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Excess cortisol could result in |
High blood glucose levels |
Low blood pressure. And alkaline blood pH. High blood glucose levels. Increased parasympathetic nervous system activation |
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Hormones that act on the same target cells yet have opposite effects are said to be |
Antagonist |
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Secondary sex characteristics of females are stimulated by |
Estrogens |
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Which of the following organs contains target cells for oxytocin |
Mammary glands |
Bones. Lungs. Kidneys. Mammary glands. |
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What stimulates the release of parathyroid hormone pth |
Hypocalcemia |
Cold temperatures. Low basal metabolic rate. Hypercalcemia period hypocalcemia |
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What first-tier hormone stimulates cortisol production |
Corticotropic releasing hormone crh |
Thyrotropic releasing hormone. Corticotropic releasing hormone crh. Growth hormone releasing grh |
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Which hormone acts as a potent anti-inflammatory agent |
Cortisol |
Epinephrine. Aldosterone. Insulin. Cortisol. |
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Which hormone lowers blood glucose levels |
Insulin |
Growth hormone. Cortisol. Insulin. Glucagon. |
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How are the nervous system and endocrine system similar |
Cells of both the nervous system and the endocrine system release chemicals to communicate with cells |
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Aldosterone regulates |
Extracellular sodium and potassium ion levels |
Blood iodine ion levels. Blood calcium ion levels. Blood glucose levels. Extracellular sodium and potassium ion |
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Which hormone stimulates the synthesis of steroid hormones by the adrenal |
Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH |
Adrenocorticotropic hormone. Prolactin inhibiting Factor. Bio trop and releasing hormone. Corticotropin-releasing hormone. |
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Testosterone is produced by the |
Testes |
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What is delivered over the hypothalamic hypophyseal portal system |
Releasing and inhibiting hormones |
Tropic hormones. Trophic hormones. Stimulating hormones. Releasing and inhibiting hormones. |
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What hormone is the primary antagonist of glucagon |
Insulin |
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What stimulates melatonin production |
Light and dark Cycles |
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Which of the following is a primary endocrine Oregon |
Thyroid gland |
Thyroid gland. Testes. Heart. Pineal gland. |
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Thymosin and thymopoietin assist in the maturation of |
T lymphocytes |
Chief cells. B lymphocytes. T lymphocytes. Alpha cells. |
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Increasing levels of blood glucose stimulate the release of insulin this type of stimulation is known as |
Humoral stimulation |
Hormonal stimulation. Humoral stimulation. Neurostimulation. Positive stimulation |
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What does thyroid stimulating hormone Target TSH |
Thyroid gland |
Thyroid gland. Hypothalamus. Posterior pituitary. Anterior pituitary. |
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Which gland does hypothalamus have a close anatomical and physiological relationship |
Pituitary gland |
Thyroid gland. Adrenal gland. Pituitary gland. Pineal |
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What stimulates the release of antidiuretic hormone ADH or vasopressin |
Increase solute concentration of the blood |
Increase solute concentration of urine increase blood glucose levels. Increase solute concentration of the blood. Increasing blood pressure. |
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What serves as a link between the hydrophilic hormone serving as the first messenger and the second messenger |
G protein |
Camp. Protein kinase. Adenylate cyclase. G protein. |
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What hormones are made by the posterior pituitary what hormones are made by the posterior pituitary |
No hormones are made by the posterior pituitary dummy |
Releasing and inhibiting hormones. No hormones. Antidiuretic hormones. Oxytocin. Stimulating hormones. |
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When blood glucose levels increase a hormone called insulin is released from the Endocrine cells in the pancreas the role of insulin is to return blood glucose levels to normal which part of this negative feedback loop is the stimulus |
Increasing blood glucose levels |
Blood glucose levels return to normal. Insulin. Pancreas. Increasing blood glucose levels. |
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What is the target tissue of erythropoietin epo |
Red bone marrow |
Breast tissue. Red bone marrow. Smooth muscle tissue. Alphasights. |
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Hypersecretion of growth hormone after the epithelial plates closes causes a disorder known as |
Acromegaly |
Gigantism. Congenital hypothyroidism. Pituitary dwarfism. Acro megaly |
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What type of tissue makes up a or anterior pituitary gland |
Glandular epithelium |
Glandular epithelium. Nervous tissue. Loose adipose connective tissue. Dense elastic connective tissue. |
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Where are releasing and inhibiting hormones made |
Hypothalamus |
Hypothalamus. Thyroid gland. Posterior pituitary. Anterior pituitary. |
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What element is necessary for the production of triiodothyronine T3 and thyroxine T4 |
Iodine |
Magnesium. Potassium. Calcium. Iodine. |
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Glucosuria and ketonuria are characteristics of |
Diabetes mellitus |
Diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus. Graves disease. Hashimoto thyroiditis |
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What is not an effect of parathyroid hormone pth |
Increased osteoblast activity |
Increased reabsorption of calcium ions from fluids in the kidneys. Increase absorption of calcium ions by the small intestine. Increase the release of calcium ions from bone. Increased osteoblast activity. |
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Which hormone controls the milk let-down reflex |
Oxytocin |
Antidiuretic hormone. Oxytocin. Gonadotropins. Prolactin. |