Unit 2 Test - Hormones and Blood

Question 1

When one hormone opposes the action of another hormone, it is called a(n)?

Answer 1

Antagonistic effect

Question 2

A megakaryoblast will develop into

Answer 2

A platelet/thrombocyte

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a common response of the body due to long-term stress?

Answer 3

Increased digestive activity

Question 4

Which of the following formed elements found in the blood are derived from recticulocytes?

Answer 4

Erythrocytes

Question 5

Which of the following substances is an anticoagulant produced by mast cells and basophils?

Answer 5

Heparin

Question 6

Which of the following formed elements in blood are removed by fixed macrophages in the spleen and the liver after only 5-9 days in circulation?

Answer 6

Thrombocytes

Question 7

The process by which the formed elements of the blood develop is called

Answer 7

Hemopoiesis

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a common method of stimulating hormone secretion from an endocrine cell?

Answer 8

Mechanical stretching of the endocrine cell

Question 9

Which hormonal influence on the muscular system is correctly described?

Answer 9

Epinephrine helps increase blood flow to exercising muscle.

Question 10

Hypersecretion of hGh during adulthood from the pituitary gland

Answer 10

Acromegaly

Question 11

Which of the following chemical substances are NOT commonly released by mast cells?

Answer 11

Nitric oxide

Question 12

which of the following is NOT a function of a hormone?

Answer 12

Produces electrolytes

Question 13

During hemopoiesis, some of the myeloid stem cells will eventually develop into

Answer 13

Proerythroblasts

Question 14

Which of the following situations could result in maternal antibodies attacking fetal blood cells during a second pregnancy?

Answer 14

Mom is Rh negative and fetus is Rh positive

Question 15

Anemia is defined as

Answer 15

A condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is reduced

Question 16

Which of the following antibodies would you find in the plasma of a person with type O blood?

Answer 16

Anti-A and Anti-B

Question 17

Which of the following anterior pituitary gland hormones stimulates milk production?

Answer 17

Prolactin

Question 18

What blood type is a person if their plasma contains only anti-A agglutnin?

Answer 18

B

Question 19

All prostaglandins are derived from a 20-carbon precursor molecule called

Answer 19

Arachidonic acid

Question 20

If type-A blood is infused into a patient with type-O blood, which of the following adverse reactions would you expect to observe in the patient?

Answer 20

Agglutination (clumping) of the transfused blood cells, complement-induced hemolysis of the transfused blood cells, released hemoglobin clogging the filtration membrane of the kidneys. (Answer- more than one of the answer selection is correct)

Question 21

Which of the following germ layers does the thyroid gland develop during embryonic development?

Answer 21

Endoderm

Question 22

Which of the following germ layers does the adrenal medulla develop from during embryonic development ?

Answer 22

Ectoderm

Question 23

Which of the following correctly lists the sequence of steps that occur during hemostasis in response to a damaged blood vessel?

Answer 23

Vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, clotting

Question 24

Which of the following hormones commonly increases in the plasma of older individuals due to an inadequate dietary intake of calcium?

Answer 24

Parathyroid hormone

Question 25

Which of the following precursor cells give rise to agranular leukocytes?

Answer 25

Lymphoblast

Question 26

Ferritin is a protein used to

Answer 26

Store iron in the liver

Question 27

Reduced vitamin b12 absorption in the small intestine due to reduced intrinsic factor production in the stomach results in a condition called

Answer 27

Pernicious anemia

Question 28

Which of the following hormones stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone marrow?

Answer 28

Erythropoietin (EPO)

Question 29

Which of the following precursor cells give rise to granular leukocytes ?

Answer 29

Myeloblast

Question 30

Which of the following statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble hormones ?

Answer 30

Only water-soluble hormones use second messengers.

Question 31

Stercobilin, a brown pigment that gives feces its characteristic color, and urobilin, a yellow pigment that gives urine its color, are both breakdown products of which of the following components of blood?

Answer 31

Heme

Question 32

The pars distalis and the pars tuberalis comprise the

Answer 32

Anterior pituitary gland

Question 33

the following is a possible progression of which of the following disorders: inadequate dietary iodine intake, low level of thyroid hormone in blood, increased TSH secretion, thyroid gland enlargement

Answer 33

Goiter

Question 34

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced by the

Answer 34

Placenta

Question 35

All the following hormones are produced and secreted by the ovaries EXCEPT

Answer 35

Follicle-stimulating hormone

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a major function of the blood?

Answer 36

Production of oxygen

Question 37

The normal pH range for blood is

Answer 37

7.35-7.45

Question 38

Which of the following is not an agranular leukocyte?

Answer 38

Basophils

Question 39

Endocrine tissues that secrete steroid hormones all are derived from

Answer 39

Mesoderm

Question 40

Which of the following are a group of lipid-soluble hormones derived from cholesterol?

Answer 40

Steroids

Question 41

Leptin is a hormone produced by the

Answer 41

Adipose tissue

Question 42

A type of hormone that acts on neighboring cells without entering the bloodstream 1. Local hormone 2. Paracrine 3. Autocrine 4. Circulating hormone

Answer 42

Both 1 and 2

Question 43

Which of the following germ layers does the anterior pituitary gland develop from during embryonic development?

Answer 43

Ectoderm

Question 44

Which of the following precursor cells eventually give rise to neutrophils?

Answer 44

Myeloblast

Question 45

Hypothyroidism during adulthood can produce which of the following disorders?

Answer 45

Myxedema

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT a common component of circulating blood?

Answer 46

Hemocytoblasts

Question 47

Which of the following conditions would result from hyposecretion of aldosterone ?

Answer 47

Dehydration

Question 48

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of an exocrine gland?

Answer 48

It’s secretory products are carried in body fluids to distant target cells

Question 49

Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in blood clotting?

Answer 49

Fibrinogen

Question 50

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol?

Answer 50

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 51

How many hormones do the five types of anterior pituitary cells secrete?

Answer 51

7

Question 52

The normal average temperature of blood is around

Answer 52

100.4F

Question 53

What percentage of blood plasma is water?

Answer 53

91.5%

Question 54

What controls hormone release from the anterior pituitary gland ?

Answer 54

Hormones released by the hypothalamus

Question 55

Which of the following blood types is a person whose blood cells were agglutinated by both anti-A serum and anti-B serum, but not anti-Rh serum?

Answer 55

AB negative