Unit 2 Test - Hormones and Blood Flashcards
When one hormone opposes the action of another hormone, it is called a(n)?
Antagonistic effect
A megakaryoblast will develop into
A platelet/thrombocyte
Which of the following is NOT a common response of the body due to long-term stress?
Increased digestive activity
Which of the following formed elements found in the blood are derived from recticulocytes?
Erythrocytes
Which of the following substances is an anticoagulant produced by mast cells and basophils?
Heparin
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?
Thrombocytes
The process by which the formed elements of the blood develop is called
Hemopoiesis
Which of the following is NOT a common method of stimulating hormone secretion from an endocrine cell?
Mechanical stretching of the endocrine cell
Which hormonal influence on the muscular system is correctly described?
Epinephrine helps increase blood flow to exercising muscle.
Hypersecretion of hGh during adulthood from the pituitary gland
Acromegaly
Which of the following chemical substances are NOT commonly released by mast cells?
Nitric oxide
which of the following is NOT a function of a hormone?
Produces electrolytes
During hemopoiesis, some of the myeloid stem cells will eventually develop into
Proerythroblasts
Which of the following situations could result in maternal antibodies attacking fetal blood cells during a second pregnancy?
Mom is Rh negative and fetus is Rh positive
Anemia is defined as
A condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is reduced
Which of the following antibodies would you find in the plasma of a person with type O blood?
Anti-A and Anti-B
Which of the following anterior pituitary gland hormones stimulates milk production?
Prolactin
What blood type is a person if their plasma contains only anti-A agglutnin?
B
All prostaglandins are derived from a 20-carbon precursor molecule called
Arachidonic acid
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?
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)
Which of the following germ layers does the thyroid gland develop during embryonic development?
Endoderm
Which of the following germ layers does the adrenal medulla develop from during embryonic development ?
Ectoderm
Which of the following correctly lists the sequence of steps that occur during hemostasis in response to a damaged blood vessel?
Vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, clotting
Which of the following hormones commonly increases in the plasma of older individuals due to an inadequate dietary intake of calcium?
Parathyroid hormone
Which of the following precursor cells give rise to agranular leukocytes?
Lymphoblast
Ferritin is a protein used to
Store iron in the liver
Reduced vitamin b12 absorption in the small intestine due to reduced intrinsic factor production in the stomach results in a condition called
Pernicious anemia
Which of the following hormones stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone marrow?
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Which of the following precursor cells give rise to granular leukocytes ?
Myeloblast
Which of the following statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble hormones ?
Only water-soluble hormones use second messengers.
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?
Heme
The pars distalis and the pars tuberalis comprise the
Anterior pituitary gland
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
Goiter
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced by the
Placenta
All the following hormones are produced and secreted by the ovaries EXCEPT
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Which of the following is NOT a major function of the blood?
Production of oxygen
The normal pH range for blood is
7.35-7.45
Which of the following is not an agranular leukocyte?
Basophils
Endocrine tissues that secrete steroid hormones all are derived from
Mesoderm
Which of the following are a group of lipid-soluble hormones derived from cholesterol?
Steroids
Leptin is a hormone produced by the
Adipose tissue
A type of hormone that acts on neighboring cells without entering the bloodstream
1. Local hormone
2. Paracrine
3. Autocrine
4. Circulating hormone
Both 1 and 2
Which of the following germ layers does the anterior pituitary gland develop from during embryonic development?
Ectoderm
Which of the following precursor cells eventually give rise to neutrophils?
Myeloblast
Hypothyroidism during adulthood can produce which of the following disorders?
Myxedema
Which of the following is NOT a common component of circulating blood?
Hemocytoblasts
Which of the following conditions would result from hyposecretion of aldosterone ?
Dehydration
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of an exocrine gland?
It’s secretory products are carried in body fluids to distant target cells
Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in blood clotting?
Fibrinogen
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol?
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
How many hormones do the five types of anterior pituitary cells secrete?
7
The normal average temperature of blood is around
100.4F
What percentage of blood plasma is water?
91.5%
What controls hormone release from the anterior pituitary gland ?
Hormones released by the hypothalamus
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?
AB negative
