Multiple Choice Questions

The body system responsible for digestion is called the
  • autonomic nervous system
  • sympathetic nervous system
  • gastrointestinal system
  • endocrine system
The part of the diencephalon that relays impulses to the cerebral cortex is called the
  • pons
  • thalamus
  • hypothalamus
  • cerebellum
A substance found in the digestive system that helps to break down food is
  • muscle contraction
  • mineralocorticoid
  • thyrotropic hormone
  • hydrochloric acid
the primary glucocorticoid
  • epinephrine
  • aldosterone
  • cortisol
  • adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth)
The part of the subcortex responsible for coordination of movement is called the
  • thalamus
  • hypothalamus
  • cerebellum
  • pons
The upper part of the brain responsible for thinking functions is called the
  • thalamus
  • hypothalamus
  • cerebral cortex
  • cerebellum
The inner portion of the adrenal gland that secretes catecholamine is called the
  • adrenal cortex
  • adrenal medulla
  • hypothalamus
  • thyroid gland
What activates the adrenal cortex to secrete corticoid hormones?
  • thyrotropic hormone
  • adrenal cortex
  • cerebral cortex and subcortex
  • adrenocoricotropic hormone
The hormonal increase of oxytocin and estrogen during the stress response
  • initiates the tend and befriend response
  • oxytocin and vasopressin
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
  • PTSD sufferers, people with depression, Holocaust survivors
What is released by the hypothalamus and stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete thryrotropic hormone?
  • corticotropin releasing factor
  • thyrotropic hormone
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
  • thyrotropic hormone releasing hormone
A catecholamine, often called noradrenalin, is
  • cerebral cortex
  • pons
  • aldosterone
  • norepinephrine
High cortisol levels that do not decline during the day have been found in
  • adrenal cortex
  • initiates the tend and befriend response
  • increase in blood sugar
  • PTSD sufferers, people with depression, Holocaust survivors
A hormone(s) secreted by the pituitary gland is/are called the
  • oxytocin and vasopressin
  • initiates the tend and befriend response
  • increase in blood sugar
  • adrenocoricotropic hormone
The system that controls such body processes as hormone balance, temperature and blood flow regulation is called the
  • limbic system
  • autonomic nervous system
  • parasympathetic nervous system
  • sympathetic nervous system
cortisol is secreted from the adrenal cortex and is responsible for
  • oxytocin and vasopressin
  • mineralocorticoid
  • increase in blood sugar
  • adrenal cortex
The "lower" part of the brain responsible for various physiological processes necessary to stay alive is called the
  • cerebral cortex
  • cerebellum
  • subcortex
  • hippocampus
The part of the subcortex responsible for regulation of heartbeat and breathing is called the
  • cerebellum
  • hypothalamus
  • medulla oblongata
  • pons
____________ regulate(s) metabolism of glucose.
  • glucocorticoids
  • cortisol
  • aldosterone
  • epinephrine
Which of the following is not an example of an involuntary function?
  • muscle contraction
  • cerebral cortex
  • mineralocorticoid
  • adrenal cortex
The stress response initiates increased levels of testosterone causing
  • thalamus
  • hostility
  • hippocampus
  • adrenal cortex
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