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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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show Phosphorylation  
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The hormone that may be slowly administered by intravenous drip to accelerate labor and delivery is   show
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show both an increase of insulin and an increase in blood glucose  
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Calcium ions serve as messengers, often in combination with the intracellular protein   show
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show In the lumin of the thyroid follicle  
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show hypothyroidism  
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The primary function of ADH is to   show
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Parathyroid hormone does all of the following, except that it doesn't   show
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show aldosterone  
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show release their secretions directly into body fluids.  
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show oxytoxin  
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show ACTH levels  
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show endocrine  
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Hormones known as "catecholamines" are   show
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show somatomedins  
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show are produced by the suprarenal medulla.  
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Which of the following hormones is/are water soluble and therefore bind(s) to extracellular receptors?   show
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Changes in blood osmotic pressure would most affect the secretion of   show
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Which of the following elements is necessary for the production of thyroid hormone?   show
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show calcitonin  
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show ADH  
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Before the discovery of these glands, thyroid surgery often led to a rapid drop in blood calcium levels, which triggered muscle contractions and cardiac arrhythmias. What glands are these and which hormone is lacking?   show
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show causes fat accumalation within adipcytes  
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Peptide hormones are   show
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A hormone that helps to regulate the sodium ion content of the body is   show
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show glucocorotids  
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The main action of antidiuretic hormone is:   show
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show LH  
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Increased levels of the hormone ________ will lead to increased levels of calcium ion in the blood.   show
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Increased activity of phosphodiesterase in a target cell would decrease its level of   show
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All of the following are true of the nervous system, except that it doesn'   show
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The posterior pituitary gland secretes   show
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The parathyroid glands produce a hormone that   show
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After a steroid hormone binds to its receptor to form an active complex   show
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The most complex endocrine responses involve the   show
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The zona glomerulosa of the suprarenal cortex produces   show
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The hormone produced by the pars intermedia of the adenohypophysis during early childhood is   show
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show iodine  
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TSH plays a key role in the ________ of thyroid hormones.   show
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Extracellular membrane receptors are used by which of the following types of hormones?   show
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show Addison disease  
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show TSH  
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show endocrine  
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Steroid hormones   show
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Excess secretion of growth hormone during early development will cause   show
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________ are chemical messengers that are released in one tissue and transported in the bloodstream to alter the activities of specific cells in other tissues.   show
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show thyroid gland  
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The term used to describe excess production of urine is   show
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show growth hormone  
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show calcitonin  
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The zona reticularis of the suprarenal cortex produces   show
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If the adenyl cyclase activity of liver cells were missing, which of these hormones could no longer stimulate release of glucose?   show
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The pituitary hormone that causes the kidney to reduce water loss is   show
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A simple endocrine reflex involves ________ hormone(s).   show
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show thyroxine  
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Which of the following substances activates protein kinases and thus acts as a second messenger?   show
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The two lobes of the pituitary gland together produce how many hormones?   show
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Destruction of the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus would have which result?   show
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show ATP is consumed and cAMP is formed.  
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The pituitary hormone that stimulates milk production by the mammary glands is   show
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show Second messengers appear in cytoplasm  
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The pituitary hormone that controls the release of glucocorticoids from the suprarenal cortex is   show
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show somatotropin  
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show ADH and oxytoxin  
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The link between a first messenger and a second messenger in a cell that responds to peptide hormones is usually   show
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show TSH, ACTH, PRL  
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Damage to cells of the zona fasciculata of the suprarenal cortex would result in   show
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Which of the following is not an action of TSH?   show
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show thyroid stimulating hormones  
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The hypothalamus controls secretion by the adenohypophysis by   show
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Cells can respond to ________ hormone(s) at the same time.   show
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A hormone that promotes gluconeogenesis in the liver is   show
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The hormone that does the opposite of calcitonin is   show
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All target cells   show
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PRL is to ________ as ACTH is to ________.   show
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show catecholamines  
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show epinephrine and nonrepinephrine  
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show FSH  
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show osteoclats  
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show much androgen production  
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show endocrine  
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The action of thyroid hormone on a target cell involves all these steps except one. Identify the incorrect step.   show
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show glucocorotids  
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