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Functional Organization of the Endocrine System
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Introduction
FINAL ROUND
HomeostasisTransport
and Metabolism
ReceptorsGrab Bag
Introduction:
$100 Question
The endocrine system communicates with target cells by way of this:
a. chemical messengers that do not leave the cell where they are produced
b. chemical messengers secreted into the bloodstream
c. chemical messengers secreted through ducts into other organ
d. electrical signals BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Introduction:
$100 Answer
The endocrine system communicates with target cells by way of this:
a. chemical messengers that do not leave the cell where they are produced
b. chemical messengers secreted into the bloodstream
c. chemical messengers secreted through ducts into other organ
d. electrical signals BACK TO GAME
Introduction:
$200 Question
Given these characteristics: 1. amplitude-modulated signals2. all-or-none response3. usually slower response4. effects usually more generally distributed
List the characteristics that apply to the endocrine system when compared to the nervous system.
a. 2,3 c. 1,3,4
b. 1,2,4 d. 1,2 3,4 BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Introduction:
$200 Answer
Given these characteristics: 1. amplitude-modulated signals2. all-or-none response3. usually slower response4. effects usually more generally distributed
List the characteristics that apply to the endocrine system when compared to the nervous system.
a. 2,3 c. 1,3,4
b. 1,2,4 d. 1,2 3,4BACK TO GAME
Introduction:
$300 Question
Chemical signals that are secreted into the environment and modify the behavior and physiology of other individuals are called this:
a. autocrine chemical signals
b. pheromones
c. paracrine chemical signals
d. hormones
e. neurotransmitters BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Introduction:
$300 Answer
Chemical signals that are secreted into the environment and modify the behavior and physiology of other individuals are called this:
a. autocrine chemical signals
b. pheromones
c. paracrine chemical signals
d. hormones
e. neurotransmitters BACK TO GAME
Introduction:
$400 Question
Neurohormones are intercellular chemical signals that do this:
a. produced by groups of cells and affect neurons
b. released by cells and affect other cell types locally
c. produced by neurons and act like hormones
d. released by neurons and stimulate or inhibit other neurons
BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Introduction:
$400 Answer
Neurohormones are intercellular chemical signals that do this:
a. produced by groups of cells and affect neurons
b. released by cells and affect other cell types locally
c. produced by neurons and act like hormones
d. released by neurons and stimulate or inhibit other neurons BACK TO GAME
Introduction:
$500 Question
Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and glucocorticoids are all examples of this:
a. proteins
b. glycoproteins
c. polypeptides
d. amino acid derivatives
e. steroidsBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Introduction:
$500 Answer
Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and glucocorticoids are all examples of this:
a. proteins
b. glycoproteins
c. polypeptides
d. amino acid derivatives
e. steroids
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Homeostasis:
$100 Question
This statement about hormones is true except:
a. are secreted at a constant rate
b. function to regulate the rates of many activities in the body
c. secretion rate is controlled by negative feedback mechanisms
d. help maintain homeostasisBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Homeostasis:
$100 Answer
This statement about hormones is true except:
a. are secreted at a constant rate
b. function to regulate the rates of many activities in the body
c. secretion rate is controlled by negative feedback mechanisms
d. help maintain homeostasis
BACK TO GAME
Homeostasis:
$200 Question
This regulates the secretion of a hormone from an endocrine tissue:
a. other hormones
b. negative-feedback mechanisms
c. nonhormone substance in the blood
d. the nervous system
e. all of the aboveBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Homeostasis:
$200 Answer
This regulates the secretion of a hormone from an endocrine tissue:
a. other hormones
b. negative-feedback mechanisms
c. nonhormone substance in the blood
d. the nervous system
e. all of the above BACK TO GAME
Homeostasis:
$300 Question
Stimulation of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system during exercise results in secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine into the blood; when exercise ends, the amount of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the blood decreases rapidly. This is an example of
a. acute hormone regulation
b. chronic hormone regulation
c. cyclic hormone regulation BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Homeostasis:
$300 Answer
Stimulation of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system during exercise results in secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine into the blood; when exercise ends, the amount of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the blood decreases rapidly. This is an example of
a. acute hormone regulation
b. chronic hormone regulation
c. cyclic hormone regulationBACK TO GAME
Homeostasis:
$400 Question
When blood glucose levels increase, hormone "A" is secreted. Based on this information, hormone A is controlled by this:
a. changes in the level of a chemical in the blood
b. direct stimulation by the nervous system
c. stimulation by a hormone released from another endocrine gland
d. a hypothalamic releasing factor BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Homeostasis:
$400 Answer
When blood glucose levels increase, hormone "A" is secreted. Based on this information, hormone A is controlled by this:
a. changes in the level of a chemical in the blood
b. direct stimulation by the nervous system
c. stimulation by a hormone released from another endocrine gland
d. a hypothalamic releasing factor BACK TO GAME
Homeostasis:
$500 Question
Hormone "A" stimulates the release of hormone "B." As levels of hormone "B" increase, the secretion of hormone "A" is inhibited. This control mechanism is this:
a. negative feedback
b. positive feedback
c. neural control
d. amplification
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ANSWER
Homeostasis:
$500 Answer
Hormone "A" stimulates the release of hormone "B." As levels of hormone "B" increase, the secretion of hormone "A" is inhibited. This control mechanism is this:
a. negative feedback
b. positive feedback
c. neural control
d. amplification
BACK TO GAME
Transport and Metabolism:
$100 Question
Hormones bind to binding proteins in a reversible fashion.
