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Physiology Practice Test: The Endocrine System - Regulation of Energy Metabolism and Growth
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Physiology Practice Test: The Endocrine System - Regulation of Energy Metabolism and Growth
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1. The release of T3 and T4 occurs through ________, and they can bind to ________ to be transported in the bloodstream.
2. What do peripheral thermoreceptors detect?
3. The metabolic adjustments that occur in the body during the switch from postabsorptive to absorptive state are largely triggered by increases in what hormone?
4. Growth hormone, directly or through release of insulin-like growth factors, stimulates which of the following?
5. Which of the following hormones increase blood glucose levels?
6. Insulin is secreted by the ________ cells of the pancreas and stimulates ________.
7. Which of the following is a function of osteoblasts?
8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Cushingʹs syndrome?
9. The decrease in blood glucose activates glucose receptors in the brain, which leads directly to a(n) ________.
10. Carbohydrates and proteins can be converted to lipids.
11. Which of the following is NOT an action of the hormone glucagon?
12. Which of the following increases blood glucose levels?
13. In order to lose weight, a person must be ________.
14. In the young, the epiphyseal plate is composed of ________, which plays an important role in the ________ during growth.
15. The metabolic adjustments that occur in the body during the switch from absorptive to postabsorptive state are largely triggered by increases in what hormone?
16. Which of the following is true of the absorptive state?
17. The increase in the set point of body temperature that occurs during a fever is caused by the release of substances from ________ that affect the hypothalamic temperature set point.
18. Most of the bodyʹs energy is stored as glycogen.
19. In the postabsorptive state, what do most cells use for energy?
20. What are the primary components of sweat produced by eccrine glands?
21. Which of the following is NOT an action of glucocorticoids?
22. What is the function of gap junctions in bone?
23. Which of the following is NOT an action of insulin?
24. Which of the following conditions occurring in childhood would NOT result in the condition of dwarfism?
25. Most energy stores for the body are in the form of ________ and stored in ________.

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