Question 1

The major stimulus for the release of thyroid hormone is

Accepted Answer

A)   nervous.
B)   humoral.
C)   hormonal.
D)   calcium.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Largest purely endocrine gland in the body.

Accepted Answer

A)   adrenal gland
B)   pancreas
C)   hypophysis
D)   thymus gland
E)   thyroid glandF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

An endocrine cell that secretes its hormone in response to the presence of another hormone is said to be controlled by humoral stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Diabetes insipidus can be caused by trauma to the

Accepted Answer

A)   pancreas.
B)   posterior pituitary gland.
C)   gonads.
D)   kidney.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The hormone aldosterone is produced by the adrenal cortex to increase blood volume.

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Question 6

Figure 17.2
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Identify the letter that indicates the hypophysis.

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Figure 17.1
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Identify the letter that indicates an organ that secretes hormones controlling blood sugar levels.

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

The adrenal medulla consists of three distinct zones and secretes steroid hormones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Only GH, DHEA, and the sex hormones show marked decline in secretion with age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The hormone produced by the heart

Accepted Answer

A)   increases the excretion of sodium in the urine.
B)   increases calcium levels in the blood.
C)   decreases urine output.
D)   is secreted in response to low blood volumes.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The major stimulus for the release of the amine hormones of the adrenal gland is

Accepted Answer

A)   adrenaline.
B)   nervous.
C)   humoral.
D)   hormonal.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The hypophyseal portal veins are primarily located in the

Accepted Answer

A)   infundibulum.
B)   tuber cinereum.
C)   pars intermedia.
D)   pars nervosa.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The condition in which a neoplasm leads to hypersecretion of amine hormones by the adrenal medulla is called

Accepted Answer

A)   myxedema.
B)   acromegaly.
C)   pheochromocytoma.
D)   Gravesʹ disease.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Jellylike substance found in the thyroid follicles containing high concentrations of stored thyroglobulin.

Accepted Answer

A)   cortisol
B)   colloid
C)   acinar
D)   brain sandE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Figure 17.2
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Identify the letter that indicates the brain region that secretes releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones.

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following endocrine glands develops primarily from the endoderm of the pharynx?

Accepted Answer

A)   anterior and posterior lobes of the pituitary
B)   thyroid and parathyroids
C)   adrenal medulla
D)   pinealE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following hormones indirectly increases the secretion of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)   TSH
B)   renin
C)   ACTH
D)   corticotropin-releasing hormoneE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following hormones is secreted by the pars intermedia of the pituitary gland?

Accepted Answer

A)   prolactin-inhibiting hormone
B)   melatonin
C)   oxytocin
D)   melanocyte-stimulating hormoneE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Of the following endocrine organs, which does not migrate away from its original site of formation in the embryo?

Accepted Answer

A)   thymus
B)   thyroid gland
C)   posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
D)   parathyroid glandsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Gonadotropic cells of the pars distalis are the only class of cells there that produce more than one hormone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: The Nervous System: Autonomic Division

Which of the following endocrine glands develops primarily from the endoderm of the pharynx?

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Gonadotropic cells of the pars distalis are the only class of cells there that produce more than one hormone.

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Only GH, DHEA, and the sex hormones show marked decline in secretion with age.

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The hormone produced by the heart

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The hypophyseal portal veins are primarily located in the

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The condition in which a neoplasm leads to hypersecretion of amine hormones by the adrenal medulla is called

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The hormone aldosterone is produced by the adrenal cortex to increase blood volume.

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Figure 17.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the brain region that secretes releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones.

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Jellylike substance found in the thyroid follicles containing high concentrations of stored thyroglobulin.

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Figure 17.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates an organ that secretes hormones controlling blood sugar levels.

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An endocrine cell that secretes its hormone in response to the presence of another hormone is said to be controlled by humoral stimuli.

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The major stimulus for the release of thyroid hormone is

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Figure 17.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the hypophysis.

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The adrenal medulla consists of three distinct zones and secretes steroid hormones.

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Diabetes insipidus can be caused by trauma to the

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Which of the following hormones is secreted by the pars intermedia of the pituitary gland?

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Largest purely endocrine gland in the body.

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Of the following endocrine organs, which does not migrate away from its original site of formation in the embryo?

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The major stimulus for the release of the amine hormones of the adrenal gland is

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Which of the following hormones indirectly increases the secretion of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex?

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