Question

1. Parathormone causes a________ in serum calcium and calcitonin causes a _____________ inserum calcium

	increases; decreases
	decreases; increases

2. Which hormone issecreted by the pineal gland?

	growth hormone
	antidiuretic hormone
	melatonin
	glucocorticoids

3. Which of the followingis an effect from hyperglycemia?

	conversion of glucose to fructose in the liver
	decrease in the osmotic pressure in the body
	hyperhydration of the cells in our body
	formation of glucose cross-links between protein molecules

4. Age-related changes intestosterone seem to result from which one of the following?

	increasing effects of luteinizing hormone on the interstitialcells
	a decline in the number of interstitial cells
	a gradual increase in the reserve capacity of folliclestimulating hormone secretion
	a decline in the amount of estrogen secreted to support thetestes

5. A decrease in theproduction and release of estrogen results in all of the followingexcept which one?

	hot flashes
	increase facial hair
	loss of bone matrix
	increase in HDLs

6. Parathormone directlyantagonizes the effects of which hormone?

	thyroxine
	calcitonin
	thymosin
	aldosterone

7. The aka for"non-ketosis-prone diabetes is what?

	insulin-dependent
	maturity-onset diabetes
	gestational diabetes
	secondary diabetes

8. Which of the followingis a symptom of diabetes?

	polyuria
	polyphagia
	polydipsia
	all of the above

9. Which of the followingis an undesirable effect of glucocorticoids?

	breakdown of proteins
	breakdown of fats
	suppression of bone formation
	vasoconstriction to increase blood pressure

10. Which of the followingis the age related affect of decreasing growth hormone in thebody?

	decrease in blood pressure
	increase in the metabolic rate
	decrease in lean body mass
	increase in bone growth