Feedback Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions. The numbers at the end of each question refer to the textbook page where the question topic is discussed.

1		Blood transports hormones to specific sites called (455)
			A)	primary tissues
			B)	target cells
			C)	secondary tissues
			D)	receptor sites
2		Which of the following statements concerning hormones is false? (455)
			A)	They generally have brief effects.
			B)	They cause changes in the metabolic activities in specific cells.
			C)	They exert their effects relatively slowly.
			D)	They are transported only via the blood.
3		Which of the following is (are) not endocrine glands? (456)
			A)	gonads
			B)	adrenal glands
			C)	parotid glands
			D)	parathyroid glands
			E)	pineal gland
4		Which of the following is not exclusively an endocrine gland? (469)
			A)	thyroid gland
			B)	pancreas
			C)	pineal gland
			D)	pituitary gland
5		Hormones may be (456)
			A)	steroids
			B)	proteins
			C)	amines
			D)	all of the above
6		A steroid is (458)
			A)	a lipid synthesized from cholesterol
			B)	composed of amino acids bonded in peptide chains
			C)	composed of amino acids but without peptide bonds
			D)	composed of nucleic acids and carbohydrate molecules
7		The anterior portion of the pituitary gland is called the (460)
			A)	hypophysis
			B)	neurohypophysis
			C)	adenohypophysis
			D)	pitohypophysis
8		The hormone that triggers the release of TSH from the anterior pituitary gland is called (462)
			A)	thyrotropin-releasing factor
			B)	corticotropin-releasing hormone
			C)	thyroxine-releasing hormone
			D)	thyroid-stimulating releasing factor
9		The function of FSH in the male is to (462)
			A)	stimulate the secretion of male sex hormone
			B)	stimulate sperm production
			C)	stimulate the development of secondary sex characteristics
			D)	FSH is not present in males
10		Releasing factors that influence the pituitary gland are produced in the (459)
			A)	pars intermedia
			B)	thalamus
			C)	hypothalamus
			D)	infundibulum
11		Which of the following hormones is not secreted by the pars distalis? (463)
			A)	ADH
			B)	prolactin
			C)	FSH
			D)	ACTH
12		The vascular link between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland is called the (464)
			A)	cerebral arterial circle
			B)	releasing-inhibitory portal system
			C)	endocrine-circulatory connection
			D)	hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system
13		Which of the following is (are) not associated with the thyroid gland? (467)
			A)	follicular cells
			B)	chromaffin cells
			C)	parafollicular cells
			D)	an isthmus
14		Calcitonin is produced by the (467)
			A)	follicular cells
			B)	chromaffin cells
			C)	parafollicular cells
			D)	principal cells
15		Which pituitary hormone is responsible for the secretion of thyroxine? (468)
			A)	ACTH
			B)	TSH
			C)	FSH
			D)	ADH
16		The function of the parathyroid hormone is to (469)
			A)	increase blood calcium levels
			B)	decrease blood calcium levels
			C)	increase T3 levels in the blood
			D)	decrease T3 levels in the blood
17		The pancreatic cells that secrete insulin are called (470)
			A)	alpha cells
			B)	beta cells
			C)	acinar cells
			D)	oxyphil cells
18		The function of glucagon is to (470)
			A)	facilitate the entry of glucose into tissue cells
			B)	decrease blood glucose concentration
			C)	increase blood glucose concentration
			D)	convert glucose into glycogen
19		Insulin is instrumental in (470)
			A)	promoting the movement of glucose through cell membranes
			B)	stimulating the liver to convert glucose into glycogen
			C)	promoting the transport of amino acids into cells
			D)	assisting in the synthesis of proteins and fats
			E)	all of the above
20		Failure of the pancreatic islets to secrete insulin is characteristic of (471)
			A)	hyperglycemia
			B)	diabetes insipidus
			C)	diabetes mellitus
			D)	both a and c
21		Which of the following is not a zone of the adrenal cortex? (471)
			A)	zona reticularis
			B)	zona chromaffinalis
			C)	zona glomerulosa
			D)	zona fasciculata
22		Aldosterone is (471)
			A)	a glucocorticoid
			B)	a mineralocorticoid
			C)	a steroid
			D)	an androgen
23		Aldosterone released from the adrenal cortex regulates (471)
			A)	Ca and Na balance
			B)	Na and Cl balance
			C)	Na and K balance
			D)	H and OH balance
24		Hormones from the adrenal medulla (473)
			A)	increase cardiac output
			B)	elevate metabolic rate
			C)	dilate coronary blood vessels
			D)	all of the above
25		Which of the following contributes to the autonomic "fight-or-flight" response in humans? (473)
			A)	adrenal cortex
			B)	adrenal medulla
			C)	pituitary gland
			D)	both b and c
26		Which of the following structures does (do) not secrete estrogen? (474)
			A)	placenta
			B)	uterus
			C)	testes
			D)	ovarian (graafian) follicles
			E)	corpus luteum
27		Estrogen is responsible for each of the following except (475)
			A)	development and function of the secondary sex organ
			B)	preventing abortion of the fetus
			C)	menstrual changes of the uterus
			D)	regulation of the sexual drive
28		The principal hormone secreted by the pineal gland is (475)
			A)	melatonin
			B)	prolactin
			C)	trypsin
			D)	oxytocin
29		The thymus serves as the site of the maturation of (476)
			A)	monocytes
			B)	erythrocytes
			C)	granulosa cells
			D)	T-cells
30		The pars intermedia is located in the (460)
			A)	thyroid gland
			B)	neurohypophysis
			C)	adenohypophysis
			D)	thymus
31		The thyroid gland is derived from (478)
			A)	mesoderm
			B)	endoderm
			C)	ectoderm
			D)	thyroderm
32		The pancreas begins development during the fifth week as (478)
			A)	a solid pancreatic bud of endoderm
			B)	many small pancreatic buds of endoderm
			C)	dorsal and ventral pancreatic buds of endoderm
			D)	a triangular pancreatic bud of mesoderm
33		The adrenal cortex is derived from (478)
			A)	mesoderm
			B)	endoderm
			C)	neuroectoderm
			D)	epidermal ectoderm
34		Diabetes insipidus is caused by deficient (481)
			A)	ADH secretion
			B)	insulin secretion
			C)	glucagon secretion
			D)	ACTH secretion
35		An endemic goiter is caused by (481)
			A)	decreased amounts of TSH being released by the pituitary
			B)	inadequate dietary intake of iodine
			C)	increased thyroxine secretion
			D)	all of the above
36		Hypersecretion of corticosteroids results in (483)
			A)	gigantism
			B)	Cushing's syndrome
			C)	adrenogenital syndrome
			D)	Simmond's disease