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Test your knowledge on the endocrine system
Yajaira Ramirez
Quiz by Yajaira Ramirez, updated more than 1 year ago
Yajaira Ramirez
Created by Yajaira Ramirez about 7 years ago
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Question 1

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What chemical, when secreted into the bloodstream, controls the metabolic processes of target cells?
Answer
  • neurotransmitters
  • secretion
  • hormone
  • ligand

Question 2

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Steroid hormones are very powerful because they:
Answer
  • are hormones
  • are medicine
  • interact directly with DNA
  • are secreted outside the body

Question 3

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Which of the following is true of hormones?
Answer
  • They last a short time
  • They are fast acting
  • They affect distant targets
  • They leave the body

Question 4

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Which of the following is the least common way that hormones are regulated?
Answer
  • negative feedback
  • chain of command
  • positive feedback
  • direct control by nervous system

Question 5

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The "ideal" value for a body characteristic is called the:
Answer
  • set point
  • average
  • goal
  • feedback point
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