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Ch. 09 - Endocrine System Test QuestionsWith Complete Solutions
1) Which system produces chemical messengers known as
hormones?
A) nervous system
B) immune system
C) endocrine system
D) integumentary system
E) muscular system Correct Answers C
10) Which one of the following is NOT a hormone produced by
the anterior pituitary?
A) prolactin
B) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
C) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
D) antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
E) luteinizing hormone (LH) Correct Answers D
11) The hormone that stimulates follicle development by female
ovaries and sperm development
by male testes is ________.
A) luteinizing hormone (LH)
B) prolactin
C) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
D) progesterone
E) antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Correct Answers C
12) Hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood leads to
________.
,A) pituitary dwarfism
B) Cushing's disease
C) acromegaly
D) myxedema
E) gigantism Correct Answers A
13) Releasing and inhibiting hormones produced by the
hypothalamus influence the activities of
the ________.
A) pineal gland
B) anterior pituitary gland
C) adrenal gland
D) posterior pituitary gland
E) thyroid gland Correct Answers B
14) The two hormones released by the thyroid gland are
________.
A) calcitonin and thyroid hormone
B) calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH)
C) thyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone (PTH)
D) prolactin (PRL) and oxytocin
E) oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Correct Answers
A
15) Water-soluble hormones, such as proteins and peptide
hormones, activate target cells using
________.
A) direct gene activation
B) the second-messenger system
C) steroid hormone action
D) diffusion Correct Answers B
, 15) Which hormone is alternately known as vasopressin due to
its effect on blood vessel
diameter and blood pressure?
A) oxytocin
B) antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
C) thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
D) growth hormone (GH)
E) luteinizing hormone (LH) Correct Answers B
16) The most common stimulus for prodding endocrine glands
into action is ________.
A) hormonal
B) humoral
C) neural
D) direct gene activation Correct Answers A
16) Which two hormones play a role in promoting the milk
reflex and in maintaining breast milk
production in a mother's breasts?
A) antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and thyroid hormone
B) growth hormone and glucagon
C) prolactin (PRL) and oxytocin
D) parathyroid hormone (PTH) and thyroid hormone
E) prolactin (PRL) and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Correct
Answers C
17) The endocrine gland most closely associated with the
hypothalamus is the ________.
A) thymus
B) pineal gland
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