QUESTIONS
Question 1
Metaphorically speaking, which gland is the master gland?
- thyroid
- anterior pituitary
- posterior pituitary
- adrenal
Question 2
The most prevalent estrogen is
- estradiol
- progestin
- progesterone
- androstenedione
Question 3
Insulin promotes the
- conversion of glucose to glycogen and fat.
- use of glucose as the primary source of energy by the body.
- storage of glycogen and fat.
- all of the above
Question 4
During the fasting phase, the main fuel of the brain is
- free fatty acids.
- glucose
- ketones
- carbohydrates
Question 5
People who engage in cycles of fasting, bingeing, and purging are said to suffer from
- bulimia nervosa.
- obsessive eating.
- purging nervosa.
- anorexia nervosa.
Question 6
Orchidectomy usually produces impotence, which is eliminated by replacement injections of
- testosterone
- estradiol
- androstenedione
- progesterone
Question 7
Small amounts of food eaten prior to a meal __________ hunger. This is called __________.
- reduce; feeding intervention
- increase; the appetizer effect
- increase; sham eating
- increase; conditioning
Question 8
Animals with a sodium deficiency tend to favor diets rich in sodium because
- they learn to recognize the health-promoting effects of sodium-rich diets.
- the deficiency produces an immediate preference for the taste of sodium salts.
- sodium is usually found in thiamine-rich diets.
- thiamine is usually found in sodium-rich diets.
Question 9
All set-point systems are __________ systems.
- negative feedback
- positive feedback
- settling point
- positive-incentive
Question 10
A major problem with the set-point theory of body weight regulation is that it
- cannot explain the effects of satiety peptides.
- cannot explain how LH lesions increase hunger.
- cannot explain the increasing prevalence of obesity.
- is too vague.
Question 11
Endocrine glands are ductless glands; they release
- substances to the outside world.
- hormones to the outside world.
- perspiration, among other things.
- hormones into the circulatory system.
Question 12
Negative feedback systems in the body tend to maintain
- excessive body weight.
- lipolysis
- homeostasis
- positive incentives.
Question 13
Human male brains and human female brains
- differ substantially in size.
- differ slightly in size, but appear to be identical.
- are the same size.
- differ in size very slightly, but differ greatly in function.
Question 14
In the mathematics of copulation,
- ovaries + testes = zygote
- Y + Y = zygote
- ovum + sperm = zygote
- gonads + testes = scrotum
Question 15
As one loses weight, there is __________ of diet-induced thermogenesis.
- a loss
- a reduction in the rate
- a disturbance
- an increase in the rate
Question 16
A portal vein is any vein
- in the pituitary stalk or “porta.”
- that carries blood toward the pituitary.
- that connects one capillary network with another.
- that carries blood away from the hypothalamus.
Question 17
The testes and ovaries are
- zygotes
- gonads
- sex chromosomes.
- ova
Question 18
Located just above the pituitary is the
- hypothalamus
- pinel gland.
- penile gland.
- pineal gland.
Question 19
In males, one sex chromosome is an X chromosome and the other is
- an XX chromosome.
- a Y chromosome.
- a large X chromosome.
- a small X chromosome.
Question 20
Sexual attraction develops
- with the onset of puberty.
- before the onset of puberty.
- after the onset of puberty.
- following puberty.
Question 21
Most of the body’s energy reserves are stored in the form of
- fat
- glucose
- protein
- alcohol
Question 22
The body stores energy as
- fats
- glycogen
- proteins
- all of the above
Question 23
During the third month of male fetal development, the testes secrete substantial amounts of testosterone and
- estradiol
- Müllerian-inhibiting substance.
- releasing factors.
- Wolffian-inhibiting substance.
Question 24
Rats eat __________ when fed __________.
- less; in groups
- less; a cafeteria diet
- more; in groups
- more; in isolation
Question 25
Receptors for insulin and leptin are particularly dense in the
- arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus.
- frontal cortex.
- cutaneous fat.
- gut fat.
ANSWERS:
Question 1
Metaphorically speaking, which gland is the master gland?
- thyroid
- anterior pituitary
- posterior pituitary
- adrenal
Correct Answer: anterior pituitary
Question 2
The most prevalent estrogen is
- estradiol
- progestin
- progesterone
- androstenedione
Correct Answer: estradiol.
Question 3
Insulin promotes the
- conversion of glucose to glycogen and fat.
- use of glucose as the primary source of energy by the body.
- storage of glycogen and fat.
- all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above
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