Hormone Practice Test
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. When comparing the endocrine system to the nervous system, we could say the endocrine system
A. stimulus usually controls several tissues or organs instead of just one.
B. usually responds faster than the nervous system.
C. sends action potentials, rather than chemical signals, through the blood.
D. has a more short-term effect than the nervous system.
E. both usually responds faster than the nervous system and sends action potentials, rather than chemical
signals, through the blood.
2. Endocrine glands
A. include the salivary glands.
B. secrete chemical signals called hormones.
C. secrete their chemical signals into the blood.
D. secrete their products into ducts.
E. both secrete chemical signals called hormones and secrete their chemical signals into the blood.
3. Hormones
A. are produced in large quantities by most cells.
B. usually only affect cells close to those that produce the hormone.
C. bind only to cells that have receptors for that specific hormone.
D. are either lipid or polysaccharide molecules.
E. have all of these characteristics.
4. Which of these statements concerning hormone action is true?
A. Most protein and peptide hormones bind to receptors on the surface of the cell membrane.
B. The combination of a hormone with its receptor may alter the permeability of the cell membrane.
C. A hormone that combines with a receptor in the cell membrane may act as a first messenger.
D. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) functions as a second messenger.
E. All of these are true statements.
5. Which of these statements is NOT true concerning regulation of hormone secretion?
A. The secretion rate for some hormones is directly controlled by the blood levels of chemicals.
B. The secretion rate for some hormones is directly controlled by another hormone.
C. The secretion of hormones is controlled by positive-feedback mechanisms that keep the body functioning
within a narrow range of values.
D. The secretion rate for some hormones is controlled by the nervous system.
E. The secretion rate of hormones is controlled by negative feedback mechanisms.
6. Endocrine system glands
A. secrete hormones into ducts.
B. usually have a poor blood supply.
C. may have functions in addition to producing hormones.
D. have all of these properties.
E. both secrete hormones into ducts and usually have a poor blood supply properties.
7. Gonadotropins
A. are secreted by the posterior pituitary.
B. regulate growth, development and function of the ovaries and testes.
C. include both TSH and ACTH.
D. are controlled by a releasing hormone from the thyroid gland.
E. directly promote water retention by the kidneys.
8. ACTH stimulates the
A. thyroid gland.
B. ovaries and testes.
C. hypothalamus.
D. adrenal cortex.
E. posterior pituitary.
9. Prolactin
A. helps development of, and production of milk in the breast.
B. causes "milk letdown" from the breasts of lactating women.
C. causes contraction of the muscle of the uterus.
D. stimulates development of sperm cells in males.
E. both causes "milk letdown" from the breasts of lactating women and causes contraction of the muscle of the
uterus.
