1) Which of the following statements concerning the endocrine glands is incorrect? 1)
_______
A) The hormones they secrete regulate processes such as growth and metabolism.
B) The hormones they secrete travel more quickly than nerve impulses.
C) They secrete messenger molecules called hormones.
D) They are a group of ductless glands. - answersB) The hormones they secrete travel
more quickly than nerve impulses.
2) The major stimulus for the release of thyroid hormone is 2) _______
A) hormonal.
B) humoral.
C) calcium.
D) nervous. - answersA) hormonal.
3) Which of the following hormones is secreted by neurons? 3) _______
A) growth hormone
B) insulin
C) thyroid hormone
D) oxytocin - answersD) oxytocin
4) The anatomical stalk of the pituitary is also known as the 4) _______
A) neurohypophysis.
B) pars tuberalis.
C) tuber cinerum.
D) infundibulum.
E) adenohypophysis. - answersD) infundibulum.
5) Hormone that inhibits osteoclast activity in children. 5) _______
, A) calcitonin
B) oxytocin
C) parathyroid hormone
D) catecholamines
E) thyroxine - answersA) calcitonin
6) Class of hormones secreted during chronic stress that depress immune function. 6)
_______
A) gonadotrophins
B) amino acid-based hormones
C) mineralocorticoids
D) androgens
E) glucocorticoids - answersE) glucocorticoids
7) Pancreatic cell type that produces insulin. 7) _______
A) gamma cells
B) PP cells
C) alpha cells
D) beta cells
E) delta cells - answersD) beta cells
8) Endocrine gland of the thorax that is also important in immune function. 8) _______
A) neurohypophysis
B) thymus gland
C) parathyroid gland
D) pineal gland
E) adneohypophysis - answersB) thymus gland
9) Class of hormones that regulates secretions of other endocrine glands. 9) _______
A) basophilic
B) acidophilic
C) atrial naturetic peptide
D) renin
E) tropic - answersE) tropic
10) Which of the following hormones is secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary?
10) ______
A) glucagon
B) LH
C) adrenaline
D) ADH - answersD) ADH
11) Parathyroid hormone causes all of the following except 11) ______
A) activation of vitamin D.
B) increase in plasma calcium.
C) decreased secretion of calcium by the kidney.
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