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53. Which statement does NOT correctly describe hormones that can directly enter a cell?
54. Which of the following does NOT correctly describe antidiuretic hormone?
55. Which hormone is secreted by alpha cells of the pancreas in response to hypoglycemia?
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56. Which hormone is most similar in amino acid structure to chicken vasotocin?
57. Which is the best explanation for how ibuprofen works?
58. Which of the following is likely to occur after drinking three alcoholic beverages?
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59. Which of the following is NOT a function of oxytocin?
60. Which of the following hormones has the fewest targets?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
What do you already know about hormones? What other information is related to the
question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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61. Which of the following is NOT a function of parathyroid hormone?
62. Which of the following features distinguishes all hormones from neurotransmitters?
63. What is the difference between the endocrine system and the autonomic nervous
system?
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64. If blood transports hormones throughout the body, how do they communicate with
specific targets?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
What do you already know about hormones? What other information is related to the
question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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True / False Questions
65. True or False: Hormones must be present at high concentrations to elicit an effect.
66. True or False: A molecule can act as both a neurotransmitter and a hormone.
67. True or False: The brain controls organ system function only through direct contact with
sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves.
Check All That Apply Questions
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68. Which are endocrine organs? (Check all that apply.)
Multiple Choice Questions
69. Why don’t hormones build up in the body over time?
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70. You are studying a disease caused by insufficient levels of a specific peptide hormone,
and characterize mutations in several genes that can lead to the disease. Your startup company
can only afford to pursue one gene product as a possible therapy. Which would you choose?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
What do you already know about hormones? What other information is related to the
question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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71. A new hormone is discovered. Tests reveal that it is small, hydrophilic, and degraded by a
protease. What type of hormone is it?
Yes / No Questions
72. Is it likely that a small, hydrophilic hormone can cross the cell membrane?
Check All That Apply Questions
73. What are the three main categories of hormones? (Check three.)
Multiple Choice Questions
74. You are researching an “orphan disease” with no available treatment. Your lab develops a
drug that mimics a lipophilic hormone thought to be lacking in the disease, and you are
looking for a pharmaceutical company to partner with to run a clinical trial. Based on the
reaction from each team, which would you choose to work with?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
What do you already know about hormones? What other information is related to the
question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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75. You are an attending physician supervising a new resident. Together, you decide to treat a
patient with a steroid drug. The resident administers the drug and watches the patient
anxiously. “It’s not working,” he mutters. How do you respond?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
What do you already know about hormones? What other information is related to the
question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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Check All That Apply Questions
76. You are scheduled to give a seminar to your fellow med school students, and have chosen
to speak about the pituitary. What important points will you include? (Check all that apply.)
Multiple Choice Questions
77. ACTH stands for adrenocorticotropic hormone, but it is produced in the anterior pituitary.
What is the basis of this name?
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78. What stimulates the production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)?
Check All That Apply Questions
79. Which are important components of the communication between the hypothalamus and
anterior pituitary? (Check all that apply.)
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80. Which are important components of the communication between the hypothalamus and
posterior pituitary? (Check all that apply.)
Multiple Choice Questions
81. Your doctor returns with your lab results and looks grave. “I’m afraid,” she says, “you
seem to have a problem with your hypophysis.” What do you say?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
What do you already know about the pituitary gland? What other information is related to
the question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?