Anatomy Questions

Which statement about pituitary hormones is correct?A) ACTH ask on the adrenal medullaB) follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates sperm production in men.C) growth hormone promotes protein catabolismD) vasopressin decreases systolic blood pressure

Which statements about the adrenal glands are correct? Select all that apply.A) The cortex secretes androgens in men and women.B) catecholamines are secreted from the cortex.C) glucocorticoids are secreted by the medulla.D) The medulla secretes hormones essential for life.E) The cortex secretes aldosterone that maintains extracellular fluid volume.

Which hormones are secreted by the posterior pituitary gland? Select all that apply.A) testosteroneB) oxytocinC) growth hormoneD) antidiuretic hormoneE) cortisol

Which hormone is directly surprised when the circulating levels of cortisol are above normal?A) corticotropin releasing hormoneB) ADHC) adrenocorticotropic hormoneD) growth hormone releasing hormone

What are tropic hormones?A) hormones that trigger female and male sex characteristics.B) hormones that have a direct effect on final target tissues.C) hormones produced by the interior pituitary gland that stimulate other endocrine glands.D) hormones that are synthesized in the hypothalamus and are stored in the posterior pituitary gland.

Which hormone in responds to a low serum calcium blood level by increasing bone resorption?A) parathyroid hormoneB) T4C) T3D) calcitonin

The maintenance of internal body temperature at approximately 98.6°F is an example of which endocrine process?A) lock and key MannerB) Neroendocrine regulationC) positive feedback mechanismD) stimulus response theory

The binding of a hormone to a specific receptor site is an example of which endocrine process?A) "Lock and key" mannerB) negative feedback mechanismC) Nero endocrine regulationD) fight or flight response

Which statement about hormones and the endocrine system are accurate? Select all that apply.A) there a specific normal blood levels of each hormone.B) hormones exert their effects on specific target tissues.C) each hormone can bind with multiple receptor sites.D) The endocrine system works independently to regulate homeostasis.E) more than one hormone can't be stimulated before the target tissue is affected.

The patient has a low serum cortisol level. Which women with the nurse expect to be secreted to correct this? A) thyroid stimulating hormoneB) adrenocorticotropic hormoneC) parathyroid hormoneD) antidiuretic hormone

Which mechanism is used to transport the substance produced by the endocrine glands to their Target tissue?A) lymph system B) bloodstreamC) Direct seedingD) gastrointestinal system

• Phagocytic cells • Natural killer cells • Antimicrobial proteins • The inflammatory response • Fever

(1) a meandering network of lymphatic vessels and (2) various lymphoid tissues and organs scattered throughout the body

• Lymphocytes • Antibodies • Macrophages and other antigen-presenting cells

• Skin • Mucous membranes • Secretions of skin and mucous membranes

spleen, thymus, tonsils, Peyer's patches, and the appendix, as well as bits of lymphoid tissue scattered in epithelial and connective tissues, lymph nodes

Which type of ion is more abundant in the extracellular fluid (compared to intracellular fluid)?

As an action potential occurs in one area of the axon, it causes nearby ______ channels to open, initiating another action potential in the neighboring membrane.

Which term refers to a rapid change in membrane potential, first in a positive direction, then in a negative direction, and returning to the original polarity?

On a neuron, action potentials can only occur on an axon.