REVIEW & REHEARSE 24 HORMONES
REVIEW & REHEARSE 24 HORMONES
Q
The target cells of the hormone ________ are located in a woman’s uterus and breasts. This hormone stimulates its target cells to contract, which causes the uterine contractions that push out the newborn during labor and releases milk from the breast cells to feed the infant.
- a) oxytocin
- b) progesterone
- c) estrogen
- d) ACTH
- e) prolactin
To operate effectively, the endocrine system is largely dependent on the:
- a) muscular system.
- b) circulatory system.
- c) digestive system.
- d) reproductive system.
- e) immune system.
Which of the following is not consistent with how pheromones act?
- a) Male mealworm beetles cover a female’s body with “anti-
aphrodisiac” chemicals after mating with her, inhibiting the attentions of other male beetles. - b) A queen bee produces a hormone that is passed between worker bees, coordinating the activities of the entire hive.
- c) A male gypsy moth can detect a chemical produced by a female moth from more than a kilometer away.
- d) “Feel good” hormones are released in a person who has won a game of Monopoly with three other people.
- e) Teenage girls who live together in boarding schools emit an odor that causes most of the girls to develop synchrony in their menstrual cycles.
