BIOL 238

Endocrine System

Sample Questions

1. Which of the following is controlled by hormone or substrate levels in the blood:

(A) thyroid parafollicular cells, (B) pancreatic islet cells, (C) parathyroid, (D) all of the above,

(E) all except A

2. Which of the following is controlled by both releasing and inhibiting hormones from the hypothalamus:

(A) thyroxine, (B) FSH, (C) TSH, (D) prolactin, (E) A and B only.

3. The ____ contains secretory cells which produce the tropic hormones.

(A) adenohypophysis, (B) neurohypophysis, (C) hypothalamus, (D) thyroid gland.

4. Increased aerobic exercise acts as a stimulus in the increased release of:

(A) GH, (B) thyroxine, (C) FSH, (D) all of these, (E) A and B only.

5. Control over the Ant. Pituitary is through:

(A) releasing and inhibiting hormones, (B) nerve fibers, (C) tropic hormones, (D) substrate levels.

6. Control over the Post. Pituitary is through:

(A) releasing and inhibiting hormones, (B) nerve fibers, (C) tropic hormones,

(D) substrate levels, (E) ADH and oxytocin.

7. The Hormones (4) secreted by the Ant. Pituitary are:

(A) releasing and inhibiting hormones, (B) neurotransmitters, (C) tropic hormones,

(D) substrates, (E) ADH and oxytocin.

8. The Hormones (5) secreted by the Post. Pituitary are:

(A) releasing and inhibiting hormones, (B) neurotransmitters, (C) tropic hormones,

(D) substrates, (E) ADH and oxytocin.

9. The Effects (6) of the Ant. Pituitary hormones are:

(A) stimulation of uterine smooth muscle and reabsorption of water,

(B) activation of second tier endocrine glands

10. A hormone from the Ant. Pituitary which stimulates growth in body tissues, increased protein synthesis, and fat metabolism is: (A) TSH, (B) Thyroxine, (C) GH, (D) T3.

11. The ____ has ciliated cells which aid in the movement of oocytes.

(A) cervix, (B) fallopian tube, (C) vagina, (D) all of these, (E) both A and B.