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If you drink a lot of water, blood levels of ADH will: a) increase b) decrease Most hormones are produced by the _____ system. a) integumentary b) endocrine c) skeletal Hormones are: a) chemical signals b) electrical signals Hormones can reach: a) all the cells in the body b) only the target cells Water soluble hormones such as short polypeptides, interact with a receptor: a) on the plasma membrane b) inside the target cell The specific part of the brain that controls the pituitary gland is the: a) cerebrum b) cerebellum c) pons d) hypothalamus e) medulla oblongata The anterior and posterior pituitary glands combined produce _____ hormone(s). a) 100 b) eight c) three d) two e) one The adrenal glands are located: a) just below the brain b) in the throat c) just above the heart d) just above the kidneys The pancreas produces: a) melatonin b) glucagon c) norepinephrine d) thyroxine e) calcitonin Cortisol (glucocorticoid) is produced in response to: a) short term stress b) low blood calcium c) long term stress d) high blood glucose The adrenal glands produce: a) glycagon b) calcitonin c) thyroxin d) epinephrine e) growth hormone When the blood glucose concentration increases: a) glucagon increases b) insulin increases c) both a & b are true Which of the following is true about Type II non-insulin dependent diabetes? a) Obesity and inactivity are risk factors. b) This is a rare disease. c) The pancreas never produces insulin. d) It starts in childhood or adolescence. Calcitonin _____ blood calcium level by _____ calcium in bone. a) decreases, decreasing b) increases, depositing c) decreases, depositing d) increases, decreasing Growth hormone is produced by the _____ gland(s). a) thyroid b) pituitary c) thymus d) adrenal

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9)increase(a)

10) Endocrine (b)

11) chemical signals(a)

12)only the target cells(b)

13)inside the  target cells(b)

14) hypothalamus(d)

15)eight(b)

16)just above the kidneys (d)

17)Glucagon(b)

18) high blood glucose(d)

19)epinephrine(d)

20)a)glucagon increases

21)a) obesity and inactivity are risk factors.

22)d) increases, decreasing

23)pituitary gland(b)

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