrenal gland where
they release ACTH
d. ACTH activates neurons in the hypothalamus that signal to the
adrenal gland

Answer 8

a. ACTH is released into the bloodstream and through random
movement gets to the adrenal glands

Question 9

What determines whether a
cell will respond to a hormone?
a. Presence of hormone next to
the cell
b. Presence of hormone receptor
in the cell
c. Presence of specific cellular
machinery in that cell
d. All of the above
e. Presence of hormone AND
presence of hormone receptor
in the cell

Answer 9

d. All of the above

Question 10

What determines the specific
cellular response of glucocorticoid
signaling on a cell?
a. Different glucocorticoid
receptors for each cell
b. Different concentrations of
glucocorticoids
c. Different cellular machinery
downstream of the
glucocorticoid receptor

Answer 10

Different cellular machinery
downstream of the
glucocorticoid receptor`