Biology 110 Student Self Assessment Chapter 9
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the major processes controlled by hormones?
a. body coordination
b. mobilizing body defenses against stressors
b. maintaining electrolyte balance d. regulating cellular metabolism
e. growth and development
2. Hormone concentrations are USUALLY regulated by _______.
a. positive feedback mechanisms
b. negative feedback mechanisms
c. neurological control
d. hypothalamic control
e. tropic hormone control
3. Which of the following is NOT typical of the changes that follow hormone binding?
a. plasma membrane permeability changes
b. cellular mutations occur
c. enzymes are activated or inactivated
d. mitosis is stimulated
e. proteins are synthesized in the cell
4. The type of endocrine stimulus that involves changing blood levels of certain ions and
nutrients is called _______.
a. hormonal stimulus
b. humoral stimulus
c. cell-mediated stimulus
d. neural stimulus
e. steroid stimulus
5. The pituitary is located _______.
a. at the brain stem
b. in the “turk’s saddle” of the sphenoid bone
c. below the Adam’s apple d. in the mediastinum
e. in the temporal lobe
6. Tropic hormones ______.
a. stimulate the pineal gland b. stimulate the thymus gland
c. stimulate other endocrine glands d. stimulate nervous tissue
e. stimulate prostaglandins
7. Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adulthood leads to ______.
a. dwarfism
b. gigantism
c. acromegaly
d. cretinism
e. exophthalmos
8. Which of the following is NOT an anterior pituitary hormone?
a. prolactin
b. adrenocorticotropic hormone
c. follicle-stimulating hormone
d. antidiuretic hormone
e. interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
9. The hormone that triggers ovulation of an egg from the female ovary is ____.
a. luteinizing hormone
b. prolactin
c. follicle-stimulating hormone
d. progesterone
e. interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
10. In men, luteinizing hormone is called ______.
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. adrenocorticotropic hormone
c. testosterone
d. androgen
e. interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
11. Which of the following is NOT produced by the hypothalamus?
a. releasing hormones
b. inhibiting hormones
c. thyroid-stimulating hormone
d. antidiuretic hormone
e. oxytocin
12. An enlargement of the thyroid is called ______.
a. exophthalmos
b. goiter
c. cretinism
d. myxedema
e. acromegaly
13. Which of the following hormones exerts its effect primarily on the reproductive organs?
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. adrenocorticotropic hormone
c. prolactin
d. thyroid-stimulating hormone
e. growth hormone
14. Hyposecretion of antidiuretic hormone leads to _______.
a. Graves’ disease
b. diabetes insipidus
c. Cushing’s disease
d. diabetes mellitus
e. Addison’s disease
15. Which of the following is NOT a thyroid hormone?
a. thyroxine
b. calcitonin
c. T3
d. parathormone
e. T4
16. The element necessary for thyroid function is ______.
a. sodium
b. potassium
c. calcium
d. iodine
e. bromine
17. Hyposecretion of thyroxine in childhood leads to _______.
a. cretinism
b. dwarfism
c. myxedema
d. exophthalmos
e. acromegaly
18. The antagonist to calcitonin is ______.
a. prolactin
b. melatonin
c. parathormone
c. aldosterone
e. thyroxine
19. Which of the following is NOT produced by the adrenal cortex?
a. mineralocorticoids
b. glucocorticoids
c. sex hormones
d. epinephrine
e. aldosterone
20. When blood levels of aldosterone rise, the kidney tubules ______.
a. reabsorb potassium
b. reabsorb sodium
c. reabsorb calcium
d. reabsorb iodine
e. reabsorb hydrogen
21. The enzyme that is produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops and that causes the
release of aldosterone is _____.
a. cortisone
b. renin
c. cortisol
d. vasopressin
e. angiotensin
22. Hyposecretion of all the adrenal cortex hormones leads to ______.
a. Addison’s disease
b. Cushing’s syndrome
c. Graves’ disease
d. diabetes mellitus
e. exophthalmos
23. Insulin is produced by the ________ cells of the pancreatic islets.
a. alpha
b. beta
c. delta
d. gamma
e. theta
24. Insulin has a(n) ___________ effect.
a. hypoglycemic
c. enzymatic
e. tropic
b. hyperglycemic
d. neurologic
25. Insulin causes __________.
a. a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose
b. an increase in the concentration of blood glucose
c. an increase in the production of glucose
d. an increase in the production of glucagon
e. a decrease in the production of glucagon
26. Which of the following is NOT a sign of diabetes mellitus?
a. polyuria
b. polydipsia
c. moon face
d. polyphagia
e. acidosis
27. The pineal gland produces ____.
a. renin
c. glucagon
e. thymosin
b. melatonin
d. estradiol
28. The hormone responsible for T cell maturation is _____.
a. thymosin
b. melatonin
c. aldosterone
d. progesterone
e. thyroxine
29. Estrogens do all of the following EXCEPT ____.
a. stimulate the development of secondary sex characteristics in females
b. stimulate growth of facial hair
c. stimulate menstruation
d. help maintain pregnancy
e. prepare the uterus to receive a fertilized egg
30. The corpus luteum produces _____.
a. FSH
c. progesterone
e. luteinizing hormone
b. aldosterone
d. testosterone