HS-1 Endocrine System Review

The hormone that prepares us to fight or flight is:

• aldosterone
• epinephrine
• cortisol
• corticoid

A decrease in the production of insulin causes:

• diabetes mellitus
• cretinism
• exophthalmos
• diabetes insipidus

The master gland is known as the:

• pituitary
• thyroid
• adrenal
• ovary

The chief treatment for _____________________ is growth hormone injections.

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Gigantism
• Short Statue (Dwarfism)
• Hypothyroidism

Where are the adrenal glands located?

• above the kidneys
• thoracic cavity
• trachea area
• abdomen

For uterine contraction during childbirth the expectant mother needs to secrete:

• iodine
• estrogen
• oxytocin
• prolactin

Which gland is located in the chest and shrinks as we age?

• thyroid
• thymus
• pituitary
• ardrenal

ADH stands for:

• addison's disease hormone
• antidiuretic hormone
• androdoginin hormone
• all-diglyceride hormone

A hypersecretion of growth hormone during adulthood causes:

• gigantism
• short statue (dwarfism)
• acromegaly
• myxedema

Diabetes Mellitus is caused by

• decrease insulin production
• decrease in ADH production
• overactive thyroid
• underactive thymus