MCQ POOL UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Upon binding to a receptor to form a hormone-receptor complex, steroid hormones may
cause: - Correct Answer- an increase in protein synthesis
Increasing levels of blood glucose stimulate the release of insulin. This type of stimulation is
known as: - Correct Answer- humoral stimulation
endocrine cells that increase hormone secretion in response to other hormones are controlled
by - Correct Answer- hormonal stimuli
When blood glucose levels increase, a hormone called insulin is released from endocrine cells
in the pancreas. The role of insulin is to return blood glucose levels to normal. Which part of
this negative feedback loop is the stimulus? - Correct Answer- increasing blood glucose
levels
A short-term effect of growth hormone is - Correct Answer- fat breakdown
If the thyroid gland is unable to produce iodinated thyroglobulin, what is the effect on
hormone production? - Correct Answer- Less T3/T4 hormones are made
Edna complains of weight gain, cold intolerance, and low blood pressure. What disorder do
her symptoms match? - Correct Answer- Hypothyroidism
What first tier hormone stimulates cortisol production? - Correct Answer- Corticotropin-
releasing hormone
Melatonin is produced by the - Correct Answer- pineal gland
what hormone is the primary antagonist of glucagon - Correct Answer- insulin
High levels of testosterone inhibit the release of: - Correct Answer- Gonadotropin-releasing
hormone
, What is the target tissue of erythropoietin? - Correct Answer- red bone marrow
What hormone is produced by adipocytes to regulate satiety, a feeling of fullness after eating?
- Correct Answer- leptin
The effects of norepinephrine and epinephrine have nearly the same effects as the
neurotransmitters of the: - Correct Answer- sympathetic nervous system
Upon binding to a receptor to form a hormone-receptor complex, steroid hormones may
cause: - Correct Answer- the formation of cAMP
Hormones that act on the same target cells yet have opposite effects are said to be: - Correct
Answer- antagonists
Avery has high blood pressure and hypernatremia (excess blood sodium ion concentration).
The hypersecretion of which hormone could lead to his condition? - Correct Answer-
aldosterone
Which hormone acts as a potent anti-inflammatory agent? - Correct Answer- cortisol
Glucagon operates under: - Correct Answer- humoral stimulation
What is NOT a responsibility of insulin? - Correct Answer- promotion of satiety
What type of blood vessel is built to handle the highest pressure of any vessel in the
cardiovascular system? - Correct Answer- elastic artery
which of the following is true about veins? - Correct Answer- Veins have thinner walls than
arteries
The outward force that blood exerts on the walls of blood vessels is: - Correct Answer- blood
pressure
and CORRECT Answers
Upon binding to a receptor to form a hormone-receptor complex, steroid hormones may
cause: - Correct Answer- an increase in protein synthesis
Increasing levels of blood glucose stimulate the release of insulin. This type of stimulation is
known as: - Correct Answer- humoral stimulation
endocrine cells that increase hormone secretion in response to other hormones are controlled
by - Correct Answer- hormonal stimuli
When blood glucose levels increase, a hormone called insulin is released from endocrine cells
in the pancreas. The role of insulin is to return blood glucose levels to normal. Which part of
this negative feedback loop is the stimulus? - Correct Answer- increasing blood glucose
levels
A short-term effect of growth hormone is - Correct Answer- fat breakdown
If the thyroid gland is unable to produce iodinated thyroglobulin, what is the effect on
hormone production? - Correct Answer- Less T3/T4 hormones are made
Edna complains of weight gain, cold intolerance, and low blood pressure. What disorder do
her symptoms match? - Correct Answer- Hypothyroidism
What first tier hormone stimulates cortisol production? - Correct Answer- Corticotropin-
releasing hormone
Melatonin is produced by the - Correct Answer- pineal gland
what hormone is the primary antagonist of glucagon - Correct Answer- insulin
High levels of testosterone inhibit the release of: - Correct Answer- Gonadotropin-releasing
hormone
, What is the target tissue of erythropoietin? - Correct Answer- red bone marrow
What hormone is produced by adipocytes to regulate satiety, a feeling of fullness after eating?
- Correct Answer- leptin
The effects of norepinephrine and epinephrine have nearly the same effects as the
neurotransmitters of the: - Correct Answer- sympathetic nervous system
Upon binding to a receptor to form a hormone-receptor complex, steroid hormones may
cause: - Correct Answer- the formation of cAMP
Hormones that act on the same target cells yet have opposite effects are said to be: - Correct
Answer- antagonists
Avery has high blood pressure and hypernatremia (excess blood sodium ion concentration).
The hypersecretion of which hormone could lead to his condition? - Correct Answer-
aldosterone
Which hormone acts as a potent anti-inflammatory agent? - Correct Answer- cortisol
Glucagon operates under: - Correct Answer- humoral stimulation
What is NOT a responsibility of insulin? - Correct Answer- promotion of satiety
What type of blood vessel is built to handle the highest pressure of any vessel in the
cardiovascular system? - Correct Answer- elastic artery
which of the following is true about veins? - Correct Answer- Veins have thinner walls than
arteries
The outward force that blood exerts on the walls of blood vessels is: - Correct Answer- blood
pressure
