What hormone will increase your heart rate and blood pressure if you are being chased by a swarm of bees? *epinephrine/adrenaline *glucagon *insulin *thymosin
epinephrine/ adrenaline
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Which feedback mechanism will tend to amplify a particular reaction? *positive *negative
positive feedback
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Which hormone is not released by the pituitary gland?
*oxytocin *melatonin, *vasopressin, *follicle-stimulating hormone *
melatonin
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Which gland secretes androgens where the main one is testosterone? *ovary *adrenal *testes *pineal
testes
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if the body detects that there is too much calcium (hypercalcemia), what hormone will act to lower down the level into a normal state? *parathyroid hormone *insulin *calcitonin *melatonin
calcitonin
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TRUE/FALSE: Diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus are similar in a way that insulin function is affected.
FALSE
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If you consumed a gallon of ice cream, what hormone in the body will work to regulate its normal function?
insulin
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This gland releases a hormone which regulates the metabolism of the body. What hormone is it? *parathyroid hormone *T4 and T3 *estrogen and testosterone
Thyroxine (T4) / Triiodothyronine (T3)
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What gland is this?
adrenal
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This gland produces a hormone which influences the development of lymphocytes which are white blood cells. *adrenal *pituitary *thymus *pancreas
thymus
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Which gland is found in the brain? *pineal *thymus *hypothalamus *thyroid
*hypothalamus and pineal
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Which of the following may be affected by endocrine disruptors?
*nervous development, metabolism, reproduction, all of these*
all of these
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What hormone/s can be found in the female body?
*estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, all of these*