10. ADH
A. is sometimes called oxytocin.
B. can cause blood vessels to constrict when present in the blood in large amounts.
C. causes "milk letdown" from the breasts of lactating women.
D. stimulates melanocytes and causes them to synthesize melanin.
E. both is sometimes called oxytocin and can cause blood vessels to constrict when present in the blood in large
amounts as properties,
11. Which of these statements concerning thyroid hormones is NOT true?
A. Thyroid hormones include T3 and T4 (thyroxine).
B. Thyroid hormones are produced in thyroid follicles.
C. Thyroid hormone secretion is stimulated by TSH.
D. Insufficient iodine in the diet causes the thyroid gland to decrease in size.
E. Increased thyroid hormone secretion causes a decrease in TSH secretion.
12. Hyperthyroidism
A. can cause cretinism in infants.
B. results in an elevated rate of metabolism.
C. can cause extreme nervousness and chronic fatigue.
D. would cause an increase in TSH secretion.
E. both results in an elevated rate of metabolism and can cause extreme nervousness and chronic fatigue.
13. Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
A. increases calcium level in the blood.
B. inhibits the formation of active vitamin D in the kidneys.
C. decreases the rate of bone breakdown.
D. has an effect similar to that of calcitonin.
E. has all of these characteristics.
14. The adrenal medulla
A. is stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system.
B. produces epinephrine and norepinephrine.
C. is stimulated when a person is physically excited.
D. produces the "fight-or-flight" response.
E. has all of these properties.
15. Which of these would NOT be a major effect of hormones released from the adrenal medulla?
A. increased heart rate
B. breakdown of glycogen to glucose
C. decreased blood flow through skeletal muscles
D. dilation of bronchioles
E. release of fatty acids from fat cells
16. Insulin is secreted in response to
A. increased blood glucose levels.
B. decreased parasympathetic stimulation.
C. decreased blood levels of amino acids.
D. All of these stimulate insulin secretion.
17. In persons with diabetes mellitusm,
A. the blood glucose level becomes very high.
B. tissues cannot take up glucose effectively.
C. proteins are broken down to provide energy for metabolism.
D. acidosis may result from rapid fat breakdown.
E. All of these events are more likely than in a healthy individual.
18. Secretion of which of these hormones would increase shortly after a meal?
A. glucagon
B. growth hormone
C. epinephrine
D. glucocorticoids
E. insulin
19. The major target tissue for glucagon is
A. the heart.
B. the brain.
C. the liver.
D. skeletal muscle.
E. smooth muscle.
20. Melatonin
A. is secreted by the thymus gland.
B. is thought to increase the secretion of releasing hormones from the hypothalamus.
C. increases FSH and LH secretion.
D. may be controlled by changes in day length.
E. has all of these properties.
21. Insulin is secreted by the
A. anterior pituitary gland.
B. posterior pituitary gland.
C. adrenal cortex.
D. adrenal medulla.
E. beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
22. Oxytocin is secreted by the
A. anterior pituitary gland.
B. posterior pituitary gland.
C. adrenal cortex.
D. adrenal medulla.
E. beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
23. Growth hormone is secreted by the
A. anterior pituitary gland.
B. posterior pituitary gland.
C. adrenal cortex.
D. adrenal medulla.
E. beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
24. Epinephrine is secreted by the
A. anterior pituitary gland.
B. posterior pituitary gland.
C. adrenal cortex.
D. adrenal medulla.
E. beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
25. ______________ are chemical signals secreted into the environment that modify the behavior and
physiology of other individuals.
A. Pheromones
B. Hormones
C. Neurotransmitters
D. Autocrine agents
E. Paracrine agents
26. _______________ are intercellular chemical signals secreted into the circulatory system.
A. Pheromones
B. Hormones
C. Neurotransmitters
D. Autocrine agents
E. Paracrine agents
Hormone Practice Test Key
1. When comparing the endocrine system to the nervous system, we could say the endocrine system
A. stimulus usually controls several tissues or organs instead of just one.
b. usually responds faster than the nervous system.
c. sends action potentials, rather than chemical signals, through the blood.
d. has a more short-term effect than the nervous system.
e. both usually responds faster than the nervous system and sends action potentials, rather than chemical signals,
through the blood.
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #1
Type: Knowledge
2. Endocrine glands
a. include the salivary glands.
b. secrete chemical signals called hormones.
c. secrete their chemical signals into the blood.
d. secrete their products into ducts.
E. both secrete chemical signals called hormones and secrete their chemical signals into the blood.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #4
Type: Knowledge
3. Hormones
a. are produced in large quantities by most cells.
b. usually only affect cells close to those that produce the hormone.
C. bind only to cells that have receptors for that specific hormone.
d. are either lipid or polysaccharide molecules.
e. have all of these characteristics.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #5
Type: Knowledge
4. Which of these statements concerning hormone action is true?
a. Most protein and peptide hormones bind to receptors on the surface of the cell membrane.
b. The combination of a hormone with its receptor may alter the permeability of the cell membrane.
c. A hormone that combines with a receptor in the cell membrane may act as a first messenger.
d. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) functions as a second messenger.
E. All of these are true statements.
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #7
Type: Comprehension
5. Which of these statements is NOT true concerning regulation of hormone secretion?
a. The secretion rate for some hormones is directly controlled by the blood levels of chemicals.
b. The secretion rate for some hormones is directly controlled by another hormone.
C. The secretion of hormones is controlled by positive-feedback mechanisms that keep the body functioning
within a narrow range of values.
d. The secretion rate for some hormones is controlled by the nervous system.
e. The secretion rate of hormones is controlled by negative feedback mechanisms.
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #8
Type: Knowledge
6. Endocrine system glands
a. secrete hormones into ducts.
b. usually have a poor blood supply.
C. may have functions in addition to producing hormones.
d. have all of these properties.
e. both secrete hormones into ducts and usually have a poor blood supply properties.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #9
Type: Knowledge
7. Gonadotropins
a. are secreted by the posterior pituitary.
B. regulate growth, development and function of the ovaries and testes.
c. include both TSH and ACTH.
d. are controlled by a releasing hormone from the thyroid gland.
e. directly promote water retention by the kidneys.
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #14
Type: Knowledge
8. ACTH stimulates the
a. thyroid gland.
b. ovaries and testes.
c. hypothalamus.
D. adrenal cortex.
e. posterior pituitary.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #15
Type: Knowledge
9. Prolactin
a. helps development of, and production of milk in the breast.
b. causes "milk letdown" from the breasts of lactating women.
c. causes contraction of the muscle of the uterus.
d. stimulates development of sperm cells in males.
