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The major stimulus for release of parathyroid hormone is:
A) hormonal B) humoral C) neural |
B) humoral
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The anterior pituitary secretes all but:
A) antidiuretic hormone B) growth hormone C) gonadotropines D) TSH |
A) antidiuretic hormone
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A hormone not involved in glucose metabolism is:
A) glucagon B) cortisone C) aldosterone D) insulin |
C) aldosterone
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Parathyroid hormone:
A) increases bone formation and lowers blood calcium levels B) increases calcium excretion from the body C) decreases calcium absorption from the glut D) demineralizes bone and raises blood calcium levels |
D) demineralizes bone and raises blood calcium levels
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A hypodermic injection of epinephrine would:
A) increase heart rate, increase blood pressure, dilate the bronchi of the lungs, and increase peristalsis B) decrease heart rate, decrease blood pressure, constrict the bronchi, and increase peristalsis C) decrease heart rate, increase blood pressure, constrict the bronchi, and decrease peristalsis D) increase heart rate, increase blood pressure, dilate the bronchi, and decrease peristalsis |
D) increase heart rate, increase blood pressure, dilate the bronchi, and decrease peristalsis
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Testosterone is to the male as what hormone is to the female?
A) luteinizing hormone B) progesterone C) estrogen D) prolactin |
C) estrogen
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If anterior pituitary secretion is deficient in a growing child, the child will:
A) develop acromegaly B) become a dwarf but have fairly normal body proportions C) mature sexually at an earlier than normal age D) be in constant danger of becoming dehydrated. |
B) become a dwarf but have fairly normal body proportions
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If there is adequate carbohydrate intake, secretion of insulin results in:
A) lower blood glucose levels B) increased cell utilization of glucose C) storage of glycogen D) all of these |
D) all of these
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Hormones:
A) are produced by exocrine glands B) are carried to all parts of the body in blood C) remain at constant concentration in the blood D) affect only non-hormone producing organs |
B) are carried to all parts of the body in blood
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Some hormones act by:
A) increasing the synthesis of enzymes B) converting an inactive enzyme C) affecting only specific target organs D) all of these |
D) all of these
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Absence of thyroid hormone would result in:
A) increased heart rate and increased force of heart contraction B) depression of the CNS and lethargy C) exophthalmos D) high metabolic rate |
B) depression of the CNS and lethargy
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Chromaffin cells are found in the:
A) parathyroid gland B) anterior pituitary gland C) adrenal gland D) pineal gland |
C) adrenal gland
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Atrial natriuretic peptide secreted by the heart has exactly the opposite function of thie hormone secreted by the zona glomerulosa:
A) antidiuretic hormone B) epinephrine C) calcitonin D) aldosterone E) androgens |
D) aldosterone
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