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BIO 669 PRACTICE EXAM QUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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BIO 669 PRACTICE EXAM QUIDEQUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A hormone not involved in sugar metabolism is - Answer-aldosterone
A possible symptom of an expanding pituitary tumor not related to hormones includes:
a. Visual disturbances
b. Muscle weakness
c. Respiratory depression
d. Hearing disturbances - 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)
Which of the following is not a chronic complication of diabetes mellitus?
a. Retinopathy
b. Increased risk of infection
c. Paresthesias and neuropathy
d. All of the above are chronic complications of diabetes mellitus
e. Microvessel and peripheral vascular disease - Answer-All of the above are chronic
complications of diabetes mellitus
Panhypopituitarism will result in a decrease in all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer-
oxytocin
Acromegaly, first developed as a 25 yo adult, will over time result in: - Answer-
Thickened bones, especially forehead and hands, plus proximal myopathy
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
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