E. both causes "milk letdown" from the breasts of lactating women and causes contraction of the muscle of the
uterus.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #16
Type: Knowledge
10. ADH
a. is sometimes called oxytocin.
B. can cause blood vessels to constrict when present in the blood in large amounts.
c. causes "milk letdown" from the breasts of lactating women.
d. stimulates melanocytes and causes them to synthesize melanin.
e. both is sometimes called oxytocin and can cause blood vessels to constrict when present in the blood in large
amounts as properties,
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #18
Type: Knowledge
11. Which of these statements concerning thyroid hormones is NOT true?
a. Thyroid hormones include T3 and T4 (thyroxine).
b. Thyroid hormones are produced in thyroid follicles.
c. Thyroid hormone secretion is stimulated by TSH.
D. Insufficient iodine in the diet causes the thyroid gland to decrease in size.
e. Increased thyroid hormone secretion causes a decrease in TSH secretion.
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #19
Type: Knowledge
12. Hyperthyroidism
a. can cause cretinism in infants.
b. results in an elevated rate of metabolism.
c. can cause extreme nervousness and chronic fatigue.
d. would cause an increase in TSH secretion.
E. both results in an elevated rate of metabolism and can cause extreme nervousness and chronic fatigue.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #20
Type: Knowledge
13. Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
A. increases calcium level in the blood.
b. inhibits the formation of active vitamin D in the kidneys.
c. decreases the rate of bone breakdown.
d. has an effect similar to that of calcitonin.
e. has all of these characteristics.
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #22
Type: Knowledge
14. The adrenal medulla
a. is stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system.
b. produces epinephrine and norepinephrine.
c. is stimulated when a person is physically excited.
d. produces the "fight-or-flight" response.
E. has all of these properties.
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #23
Type: Knowledge
15. Which of these would NOT be a major effect of hormones released from the adrenal medulla?
a. increased heart rate
b. breakdown of glycogen to glucose
C. decreased blood flow through skeletal muscles
d. dilation of bronchioles
e. release of fatty acids from fat cells
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #24
Type: Knowledge
16. Insulin is secreted in response to
A. increased blood glucose levels.
b. decreased parasympathetic stimulation.
c. decreased blood levels of amino acids.
d. All of these stimulate insulin secretion.
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #31
Type: Comprehension
17. In persons with diabetes mellitusm,
a. the blood glucose level becomes very high.
b. tissues cannot take up glucose effectively.
c. proteins are broken down to provide energy for metabolism.
d. acidosis may result from rapid fat breakdown.
E. All of these events are more likely than in a healthy individual.
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #32
Type: Comprehension
18. Secretion of which of these hormones would increase shortly after a meal?
a. glucagon
b. growth hormone
c. epinephrine
d. glucocorticoids
E. insulin
Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #35
Type: Comprehension
19. The major target tissue for glucagon is
a. the heart.
b. the brain.
C. the liver.
d. skeletal muscle.
e. smooth muscle.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #36
Type: Knowledge
20. Melatonin
a. is secreted by the thymus gland.
b. is thought to increase the secretion of releasing hormones from the hypothalamus.
c. increases FSH and LH secretion.
D. may be controlled by changes in day length.
e. has all of these properties.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #40
Type: Knowledge
21. Insulin is secreted by the
a. anterior pituitary gland.
b. posterior pituitary gland.
c. adrenal cortex.
d. adrenal medulla.
E. beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #45
Type: Knowledge
22. Oxytocin is secreted by the
a. anterior pituitary gland.
B. posterior pituitary gland.
c. adrenal cortex.
d. adrenal medulla.
e. beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #46
Type: Knowledge
23. Growth hormone is secreted by the
A. anterior pituitary gland.
b. posterior pituitary gland.
c. adrenal cortex.
d. adrenal medulla.
e. beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #48
Type: Knowledge
24. Epinephrine is secreted by the
a. anterior pituitary gland.
b. posterior pituitary gland.
c. adrenal cortex.
D. adrenal medulla.
e. beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #49
Type: Knowledge
25. ______________ are chemical signals secreted into the environment that modify the behavior and
physiology of other individuals.
A. Pheromones
b. Hormones
c. Neurotransmitters
d. Autocrine agents
e. Paracrine agents
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #55
Type: Knowledge
26. _______________ are intercellular chemical signals secreted into the circulatory system.
a. Pheromones
B. Hormones
c. Neurotransmitters
d. Autocrine agents
e. Paracrine agents
Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... #56
Type: Knowledge
Category # of Questions
Difficulty: Easy 16
Difficulty: Moderate 10
Seeley - 010 Endocrine... 26
Type: Comprehension 4
Type: Knowledge 22
