Question 23 pts
(06.02 LC)

Which of the following does the endocrine system regulate?

Group of answer choices

Hormones

Reflexes

Respiration

Senses

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Question 33 pts
(06.02 MC)

Which of the following best summarizes how hormone levels are controlled?

Group of answer choices

Hormones are controlled by a feedback loop; information about a system is sent back to the controller of the system to improve its function.

Hormones are controlled by oxygen levels; the internal environment maintains all systems, including endocrine functions.

Hormones are controlled by muscles; hormones are released when muscles contract and stopped when muscles relax.

Hormones are controlled by the nervous system; the spinal cord sends messages about hormone levels to the brain.

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Question 43 pts
(06.02 MC)

Which of the following is an example of the endocrine system maintaining homeostasis?

Group of answer choices

Detecting a pain stimulus and sending a signal to the spinal cord to perform an automatic response

Discharging an excessive amount of hormones in the blood and not sending a signal to stop production

Sending a message to the pituitary gland to start producing a hormone when the levels in the body are too low

Using sense organs to get information about the outside world and direct an appropriate body response release

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Question 53 pts
(06.02 HC)

Sarah no longer responds to fear or excitement. What part of the endocrine system is most likely being affected?

Group of answer choices

Adrenal gland

Parathyroid gland

Pituitary gland

Thyroid gland

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Question 63 pts
(06.02 LC)

A person who is interested in learning more about how glands produce and release hormones might pursue a career in

Group of answer choices

reproductive science

gene therapy

neuroscience

endocrinology

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Question 73 pts
(06.02 LC)

A person who is interested in learning more about the "fight or flight" response may pursue a career in

Group of answer choices

endocrinology

gene therapy

microbiology

sports medicine