Chapter 19: Endocrine Glands

Chapter 19: Endocrine Glands

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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TRUE/FALSE

1. Growth hormone indirectly increases glucose metabolism.

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 566

TOP:    Growth Hormones

2. Tropic hormones tend to have a generalized effect on the body.

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 566

TOP:    Tropic Hormones

3. Most hormones released by the hypothalamus enter the hypophyseal portal system.

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 567

TOP:    Control of Secretions in the Adenohypophysis

4. FSH and LH are called gonadotropins because they stimulate the growth and maintenance of the gonads.

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 567

TOP:    Tropic Hormones

5. Under stress conditions, the hypothalamus is a “go between,” linking the cerebrum and the pituitary.

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 569

TOP:    Control of Secretions in the Adenohypophysis

6. Specific chemical-releasing factors made in the adenohypophysis are responsible for the release of antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin into the blood.

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 570

TOP:    Neurohypophysis (Posterior Lobe of Pituitary)