Biochemistry Quiz
1. Receptors for touch, heat, pressure, vision, and hearing are classified as ___ because they sense stimuli that arise external to the body.
2. Color vision receptors are known as ________ .
3. The posterior pituitary gland secretes __ _ and ___ _. 4. The adult pineal gland is a small, shriveled remnant of the child's.
True False
5. In the blood hydrophillic hormones are often bound to transport proteins.
True False
True False
6. People with Type I diabetes mellitus have normal insulin levels.
True False
7. Taste cells are not neurons.
True False
8. Hypoglycemic hormones are secreted in response to excessively low blood glucose levels.
True False
9. Suppose you were …show more content…
cochlea.
B. macula utriculi.
C. macula sacculi.
D. semicircular ducts.
E. spiral organ.
10. Receptors that respond intensely but then reduce their firing frequency even if the stimulus remains, are called
A. proprioceptors.
B. interoceptors.
C. phasic receptors.
D. tonic receptors.
E. somesthetic receptors
11. Which of the following hormones passes through the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system?
A. antidiuretic hormone
B. prolactin-inhibiting hormone
C. adrenocorticotropic hormone
D. luteinizing hormone
E. thyroid-stimulating hormone
12. Destruction of the α cells of the pancreas would cause a loss of ___ secretion.
A. adrenocorticotropin
B. somatostatin
C. glucagon
D. somatotropin
E. insulin
13. The threshold for this taste is the lowest for any of the tastes.
A. salty
B. sweet
C. sour
D. bitter
E. spicy
14. In females, the luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulates _____, while in males, LH stimulates ______.
A. development of eggs; sperm production
B. development of eggs; secretion of testosterone
C. secretion of estrogen/progesterone; sperm production
D. secretion of estrogen/progesterone; secretion of
2. Color vision receptors are known as ________ .
3. The posterior pituitary gland secretes __ _ and ___ _. 4. The adult pineal gland is a small, shriveled remnant of the child's.
True False
5. In the blood hydrophillic hormones are often bound to transport proteins.
True False
True False
6. People with Type I diabetes mellitus have normal insulin levels.
True False
7. Taste cells are not neurons.
True False
8. Hypoglycemic hormones are secreted in response to excessively low blood glucose levels.
True False
9. Suppose you were …show more content…
cochlea.
B. macula utriculi.
C. macula sacculi.
D. semicircular ducts.
E. spiral organ.
10. Receptors that respond intensely but then reduce their firing frequency even if the stimulus remains, are called
A. proprioceptors.
B. interoceptors.
C. phasic receptors.
D. tonic receptors.
E. somesthetic receptors
11. Which of the following hormones passes through the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system?
A. antidiuretic hormone
B. prolactin-inhibiting hormone
C. adrenocorticotropic hormone
D. luteinizing hormone
E. thyroid-stimulating hormone
12. Destruction of the α cells of the pancreas would cause a loss of ___ secretion.
A. adrenocorticotropin
B. somatostatin
C. glucagon
D. somatotropin
E. insulin
13. The threshold for this taste is the lowest for any of the tastes.
A. salty
B. sweet
C. sour
D. bitter
E. spicy
14. In females, the luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulates _____, while in males, LH stimulates ______.
A. development of eggs; sperm production
B. development of eggs; secretion of testosterone
C. secretion of estrogen/progesterone; sperm production
D. secretion of estrogen/progesterone; secretion of