All of the following are water-soluble hormones except
A.
growth hormone
B.
insulin
C.
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
D.
thyroid-stimulating hormone
E.
thyroid hormone
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Question 2) Secretion of the hormones ___________ and ____________ exemplify the pattern of chronic hormone secretion.
A.
epinephrine and norepinephrine
B.
insulin and glucagon
C.
calcitonin and PTH
D.
estrogen and progesterone
E.
thyrotropin and thyroxine
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Question 3) Blood chemistry changes are examples of ______ stimuli, whereas sympathetic nervous system impulses are examples of _______ stimuli for hormone release.
A.
neural; humoral
B.
positive; negative
C.
Negative; positive
D.
humoral; neural
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Question 4) All of the following chemical messengers may be listed in multiple functional classes except
A.
Eicosanoids
B.
Epinephrine
C.
Prostaglandins
D.
Acetylcholine
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Question 5) All of the following characteristics of hormones except
A.
Hormones alter activity in target cells
B.
Hormones interact specifically with receptors
C.
Hormones are stable in blood until arrival at target cells
D.
Hormones interact with any cells in contact with bloodstream
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Question 6) All of the following are reasons why some hormones need assistance to travel in the blood except
A.
They are small enough to be easily digested by blood enzymes.
B.
They are easily filtered from the blood into the kidney tubules.
C.
They have low solubility in blood plasma due to their chemical nature.
D.
They cannot dissolve in the blood because they are water-soluble.
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Question 7) The release of chemicals from an endocrine or exocrine gland is referred to as ______.
A.
Absorption
B.
Diffusion
C.
Filtration
D.
Secretion
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Question 8) _______ chemical signals are released by cells and affect other cell types locally without being transported in blood.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Question 9) The length of time needed to eliminate half of a dose of a hormone is called its _______ ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Question 10) Increasing levels of thyroid hormones decrease TSH levels. This is an example of _______ feedback.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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