Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes a key difference between neural and endocrine control systems?

Accepted Answer

Neural control is fast-acting and uses action potentials, while endocrine control is slower and uses hormones transported in the blood.

Question 2

Which organ is labeled 'G' in the provided diagram of endocrine organs?

Accepted Answer

Adrenal glands

Question 3

Which of the following is a long-distance chemical signal that travels in blood or lymph?

Accepted Answer

Hormone

Question 4

Which organelle is responsible for synthesizing steroid hormones?

Accepted Answer

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Question 5

Which of the following is a correct example of a target cell response to hormone stimulation?

Accepted Answer

Initiating mitosis

Question 6

Which of the following hormones is released in response to neural stimuli?

Accepted Answer

Epinephrine

Question 7

What is the main mechanism that regulates the release of most hormones?

Accepted Answer

Negative feedback mechanisms

Question 8

Which factor increases the degree of target cell activation by a hormone?

Accepted Answer

High affinity between the hormone and its receptor

Question 9

Which of the following is true about lipid-soluble hormones?

Accepted Answer

They are usually transported bound to plasma proteins.

Question 10

Which type of hormone interaction occurs when one hormone cannot exert its full effects without another hormone being present?

Accepted Answer

Permissiveness

Question 11

A patient has abnormally high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH). What effect would you expect to see?

Accepted Answer

Increased blood calcium levels

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the direct gene activation mechanism of steroid hormones?

Accepted Answer

Steroid hormone binds to an intracellular receptor and initiates transcription of a specific gene.

Question 13

Which of the following is a correct example of antagonism in hormone interactions?

Accepted Answer

Insulin lowers blood glucose while glucagon raises it.

Question 14

Which of the following hormones is synthesized from cholesterol?

Accepted Answer

Testosterone

Question 15

Which of the following is a water-soluble hormone?

Accepted Answer

Insulin

Question 16

Which of the following is a correct example of a hormone acting through a second messenger system?

Accepted Answer

Epinephrine binding to a membrane receptor and activating cyclic AMP

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a function of the endocrine system?

Accepted Answer

Initiating voluntary muscle contraction

Question 18

Which hormone is primarily responsible for regulating blood calcium levels?

Accepted Answer

Parathyroid hormone

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the role of the hypothalamus in endocrine regulation?

Accepted Answer

It controls the release of hormones from the pituitary gland.

Question 20

Which of the following is a correct statement about hormone receptors?

Accepted Answer

Cells respond to a hormone only if they have a receptor for that hormone.

Anatomy & Physiology Study Notes: The Endocrine System

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