Bio 202 Midterm Exam Compilation
Questions And Answers Updated 2024/2025
This reaction yields glycogen
a) glycogenolysis
b) glycolysis
c) gluconeogenesis
d) glycogenesis
e) none of the above - answer✔d) glycogenesis
Steroid hormones...
a) are lipophillic
b) combine with protein receptor molecules on the surface of the cell
c) cause the anabolism of mRNA
d) a and c
e) all of the above - answer✔d) a and c
Growth hormone (GH)...
a) promotes growth by increasing mitosis
b) targets all cells, especially skeletal muscle and bone
c) is produced by the somatotropes of the anterior pituitary
d) a and b
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e) all of the above - answer✔e) all of the above
If an autoimmune disorder targets the beta cells of the pancreatic islets, production of which
hormone would be directly effected?
a) somatostatin
b) pancreatic polypeptide
c) insulin
d) glugacon
e) pancreatic amylase - answer✔c) insulin
Which of the following are examples of hormone responses?
a) a decrease in membrane permeability
b) an increase in protein synthesis
c) an increase in cell division
d) two of the above
e) all of the above - answer✔d) two of the above
A gland has been damaged and produces 100 times less than the normoal amount of hormone.
The target cell response to the abnormally hormone level is to _______ the number of receptors
for the hormone.
a) down-regulate
b) up-regulate - answer✔b) up-regulate
Erythrocytes...
a) are membrane bound sacs containing hemoglobin and enzymes
b) are non-nucleated in circulation
c) cannot make ATP molecules
e) all of the above - answer✔d) a and b
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)...
a) is released from the anterior pituitary
b) targets the testes
c) increases testosterone
d) a and b
e) all of the above - answer✔d) a and b
Which of the following are hydrophobic?
a) prolactin
b) thymosine
c) calcitriol
d) a and b
e) all of the above - answer✔c) calcitriol
If a hormone is released into the tissue fluid and binds to a receptor on a neighboring cell, this
type of signaling is called:
a) direct
b) hormonal
c) paracrine
d) endocrine
e) exocrine - answer✔c) paracrine
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are found in the _____ and are triggered by________.
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a) kidney; the somatic nervous system
b) testes; norepinephrine
c) adrenal cortex; the sympathetic nervous system
d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
e) none of the above - answer✔d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
This gland secretes a catabolic hormone that prevents inflammation?
a) parathyroid gland
b) thymus
c) adrenal cortex
d) pineal gland
e) none of the above - answer✔c) adrenal cortex
(cortisone)
Suppose your diet is lacking in calcium rich foods. This condition of hypocalcemia triggers _____
to be released by the ________ gland and targets the __________.
a) PTH; parathyroid; osteoblast
b) calcitonin; thyroid; liver
c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
d) calcitonin; thyroid; osteocyte
e) calcitonin; parathyroid; kidney - answer✔c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
Release of GnRH is ultimately controlled by circulating levels of...
a) gonadotropin
b) LH (luteinizing hormone)
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