Which secretes catecholamines?
a. posterior pituitary.
b. liver.
c. pancreas.
d. stomach.
e. adrenal medulla.
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Question 2) Which of the following is a neurohormone?
a. vasopressin
b. thyroid hormone
c. growth hormone
d. cortisol
e. luteinizing hormone
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Question 3) Which of the following has a direct anatomical connection to the hypothalamus?
a. adrenal gland
b. posterior lobe of the pituitary
c. thyroid gland
d. parathyroid gland
e. none of these answers.
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Question 4) Which statement is true of the pituitary gland?
a. the two lobes are connected to one another by a direct neural connections
b. the posterior lobe produces and secretes two hormones
c. the two lobes arise from different embryological tissues
d. they anterior lobe is also called the neurohypohysis
e. none of the above
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Question 5) The posterior pituitary
a. is composed of nervous tissue.
b. stores anterior pituitary hormones, which are released into the blood upon hypothalamic stimulation.
c. synthesizes and secretes vasopressin and oxytocin.
d. both (a) and (c) above.
e. all of these answers.
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Question 6) Endocrine controls:
a. occur quickly and last for short periods of time
b. are similar in onset and duration to CNS controls
c. require duration rather than speed
d. are targeted at precise organs
e. none of the above
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Question 7) The posterior pituitary
a. secretes ADH.
b. stores anterior pituitary hormones.
c. stores ACTH and LH.
d. secretes vasopressin and oxytocin into the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system.
e. none of these answers.
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Question 8) Compare how the body responds to cold and heat exposure.
What will be an ideal response?
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Question 9) Alcohol consumption causes peripheral vasoconstriction. Why is drinking wine in a hot tub not advised?
What will be an ideal response?
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Question 10) Compare and contrasts the various means by which the body loses and gains heat to/from the environment.
What will be an ideal response?
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