Week 10: Endocrine System

Question 1

secrete their chemical signals into the blood

Answer 1

Endocrine glands

Question 2

Receptors for steroid hormones

Answer 2

are found in the nucleus or cytoplasm.

are also called nuclear receptors.

regulate gene transcription

Question 3

Exocrine glands differ from endocrine glands in that exocrine glands

Answer 3

secrete through ducts or tubes to the body’s exterior.

Question 4

Most hormones are regulated by

Answer 4

negative-feedback mechanisms.

Question 5

In persons with diabetes mellitus,

Answer 5

tissues cannot take up glucose effectively

Question 6

The hypothalamus secretes __________, which are classified as _________ hormones, whereby they increase the secretion of an anterior pituitary hormone, or ____________ hormones, whereby they decrease the secretion of an anterior pituitary hormone.

Answer 6

neurohormones; releasing; inhibitory

Question 7

can cause extreme nervousness and chronic fatigue

Answer 7

Hyperthyroidism

Question 8

Camden has type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although Camden exhibited all of the following symptoms, which one should have been the ‘red-flag’ to alert him to this condition?

Answer 8

Vision changes

Question 9

has a negative feedback effect on the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary.

Answer 9

Testosterone

Question 10

Which of the following is not a regulatory function of the endocrine system?

Answer 10

Regulates skeletal muscle contraction strength

Question 11

_______________ are chemical signals secreted into the blood where they travel to distant target cells.

Answer 11

Hormones

Question 12

results from the production of an abnormal thyroid-stimulating antibody.

Answer 12

Graves disease