Jersey College endocrine

The outer region of the adrenal gland is called the ________.

• medulla

• cortex

• choroid

• dermis

Estrogen and progesterone are secreted by the ________.

• testes

• adrenal glands

• ovaries

• pineal gland

Epinephrine is secreted by the ________.

• adrenal medulla

• anterior pituitary gland

• posterior pituitary gland

• thyroid gland

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What system works with the endocrine system to control and coordinate all other systems of the body?

• the cardiovascular system

• the lymph system

• the nervous system

• the digestive system

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This hormone stimulates secretion of milk by the mammary glands.

• cortisol

• glucagon

• estrogen

• prolactin

What is an infundibulum?

• a part of the body that connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus

• a receptor for luteinizing hormone

• the band that separates the right and left lobes of the thymus gland

• an islet cell of the pancreas

Which gland can’t produce its hormones unless it has enough iodine?

• pituitary

• thyroid

• pineal

• adrenal

Epinephrine is secreted by the __________.

• parathyroid gland

• ovaries

• adrenal gland

• pancreas

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This hormone raises the concentration of calcium in the blood.

• glucagon

• calcitonin

• estrogen

• parathyroid hormone

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This hormone is secreted by the gland that surrounds the larynx.

• adrenalin

• melatonin

• thyroxine

• ACTH

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