Endocrine System Quiz
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What is the primary function of a hormone?

  • To provide structural support to cells
  • To aid in digestion
  • To regulate metabolic processes (correct)
  • To carry oxygen in the blood

    • How does a hormone impact the expression of a gene in the nucleus of a cell?

  • By binding to the gene and preventing its expression
  • By directly modifying the DNA sequence
  • By forming a protective layer around the gene
  • By activating second messenger proteins that influence gene expression (correct)

    • In response to a stimulus, would it make more sense for an organism to use an endocrine or nervous signaling system?

  • Neither endocrine nor nervous signaling system
  • Endocrine signaling system
  • Both endocrine and nervous signaling systems equally
  • Nervous signaling system (correct)

    • Where is the hormone insulin produced?

    <p>Pancreas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In response to humoral control, what type of control system releases a hormone?

    <p>Humoral control (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not an endocrine organ?

    <p>Liver (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a hormone?

    <p>To regulate blood sugar levels (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a humoral control system that releases a hormone?

    <p>Pancreas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which location is the hormone insulin produced?

    <p>Pancreas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a eicosanoid?

    <p>Prostaglandin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of signaling system would it make more sense for an organism to use in response to a localized stimulus?

    <p>Paracrine signaling system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which endocrine organ releases hormones in response to neurological control?

    <p>Hypothalamus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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