True/False
BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Transport and Metabolism:
$100 Answer
Hormones bind to binding proteins in a reversible fashion.
True/False
BACK TO GAME
Transport and Metabolism:
$200 Question
Water-soluble hormones, such as proteins, must do this:
a. pass through capillary cells
b. pass through pores in the capillary endothelium
c. be moved out of the capillary by active transport
d. remain in the blood
BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Transport and Metabolism:
$200 Answer
Water-soluble hormones, such as proteins, must do this:
a. pass through capillary cells
b. pass through pores in the capillary endothelium
c. be moved out of the capillary by active transport
d. remain in the blood
BACK TO GAME
Transport and Metabolism:
$300 Question
These statements about these lipid-soluble hormones are true except:
a. have relatively long half-lives
b. are degraded rapidly by enzymes
c. have half-lives that increase and decrease slowly
d. regulate activities that have a long duration
BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Transport and Metabolism:
$300 Answer
These statements about these lipid-soluble hormones are true except:
a. have relatively long half-lives
b. are degraded rapidly by enzymes
c. have half-lives that increase and decrease slowly
d. regulate activities that have a long duration BACK TO GAME
Transport and Metabolism:
$400 Question
This process makes hormones less active or increases elimination by attaching water-soluble molecules such as sulfate or glucuronic acid groups to them in the liver:
a. active transport
b. conjugation
c. excretion
d. metabolismBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Transport and Metabolism:
$400 Answer
This process makes hormones less active or increases elimination by attaching water-soluble molecules such as sulfate or glucuronic acid groups to them in the liver:
a. active transport
b. conjugation
c. excretion
d. metabolism
BACK TO GAME
Transport and Metabolism:
$500 Question
A hormone is secreted in large amounts, modified by the liver, and excreted by the kidney rapidly, thus making its half-life very short. A patient that has liver and kidney disease would see this effect:
a. the hormone is not modified and excreted rapidly
b. increases blood levels of this hormone
c. concentration remains high for a longer time
d. decreases blood levels of this hormone
e. a, b and cBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Transport and Metabolism:
$500 Answer
A hormone is secreted in large amounts, modified by the liver, and excreted by the kidney rapidly, thus making its half-life very short. A patient that has liver and kidney disease would see this effect:
a. the hormone is not modified and excreted rapidly
b. increases blood levels of this hormone
c. concentration remains high for a longer time
d. decreases blood levels of this hormone
e. a, b and c BACK TO GAME
Receptors:
$100 Question
Thyroid hormones, testosterone, estrogen, aldosterone, and cortisol are small lipid-soluble hormones that bind to membrane-bound receptors.
True/False
BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Receptors:
$100 Answer
Thyroid hormones, testosterone, estrogen, aldosterone, and cortisol are small lipid-soluble hormones that bind to membrane-bound receptors.
True/False
BACK TO GAME
Receptors:
$200 Question
Intracellular hormone receptors are found here:
a. floating freely in the cytoplasm of target cells
b. in the nucleus
c. in the mitochondria
d. in the endoplasmic reticulum
e. both a and bBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Receptors:
$200 Answer
Intracellular hormone receptors are found here:
a. floating freely in the cytoplasm of target cells
b. in the nucleus
c. in the mitochondria
d. in the endoplasmic reticulum
e. both a and b BACK TO GAME
Receptors:
$300 Question
Given these events:1. cAMP is synthesized.2. The a subunit of G protein is activated.3. Phosphodiesterase breaks down cAMP.
Choose the arrangement that lists the events in the order they occur after a chemical signal binds to a receptor.
a. 1,2,3 c. 2,1,3
b. 1,3,2 d. 2,3,1 BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Receptors:
$300 Answer
Given these events:1. cAMP is synthesized.2. The a subunit of G protein is activated.3. Phosphodiesterase breaks down cAMP.
