Week 8 - 20 Question Review Flashcards
Which hormone is NOT a tropic hormone?
A) FSH
B) ACTH
C) LH
D) TSH
E) ADH
E) ADH
Growth hormone (GH)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) or thyrotropin – tropic
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) – prohormone origin tropic
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) – tropic
Luteinizing hormone (LH) - tropic
Prolactin (PRL)
Melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH) – prohormone origin
Which hormone characteristics do NOT apply to steroids?
A) Slow acting
B) Intracellular receptors
C) Lipid based
D) Alters gene expression
E) Water soluble
E) Water-soluble
Which structure releases hormones produced in the hypothalamus.
A) Thyroid gland
B) Anterior pituitary
C) Adrenal cortex
D) Adrenal medulla
E) Posterior pituitary
E) Posterior pituitary
MSH might make you tanner, but what else can it do for us?
A) Regulate sleep-wake cycles.
B) Regulate blood pressure by impacting kidney function
C) Regulating development of white blood cells known as T cells
D) Regulating control of appetite
E) Regulating timing of sexual maturation
D) Regulating control of appetite
Diabetes insipidus is caused by low secretion of what hormone?
A) Aldosterone
B) Antidiuretic hormone
C) Cortisol
D) Thyroid hormone
E) Thymosin
B) Antidiuretic hormone
Which hormonal disorder is associated with low metabolism, low body temperature, constipation, and a swollen face in adults?
A) Cushing’s syndrome
B) Myxedema
C) Simmond’s disease
D) Addison’s disease
E) Cretinism
B) Myxedema
Which disease is associated specifically with appositional bone growth?
A) Cretinism
B) Gigantism
C) Addison’s
D) Simmond’s
E) Acromegaly
E) Acromegaly
Which two hormones are produced by the posterior pituitary?
A) ACTH and ADH
B) ADH and oxytocin
C) GH and ADH
D) TSH and ACTH
E) Prolactin and ADH
B) ADH and oxytocin
Which version of thyroid hormone is the more metabolically active?
A) T3
B) T4
A) T3
Which of the following is the first step in the hormone cascade?
A) TSH
B) T3
C) Thymosin
D) T4
E) TRH
E) TRH
What is the expected ratio of epinephrine to norepinephrine release from the adrenal medulla?
A) 50/50
B) 60/40
C) 70/30
D) 80/20
E) 90/10
D) 80/20
Which of the following hormones is most specifically associated with the alarm stage of General Adaptation Syndrome?
A) Antidiuretic hormone
B) Angiotensin
C) Epinephrine
D) Thyroid hormone
E) Growth hormone
C) Epinephrine
What gland relies on a specialized blood vessel transport type known as a portal system?
A) Posterior pituitary
B) Pineal gland
C) Thyroid gland
D) Anterior pituitary
E) Thymus
D) Anterior pituitary
Hyperparathyroidism would tend to cause which of the following?
A) Tetany
B) Kidney stones
C) Respiratory paralysis
D) Death
E) All of the above
B) Kidney stones
Identify the hormone coming from the parafollicular cells of the thyroid.
A) Calcitonin
B) Cortisol
C) Thyroid hormone
D) Parathyroid hormone
E) Thymosin
A) Calcitonin
