Central Piedmont A&P Unit Test 1 

Question 1

Central Piedmont A&P Unit Test 1 . When a cell releases a product locally and it targets a different cell type

• it is an autocrine signal
• it is a paracrine signal
• it is an endocrine signal
• it is a pheromone

Question 2

Somatostatin is a chemical that is released by one cell type of the pancreas but targets a different cell type resulting in inhibition of insulin secretion. Somatostatin is a(n)

• paracrine signal
• autocrine signal
• endocrine signal
• pheromone

Question 3

This type of signal has a slow response but may have a long duration.

• paracrine signal
• autocrine signal
• endocrine signal
• pheromone

Question 4

When blood sugar increases, the pancreas releases insulin. This is an example of what kind of stimulus?

• hormone cascade
• humoral stimulus
• neural stimulus
• paracrine stimulus

Question 5

One of the two hormones made by the pituitary that help regulate reproductive cells is luteinizing hormone (LH). The other hormone is: Central Piedmont A&P Unit Test 1 

• testosterone
• follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
• estrogen
• androgen

Question 6

Hormones that have opposite effects on the body are called:

• cascading
• antagonistic
• permissive
• synergistic

Question 39

FSH and LH are both:

• catecholamines
• glucocorticoids
• gonadotropins
• androgens
• mineralcorticoids

Question 40

This hormone causes the kidneys to conserve sodium

• androgens
• cortisol
• aldosterone
• ADH
• glucocorticoids

Question 41

Aldosterone causes

• the kidneys to conserve sodium
• the kidneys to eliminate sodium
• the kidneys to conserve potassium
• the kidneys to conserve water
• the kidneys to conserve glucose

Question 42

The endocrine portion of the pancreas secretes

• digestive juices
• sweat
• oil
• sebum
• hormones

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a hormone of the adrenal gland? Central Piedmont A&P Unit Test 1 

• cortisol
• aldosterone
• androgens
• epinephrine
• acetylcholine

Question 44

Hormones are secreted by exocrine glands

• True
• False

Question 45

Hormones in this category can cause a sympathetic response

• Androgens
• Mineralcorticoids
• Catecholemines
• Gonaditropins
• Glucocorticoids

Question 46

All of the following are posterior pituitary hormones except

• oxytocin
• none of these are posterior pituitary hormones
• growth hormone
• ADH
• both ADH and oxytocin are posterior pituitary hormones

Question 47

Stimulus for secretion of ACTH

• TRH
• GnIH
• GnRH
• GHIH
• CRH
• GHRH

Question 47 (Repeated)

Gland that secretes calcitonin

• Parathyroid gland
• Adrenal Gland
• Thyroid gland
• Pancreas gland
• Liver

Question 48

The effects of PTH

• causes osteoclasts to break down bone releasing calcium to blood
• causes osteoclasts to deposit calcium in the bones
• causes osteoblasts to deposit calcium in the bone
• causes osteoblasts to break down bone releasing calcium to blood
• decreases blood calcium

Question 49

Effects of Insulin

• Increases blood calcium
• Decreases blood sugar
• Increases blood sugar
• Decreases blood calcium
• Decreases blood sodium
• Increases blood sodium

Question 50

Stimulus for secretion of Glucagon

• Low blood sodium
• High blood calcium
• Low blood sugar
• High blood sodium
• High blood sugar
• Low blood calcium

Question 51

This endocrine gland controls secretory activity of many other endocrine glands.

• Central Nervous System Central Piedmont A&P Unit Test 1 
• Adrenal glands
• Hypothalamus
• Thyroid gland
• Pituitary gland
• Sympathetic pathways

Question 52

Which of the following hormone categories includes hormones secreted during LONG-TERM stress?

• Glucocorticoids
• Mineralcorticoids
• Androgens
• Gonaditropins
• Catecholamines

Question 53

Which of the following shows the levels of organization within the body from smallest to largest?

• organism –> organ system –> organ –> tissue –> cell –> molecule –> atom
• atom –> cell –> molecule –> tissue –> organ system –> organ –> organism
• atom –> molecule –> cell –> tissue –> organ –> organ system –> organism
• molecule –> atom –> cell –> tissue –> organ –> organ system –> organism
• atom –> cell –> molecule –> tissue –> organ –> organ system –> organism

Question 54

Which of the following is a topic of Anatomy (as opposed to physiology)?

• Microscopic bone structure
• Urine formation
• Action potentials
• Muscle contraction
• Blood clotting

Question 55

Which of the following is/are core concepts of A & P?

• homeostasis
• structure determines function
• homeostasis, structure determines function and function determines structure
• homeostasis and structure determines function
• function determines structure