Electrolytes that send messages to other parts of the body

25 Jun Electrolytes that send messages to other parts of the body

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What are hormones?
Electrolytes that send messages to other parts of the body
Ions that change the permeability of target cells
Chemicals produced in one cell that send messages to a target cell
Chemicals that speed up the metabolism of the cell that makes them
Electrical current which is released upon the generation of an action potential

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Which of the following describes the function of the endocrine system?
The fastest and most important system in the body for controlling the activity of cells
The second major controlling system of the body
The slower but reliable system responsible for the sending sensory information to the central nervous system
The system responsible for movement of the body
The system responsible for distributing blood gasses to the tissue cells

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What is a tropic hormone?
A hormone that is produced in nonendocrine organs
A hormone that is released only through ducts
A hormone that is produced in the gonads
A hormone that counteracts the activities of the nervous system
A hormone that stimulates hormone production in another target cell

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Which of the following is a tropic hormone?
Parathyroid hormone
Glucagon
Insulin
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Calcitonin

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What gland is located in the sphenoid bone?
Thyroid gland
Pituitary gland
Parathyroid gland
Adrenal gland
Pineal gland

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What is the function of oxytocin?
Stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth
Stimulates milk production in the mammary glands
Stimulates aldosterone production in the adrenal glands
Increases the storage of glucose in the liver
Converts glycogen to glucose when the blood sugar level is low

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What hormone conserves water by making the kidney reabsorb more water from the urine?
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Insulin
Antidiuretic hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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What is the target organ of prolactin?
Ovaries
Testes
Kidney
Uterus
Mammary glands

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What organ acts as both an endocrine and exocrine gland?
Thyroid gland
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Liver
Adrenal gland

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What hormone might be lacking if a teenage girl is slow in developing secondary sex characteristics?
Thyroid hormone
Calcitonin
Estrogen
Growth hormone
Prolactin

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What is the target organ for growth hormone?
Long bones
Thyroid gland
Kidney tubules
The lungs
The adrenal gland

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What endocrine tissue is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system?
Pancreatic alpha cells
Pancreatic beta cells
Adrenal medulla
Adrenal cortex
The testes

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What endocrine organ is bilobed and located in the throat area?
Adrenal gland
Thyroid gland
Parathyroid gland
Pancreas
Pituitary gland

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What two hormones are antagonists of each other?
Estrogen and progesterone
Testosterone and estrogen
Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone
Aldosterone and cortisone
Androgen and aldosterone

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What hormone is responsible for controlling the rate of body metabolism and affects most cells of the body?
Thyroid hormone
Estrogen
Testosterone
Calcitonin
Antidiuretic hormone

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Which hormone is released when the blood glucose level is high?
Thyroid hormone
Cortisone
Cortisol
Insulin
Glucagon

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What is the function of parathyroid hormone?
Regulates metabolism of body cells
Conserves water at the kidney tubules
Regulates blood calcium levels
Regulates blood pressure
Regulates the menstrual cycle

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What hormones are produced in the ovaries?
Estrogen and prolactin
Estrogen and progesterone
Progesterone and gonadotropins
Testosterone and progesterone
Androgens and estrogen

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The function of parafollicular cells in the thyroid gland is to produce which of the following?
Calcitonin
Insulin
T3 and T4
Parathyroid hormone
Glucagons

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Which of the following describes tetany?
The fight or flight response stimulated by norepinephrine
The inability of the pancreas to produce insulin
Brittle bones due to a lack of calcium storage
Prolonged muscle spasms due to a lack of calcium
Abnormally slow metabolism of the body

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What endocrine organ is located directly superior to the kidney?
Liver
Gonads
Pancreas
Thyroid gland
Adrenal gland

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What is the primary function of estrogen?
To cause cyclic changes in the uterine lining and development of secondary sex characteristics
To regulate blood pressure
To maintain the metabolic rate of body cells
To start uterine contractions for childbirth
To stimulate muscle and bone growth

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What hormones are produced in the adrenal medulla?
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
Epinephrine and aldosterone
Cortisol and cortisone
Gonadotropins and mineralocorticoids
Aldosterone and norepinephrine

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What is the primary target organ of glucagon?
The pancreas
Long bones
All body cells
The liver
The kidney tubules

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What endocrine organ is considered the “master endocrine gland”?
Thyroid gland
Posterior pituitary gland
Anterior pituitary gland
Adrenal gland
Pancreas