問題一覧
1
How Do Steroid Hormones Produce Their Effects?
By activating genes
2
Which of the Following Hormones Is Not Produced by the Anterior Pituitary?
Antidiuretic hormone
3
What Action Does Insulin Produce?
A decrease in the concentration of blood glucose
4
Insulin Is Produced by __________ of the __________.
beta cells; pancreas
5
The Inner Region of the __________ Produces Hormones Associated With Fight-or-Flight Effects.
adrenal gland
6
What Is an Example of Control of Secretion by the Changes in Composition of the Internal Environment?
Release of aldosterone due to low sodium levels
7
Which of the Following Hormones Is Released by the Posterior Lobe of the Pituitary Gland?
Antidiuretic hormone
8
What Is the Effect of Aldosterone's Stimulation on the Kidneys?
Conserve sodium and excrete potassium
9
A Chemical Messenger Can Help Initiate an Inflammatory Response by Causing Cellular Changes in Neighboring Cells. This Molecule Is an Example of __________ Secretion.
paracrine
10
Where Are the Target Cell Receptors for Water Soluble Hormones Found?
In the plasma membrane
11
What Is an Example of a Hormone Secreted by the Adrenal Medulla?
Epinephrine
12
What Is the Effect of Thyroxine?
Increases the rate at which proteins are synthesized
13
What Is the Most Common Regulator of Hormone Secretion?
Negative feedback
14
What Hormone Is Produced in Response to the Absence of Light in the Environment and Is Associated With Circadian Rhythms?
Melotonin
15
What Is an Immediate Physiological Response to Stress That Occurs During the Alarm Phase?
The hypothalamus stimulates sympathetic pathways.
16
Receptors for All __________ Hormones Are Located Inside the Cell, Not in the Plasma Membrane.
steroid
17
Molecules That Are Produced Within One Tissue That Then Regulate Another Tissue Within the Same Organ Are Called _________ Secretions.
autocrine
18
Cholesterol Is the Building Block of Which Hormone Group?
Steroids
19
What Is the Term for Chemical Messengers That Are Released Into Interstitial Fluid, Diffuse Into the Blood Stream, and Act on Target Cells That Are a Distance Away?
Hormone
20
When Comparing the Nervous System to the Endocrine System, Which of the Following Applies to the Endocrine System?
Endocrine system has more widespread and long-lasting effects.