Quiz 1

Question 1

Hormones are generally regulated

Answer 1

Through a negative feedback system

Question 2

Which of the following is not a feature of the endocrine system?

Answer 2

Each endocrine gland secretes only one type of hormone

Question 3

What makes a particular tissue a target tissue for hormones?

Answer 3

It has proteins that bind to the hormone

Question 4

All of the following are driven by hypothalamic stimulation of the pituitary, except

Answer 4

Melatonin

Question 5

The pituitary is often referred to as the master gland, but it itself under control by the

Answer 5

Hypothalamus

Question 6

Which of the following is the best evidence that a hormone underlies a behavior?

Answer 6

Hormonally-dependent behavior ought to disappear when the source of the hormone is removed

Question 7

Hormones are usually secreted

Answer 7

Into the circulatory system by glands

Question 8

Polypeptide and monoamine hormones typically

Answer 8

Bind with receptors in the cell membrane

Question 9

Which of the following qualify as behaviors?

Answer 9

AB collecting pollen, a child jumping rope, kicking when your tendon is struck with a hammer, a flock of geese flying in V formation

Question 10

Hormones may affect behavior by affecting

Answer 10

Gene expression, sensory systems, neuronal development, other hormones