Ch 15 Practice

Question 1

Chemical messenger produced in one part of the body that controls the activity of other parts: ______.

Answer 1

Hormone

Question 2

Which of the following are complications associated with diabetes mellitus?
• Blindness
• Loss of limbs
• Stroke
• Kidney failure
• Goiter
• Myxedema

Answer 2

• Blindness
• Loss of limbs
• Stroke
• Kidney failure

Question 3

Which of these is controlled by the nervous system but not the endocrine system?
• Contraction of the muscles that permit urination
• ADH regulating water balance in the blood
• Calcitonin regulating blood calcium levels
• Growth factors promoting blood cell formation

Answer 3

• Contraction of the muscles that permit urination

Question 4

Epinephrine is what type of hormone?

Answer 4

Peptide

Question 5

Prostaglandins are ______ hormones.

Answer 5

Local

Question 6

When ______ is present in the bloodstream the liver breaks down glycogen into glucose.

Answer 6

Glucagon

Question 7

What occurs when insulin is secreted from the pancreas into the bloodstream?

Answer 7

1. Cells are stimulated to take up glucose

2. Glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver

Question 8

Chemical messenger that influences the behavior of other individuals: ______.

Answer 8

Pheromones

Question 9

The test that involves giving a patient 100 g of glucose and then measuring blood glucose levels at intervals to diagnose diabetes is called the oral ______ ______ test.

Answer 9

Glucose tolerance