Endocrine System Medical Terminology

The endocrine system's major job is to maintain equilibrium among the organs and systems of the body.

• True

• False

Some hormones regulate the release of other hormones.

• True

• False

Because it produces hormones that affect the behavior of other endocrine glands, hypothalamus is called the master gland.

• True

• False

During puberty, the thyroid gland begins to shrink.

• True

• False

Glucocorticoids help maintain electrolyte balance and regulate blood pressure.

• True

• False

The ______________________ is the control center of the autonomic nervous system and produces hormones that affect the behavior of other endocrine glands.

• hypothalamus

• thalamus

• pituitary gland

• thyroid gland

Oxytocin is a hormone that stimulates ______________________________________ during childbirth and milk production when a woman is breastfeeding.

• muscle spasms

• uterine contractions

• urination

• defication

The hormone _________________________________ is critical to the body's 24-hour sleep and waking cycle, known as its _____________ rhythm.

• circadian, melatonin

• trachea, esophagus

• melatonin, circadian

• trachea, circadian

The thyroid gland wraps around the front and sides of the _____________.

• esophagus

• heart

• trachea

• lungs

The hormone _______________, secreted by the thyroid, increases that absorption of calcium from the blood in to the bones.

• calcitonin

• potassium

• magnesium

• sodium