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Chapter 12: Endocrine SystemPatton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following statements is not true of the
endocrine system?
a. The organs of the endocrine system are widely dispersed
in the body.
b. All organs in the endocrine system are glands.
c. Endocrine glands secrete their products into ducts
leading to body cavities.
d. Endocrine glands produce hormones.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 319 TOP: Introduction
2. Which of the following is not true of a nonsteroid hormone?
a. It is carried through the blood to the target organ cell.
b. Its receptor is in the nucleus of the target organ cell.
c. It requires a second messenger.
d. All of the above are true of nonsteroid hormones.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: pp. 320-321 TOP: Nonsteroid hormones
3. Which of the following is true of a steroid hormone?
a. Its receptor is in the nucleus of the target organ cell.
b. It requires a second messenger.
c. It converts ATP into cyclic AMP.
d. All of the above are true of steroid hormones.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 321 TOP: Steroid hormones
4. Which of the following statements is not true of prostaglandins?
a. They can also be called tissue hormones.
b. They function like nonsteroid hormones because they cause the production of
cyclic AMP.
c. They function like steroid hormones because they stimulate protein synthesis.
d. They travel a much shorter distance than most hormones.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: pp. 325-326 TOP: Prostaglandins
5. Which of the following is not true of luteinizing hormone?
a. It is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland.
b. Its target organ cells are in the ovaries.
c. It stimulates ovulation.
d. All of the above are true of luteinizing hormone.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 326 TOP: Pituitary gland
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, 6. ACTH
a. causes the ovaries to begin forming follicles.
b. stimulates the production of adrenal cortex hormone.
c. stimulates the release of adrenaline.
d. targets cells in the thyroid gland.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 326 TOP: Pituitary gland
7. Acromegaly is caused by
a. hypersecretion of ACTH.
b. hyposecretion of ACTH.
c. hypersecretion of growth hormone.
d. hyposecretion of growth hormone.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 327 TOP: Pituitary gland
8. Dwarfism can be caused by
a. hypersecretion of ACTH.
b. hyposecretion of ACTH.
c. hypersecretion of growth hormone.
d. hyposecretion of growth hormone.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 327 TOP: Pituitary gland
9. Which of the following is not true of oxytocin?
a. It is produced in the posterior pituitary gland.
b. It causes the contractions of the uterus during labor.
c. It is one of the few hormones that are regulated by a positive feedback loop.
d. It stimulates “milk letdown” in nursing mothers.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 328 TOP: Pituitary gland
10. The hypothalamus
a. is composed of a glandular portion and a nerve portion.
b. produces ADH.
c. releases ADH.
d. is located in the sella turcica.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 328 TOP: Hypothalamus
11. Thyroxine
a. has fewer iodine atoms than triiodothyronine.
b. stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone.
c. has more target cells than ADH.
d. All of the above are true of thyroxine.
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