Endocrine System

Which endocrine gland is also an exocrine gland?

• Pituitary
• Thymus
• Pancreas
• Ovary

The parathyroid glands are located nearest what structure?

• Larynx
• Pinna
• Liver
• Kidneys

What best describes the composition of a hormone?

• A complex protein
• A carbohydrate
• A chemical substance
• A cell with a nucleus

Why is the pituitary the "master gland"?

• Its hormones affect other glands.
• Its hormones can replicate the actions of other hormones.
• All hormones start as immature pituitary hormones.
• Its hormones control reproduction.

If your body produced too much thyrotropin, you would have an:

• Overactive thyroid gland
• Overactive thymus
• Underactive thyroid gland
• Underactive thymus

What diagnostic procedure might reveal a pituitary tumor?

• Skull x-ray
• Bronchoscopy
• Brain scan
• Chest x-ray

A teenage athlete who wants to grow bigger and taller might be foolish enough to take what pituitary hormone?

• ACTH
• FSH
• Somatotropin
• Prolactin

Lara is frightened and can feel her heart start to pound. What hormone is causing her reaction?

• Epinephrine
• Progesterone
• Thyrotropin
• Glucagon

Which of the following is classified as an endocrine hormone?

• Glycogen
• Insulin
• Surfactant
• Melanin

When doctors wish to induce labor, a pregnant woman is given pitocin, a synthetic form of what pituitary hormone?

• Vasopressin
• Estrogen
• Progesterone
• Oxytocin