Being a nanopeptide, Oxytocin is closely related chemically to:
1. antidiuretic hormone
2. prolactin
3. melatonin
4. luteinizing hormone

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Follicles are found in the ovaries and:
1. anterior pituitary
2. testis
3. thyroid
4. pancreas

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The basal metabolic rate is most significantly influenced by:

1. thyroxine 2. cortisone
3. adrenaline 4. melatonin
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All the following would be true for thyroxin except:
1. needed for normal mental growth
2. increases carbohydrate utilization
3. decreases lipid synthesis
4. decreases protein synthesis

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The thyroid hormone that has the most potent effect on increasing metabolic rate would be:
1. thyroxine
2. thyroglobulin
3. triiodothyronine
4. thyrocalcitonin

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The autoimmune disorder, Graves disease, is characterized by all the following except:
1. exophthalmos
2. a positive autoimmune test
3. general edema
4. intolerance to heat

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The hypersecretion of which of the following endocrine glands can sometimes be corrected by radioactive iodine uptake?
1. pineal
2. thyroid
3. testes
4. pituitary

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The most active form of vitamin D is:
1. 7-dehydrocholesterol
2. 25 hydroxycholecalciferol
3. 2 cholecalciferol
4. 1, 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol

Subtopic:  Parathyroid |

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All the following would be true for the mineralocorticoid, aldosterone, except:
1. secreted from the zona glomerulosa
2. decreases blood Na+ levels
3. stimulated by angiotensin II
4. raises blood volume

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Cushing's syndrome is characterized by all the following except:
1. moon face and buffalo hump
2. under-secretion of ACTH
3. easy bruising
4. hyperglycemia

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