Question

The endocrine system

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Question 1

The endocrine system

is responsible for hormone production and directing long-term changes in the body  

Question 2

Generally, the actions of hormones

cause changes in the actions of the body's cells  

are slower to react than the nervous system  

tend to be more widespread than actions of the nervous system  

All of the above.  

Question 3

The pancreatic hormone that causes blood sugar levels to decrease is

insulin  

Question 4

The pancreatic hormone that causes blood sugar levels to rise is

glucagon  

Question 5

Which major group of hormones is made from cholesterol?

steroid hormones

Question 6

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Question 7

Endocrine organs can be controlled by

hormones from other endocrine glands  

releasing hormones from the hypothalamus  

direct neural stimulation  

All of the above.  

Question 8

Which of the following organs has both endocrine and exocrine functions?  

pancreas  

Question 9

Alcoholic beverages cause excessive production of urine through blocking the action of  

ADH  

Question 10

In Type II Diabetes, insulin is generally produced at normal levels, but the target cells are less sensitive to the effects of that insulin. You could infer that

the target cells may lack enough insulin receptors

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