The Endocrine System
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| show | cortisol
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| show | by increasing blood glucose, fatty acid and amino acid levels and enhancing blood pressure
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| hormones often cause a cell to elicit multiple responses; this is because___ | show 🗑
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| chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids and regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called___ | show 🗑
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| show | down-regulation
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| adh____ | show 🗑
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| the neurohypophysis or posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is not a true endocrine gland because___ | show 🗑
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| show | possible activation of several different second messenger systems
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| which of the following is not a steroid-based hormone? | show 🗑
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| show | the prescence of the appropriate receptors on the cells of the target tissue or organ
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| several hormones are synthesized in the hypothalamus and transported to the anterior pituitary gland. The mechanism of transportation from hypothalamus to anterior pituitary gland is through the___ | show 🗑
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| thyroid hormone exerts its influence by____ | show 🗑
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| show | secretion is regulated by a hypothalamic secretion
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| gluconeogenesis occurs in the liver due to the action of____ | show 🗑
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| show | binding to specific receptors and employing the services of G proteins and cAMP
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| which organ is responsible for synthesizing ANP? | show 🗑
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| show | humoral stimulation
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| which of the following is true about calcium homeostasis? | show 🗑
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| show | G protein acts as the link between first and second messengers
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| show | calcium
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| show | all of these are signs (polyphagia, polyuria, polydipsia)
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| eicosanoids do not include___ | show 🗑
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| show | FSH stimulates sperm production in the testes
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| virtually all of the protein or amino acid based hormones exert their effects through intracellular ___ | show 🗑
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| show | production by the adrenal gland is insignificant compared with sex hormone release from the gonadsduring late puberty.
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| when it becomes necessary to enlist the fight or flight response a hormone that is released during the alarm phase of the general adaptation of syndrome is___ | show 🗑
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| show | thymus gland
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| show | targeting the bone and activating osteoclasts so that calcium will be released
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| the most important regulator of electrolyte concentrations in extracellular fluids is___ | show 🗑
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| show | adipocytes
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| show | first enger into the hypophyseal portal system
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| show | bones and skeletal muscles
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| show | release is an example of a positive feedback control mechanism
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| thyroid hormone )a small iodinated amine) enters target cells in a manner similar to ___ | show 🗑
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| show | liver
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| aldosterone____ | show 🗑
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| show | direct control of the nervous system
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| which of the choices below is not a factor required for target cell activation by hormone receptor interaction? | show 🗑
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| show | it does not require a second messenger to effect a response
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| which of the following would be associated with the action of steroids on cells? | show 🗑
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| which of the following is not a category of endocrine gland stimulus? | show 🗑
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| show | is partly contained within the infundibulum
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| show | entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene
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| which of the following organs is affected by thyroid hormone in adults? | show 🗑
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| show | TH
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| in circumstances where the body requires prolonged or increased levels of a hormone, the DNA of target cells will specify the synthesis of more receptors on the surface of the cells of the target organ. This is known as | show 🗑
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