Choose the arrangement that lists the events in the order they occur after a chemical signal binds to a receptor.
a. 1,2,3 c. 2,1,3
b. 1,3,2 d. 2,3,1 BACK TO GAME
Receptors:
$400 Question
These statements describe chemical signals binding to membrane-bound receptors except:
a. DNA produces mRNA
b. G proteins are activated
c. the receptor-hormone complex causes ion channels to open or close
d. the chemical signal is usually a large, water-soluble molecule
e. the cell's response is fast BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Receptors:
$400 Answer
These statements describe chemical signals binding to membrane-bound receptors except:
a. DNA produces mRNA
b. G proteins are activated
c. the receptor-hormone complex causes ion channels to open or close
d. the chemical signal is usually a large, water-soluble molecule
e. the cell's response is fast BACK TO GAME
Receptors: $500 Question
Intracellular receptors are better adapted for mediating responses that last a relatively long time due to this:
a. cAMP activates existing enzymes in the cytoplasm
b. cAMP is broken down quickly
c. mRNA is synthesized
d. synthesis of new proteins
e. c and dBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Receptors: $500 Answer
Intracellular receptors are better adapted for mediating responses that last a relatively long time due to this:
a. cAMP activates existing enzymes in the cytoplasm
b. cAMP is broken down quickly
c. mRNA is synthesized
d. synthesis of new proteins
e. c and d BACK TO GAME
Grab Bag:
$100 Question
If there is a decrease in the specific plasma protein to which a hormone binds, this occurs:
a. more free hormone occurs
b. less hormone binds to target cells
c. blood levels of the hormone increase
d. all of theseBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Grab Bag:
$100 Answer
If there is a decrease in the specific plasma protein to which a hormone binds, this occurs:
a. more free hormone occurs
b. less hormone binds to target cells
c. blood levels of the hormone increase
d. all of these
BACK TO GAME
Grab Bag:
$200 Question
Down-regulation occurs because of this:
a. both hormone and receptor are taken into the cell by phagocytosis
b. receptor molecules are degraded more quickly
c. there is a decrease in the rate of receptor synthesis
d. all of theseBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Grab Bag:
$200 Answer
Down-regulation occurs because of this:
a. both hormone and receptor are taken into the cell by phagocytosis
b. receptor molecules are degraded more quickly
c. there is a decrease in the rate of receptor synthesis
d. all of these
BACK TO GAME
Grab Bag:
$300 Question
This is NOT an intracellular mediator molecule:
a. cAMP
b. cGMP
c. ADH
d. DAG
e. IP3BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Grab Bag:
$300 Answer
This is NOT an intracellular mediator molecule:
a. cAMP
b. cGMP
c. ADH
d. DAG
e. IP3BACK TO GAME
Grab Bag:
$400 Question
A hormone controls the concentration of some substance in the circulatory system. A tumor begins to produce that substance in large amounts in an uncontrolled fashion. The secretion rate for the hormone would:
a. increase by positive feedback
b. decrease by negative feedback
c. decrease by positive feedback
c. stay the same
BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Grab Bag:
$400 Answer
A hormone controls the concentration of some substance in the circulatory system. A tumor begins to produce that substance in large amounts in an uncontrolled fashion. The secretion rate for the hormone would:
a. increase by positive feedback
b. decrease by negative feedback
c. decrease by positive feedback
c. stay the same BACK TO GAME
Grab Bag:
$500 Question
Given these events:1. activation of cAMP2. activation of genes3. enzyme activity altered
These events can occur when a hormone binds to an intracellular hormone receptor:
a. 1 c. 2,3
b. 1,2 d. 1,2,3
BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Grab Bag:
$500 Answer
Given these events:1. activation of cAMP2. activation of genes3. enzyme activity altered
These events can occur when a hormone binds to an intracellular hormone receptor:
a. 1 c. 2,3
b. 1,2 d. 1,2,3BACK TO GAME
FINAL ROUND Question
This might be a consequence of trying to use a skin patch to administer a constant level of insulin to a patient who has diabetes mellitus:
a. too little insulin available after a meal when sugar levels are high
b. too much insulin available between meals when sugar levels are low
c. would control blood sugar levels well
d. a and b BACK TO GAME
ANSWER
FINAL ROUND Answer
This might be a consequence of trying to use a skin patch to administer a constant level of insulin to a patient who has diabetes mellitus:
a. too little insulin available after a meal when sugar levels are high
b. too much insulin available between meals when sugar levels are low
c. would control blood sugar levels well
d. a and b BACK TO GAME