NKU BIO 669 Quiz 3 Question And Answer With 100%
Correct Answers (GRADED A+) Latest Update
2024/2025.
A hormone not involved in sugar metabolism is: - ANSWER Aldosterone
A possible symptom of an expanding pituitary tumor not related to hormones include: - ANSWER
Visual disturbances
The regulation shown by a hormone feeding back on the organ that released it, in addition to the
physiologic effect feeding back on that same producing/secreting organ that released the hormone is
termed: - ANSWER Ultra short feedback loop
Which of the following characteristics is typical of rapid and long lasting response hormones? -
ANSWER Carrier bound and lipid soluble
Chromaffin cells are found in the: - ANSWER adrenal gland
Besides having anti-inflammatory effects, cortisol (and thus most glucocorticoids) will also: -
ANSWER Reduce protein synthesis in cells
Hyperthyroidism resulting from Graves' disease will present with all of the following except: -
ANSWER Increased levels of TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
Panhypopituitarism will result in a decrease in all of the following except: - ANSWER oxytocin
Which of the following is not a chronic complication of diabetes mellitus? - ANSWER All of the
above are chronic complications of diabetes mellitus (retinopathy, increased risk of infection,
paresthesias and neuropathy)
Cytokines are chemical messengers that act on nearby cells and are thereby said to have _______
effects - ANSWER paracrine
If anterior pituitary secretion is deficient in a growing child, the child will - ANSWER become a
dwarf but have fairly normal body proportions
The anterior pituitary secretes all of the following except: - ANSWER antidiuretic hormone
(ADH)
Negative feedback that T3 and T4 hormones of the thyroid gland have on the hypothalamus is an
example of: - ANSWER Long loop inhibition
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding regulation of pituitary hormone secretion
by the hypothalamus? - ANSWER none of the above are correct
What percentage of the total beta cell population in the pancreas must be destroyed before
noticeable hyperglycemia occurs? - ANSWER between 80-90%
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