Deck 4: Endocrine Control and Homeostasis in the Human Body

Question 1

The manufacture of adrenalin and noradrenalin is controlled by:

A)nervous system
B)endocrine system
C)regulatory system
D)circulatory system

Answer 1

nervous system

Question 2

Physiologists use the term homeostasis to describe the body's tendency to maintain a balance or equilibrium among it's:

A)external physiological status and environment
B)internal physiological status and the environment
C)displacement behaviour and encepha- lization
D)approach gradient and avoidance gradient

Answer 2

displacement behaviour and encepha- lization

Question 3

Those internal mechanisms of the body which, by controlling numerous highly complicated physiological processes, keep it in a state of equilibrium are known as:

A)homeostases
B)nervous system
C)nutrition
D)none of the above

Answer 3

homeostases

Question 4

Homeostasis is the overall term for equilibrium preserving tendencies with an organism by which:

A)neurophysiological condition is maintained
B)psychological condition is maintained
C)physiological condition is maintained
D)psychophysical condition is maintained

Question 5

Sex is a:

A)biological motive
B)physiological motive
C)both (a) and (b)
D)psychological motive

Question 6

The process of maintaining the biochemical balance or equilibrium throughout human body is referred as:

A)osmosis
B)circulation
C)hoeostasis
D)nervous system

Question 7

A pituitary hormone associated with the secretion of milk is known as:

A)prolactin
B)adrenalin
C)estrogens
D)progesterones

Question 8

A motive that is primarily learned rather than basing on biological needs is known as:

A)physical motive
B)psychological motive
C)neurophysiological motive
D)psychological motive.

Question 9

The hypothalamus plays an important role in the regulation of:

A)food intake
B)water intake
C)alcohol intake
D)both food and water intake

Question 10

Lateral hypothalamus (LH) is otherwise known as:

A)stimulating centre
B)circulatory centre
C)feeding centre
D)water centre

Question 11

Research evidences indicated that ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH):

A)facilitates eating
B)expedites eating
C)both facilitates and
D)inhibits eating expedites eating

Question 12

Electrical stimulation of ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) cells:

A)inhibits eating
B)facilitates eating
C)expedites eating
D)both expedites and inhibits eating

Question 13

Injections of glucose (which raise blood sugar level):

A)facilitate eating
B)expedite eating
C)both expedite and facilitate eating
D)inhibit eating

Question 14

Injections of insulin (which lower blood sugar level):

A)increase food intake
B)decrease food intake
C)expedite food intake
D)facilitate food intake

Question 15

Studies indicated that the hypothalamus contains cells (glucoreceptors) sensitive to the rate of which:

A)glucose passes through them
B)glucose stimulates them
C)glucose inhibits them
D)glucose both stimulates and inhibits them

Question 16

An empty stomach produces the periodic contractions of muscles in the stomach wall which we identify as:

A)stomach ache
B)stomach pain
C)stomach ailment
D)hunger pangs

Question 17

Obesity is thought to stem from disturbances during the:

A)phallic stage of psychosexual development
B)oral and anal stages of psychosexual development
C)genital stage of psychosexual development
D)latency period of psychosexual development

Question 18

Dehydration of the osmoreceptors can be produced by depriving the organism of:

A)food
B)water
C)blood
D)sugar

Question 19

Water deficit in the body increases the concentration of:

A)pottasium
B)insulin
C)sugar
D)sodium

Question 20

The main erotogenic zone of our body is:

A)mouth
B)genitals
C)anal zones
D)lips

Question 21

Which of the following could NOT serve as an operational definition for anger?

A)reddening of the face.
B)feelings of hostility
C)threatening posture
D)attack behaviour.

Question 22

If it were discovered that destruction of a particular area of the brain disrupted a certain behaviour but that destruction of any other part of the brain had no effect on that behaviour, this would be evidence in favour of

A)antilocalisation
B)localisation of function
C)both localisation and antilocalisation, depending upon the size of the lesion
D)plasticity

Question 23

Some researchers believe that an abnormally high level of dopamine may be related to the occurrence of

A)parkinson\s disease
B)mental depression
C)alzheimer\s disease
D)schizophrenia

Question 24

Any drug capable of effecting behaviour is called

A)psychoactive
B)psychopharmacological
C)psychedelic
D)consciousness alerting