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Rio Salado BIO 202 Exam 1 Review () – Questions, Answers, and Rationale
Question 1: The major stimulus for release of parathyroid
hormone is
CORRECT ANSWER: humoral
Question 2: The anterior pituitary secretes all but
- antidiuretic hormone
- growth hormone
- gonadotropins
D. TSH
CORRECT ANSWER : Antidiuretic hormone
Question 3: A hormone not involved in glucose metabolism is
CORRECT ANSWER: Aldosterone
Question 4: Parathyroid hormone
CORRECT ANSWER : demineralizes bone and raises blood
calcium levels
Question 5: Growth hormone
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CORRECT ANSWER : Important anabolic hormone; many of
its effects mediated by IGFs
Question 6: Aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone
CORRECT ANSWER : Involved in water balance; cause the
kidneys to conserve water
Question 7: Prolactin
CORRECT ANSWER : Stimulates milk production
Question 8: Luteinizing hormone
CORRECT ANSWER : Tropic hormone that stimulates the
gonads to secrete sex hormones
Question 9: Oxytocin
CORRECT ANSWER : Increases uterine contractions during
birth
Question 10: T4 and T3
CORRECT ANSWER : Major metabolic hormones of the body
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Question 11: Aldosterone
CORRECT ANSWER : Causes reabsorption of sodium ions by
the kidneys
Question 12: TSH
CORRECT ANSWER : Tropic hormone that stimulates the
thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
Question 13: Antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin
CORRECT ANSWER : Secreted by the neurohypophysis
Question 14: A hypodermic injection of epinephrine would
CORRECT ANSWER : Increase heart rate, increase blood
pressure, dilate the bronchi, and decrease peristalsis
Question 15: Testosterone is to the male as what hormone is to
the female?
CORRECT ANSWER : Estrogen
Question 16: If anterior pituitary secretion is deficient in a
growing child, the child will
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CORRECT ANSWER : Become a dwarf but have fairly normal
body proportions
Question 17: If there is adequate carbohydrate intake, secretion
of insulin results in
CORRECT ANSWER : Lower blood glucose levels, increased
cell utilization of glucose, and storage of glycogen
Question 18: Hormones..
CORRECT ANSWER: are carried to all parts of the body in
blood
Question 19: Some hormones act by
CORRECT ANSWER : Increasing the synthesis of enzymes,
converting an inactive enzyme into an active enzyme and affecting only specific target organs