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The Endocrine System
Multiple Choice

1 .       Endocrine cells responding directly to changes in the composition of the extracellular fluid is an example of: [Hint]



2 .       The hypothalamus is a major coordinating and control center because: [Hint]



3 .       The protein hormone FSH in the male is responsible for: [Hint]



4 .       The inability to tolerate stress due to underproduction of glucocorticoids results in a syndrome called: [Hint]



5 .       The posterior pituitary secretes: [Hint]



6 .       The gonadotropic hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary are: [Hint]



7 .       The hormone produced by the pineal gland is: [Hint]



8 .       The hormones that are of primary importance to normal growth include: [Hint]



9 .       The reason insulin is important to normal growth is that it promotes: [Hint]



10 .       When a cell receives instructions from two different hormones at the same time, the results may be: [Hint]



11 .       Response patterns in the endocrine system are particularly effective in: [Hint]



12 .       An example of a functional similarity between the nervous system and the endocrine system is: [Hint]



13 .       Neurons communicate with one another and with effectors by: [Hint]



14 .       The release of hormones by endocrine cells alters the: [Hint]



15 .       The protein hormone prolactin is involved with the: [Hint]



16 .       The amino acid derivative hormone epinephrine is responsible for: [Hint]



17 .       The most notable effect of ADH produced in the posterior pituitary is to: [Hint]



18 .       Hormones alter cellular operations by changing the: [Hint]



19 .       Peptide hormones affect target organ cells by: [Hint]



20 .       Steroid hormones affect target organ cells by: [Hint]



21 .       _____ are lipid hormones that are not synthesized from cholesterol. [Hint]



22 .       Release of controlling hormones by the anterior pituitary is regulated by: [Hint]



23 .       _____ hormones are not steroid hormones, and yet they cross cell membranes. 



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