Chemicals produced by endocrine glands are called ____________

• glands

• hormones

• neurons

• stimuli

Which controls the amount of calcium in the blood?

• adrenal gland

• pancreas

• thymus

• thyroid

The hormone with the most important role in the male reproductive system

Which system in humans helps maintain homeostasis?

• negative feedback mechanism

• positive feedback mechanism

• both A and B

• None of these

Which controls the water uptake in the kidney?

• adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

• antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

• Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

• Luteinizing hormone

The effect of a hormone on the positive feedback mechanism is to cause it to

• release more of the hormone

• stop the release of hormone

• inhibit the release of hormone

• . decrease the release of hormone

Which hormone initiates labor during childbirth?

• glucagon

• oxytocin

• prolactin

• thymosin

Which is the master gland that controls many bodily functions?

Which of the following would result when thyroid gland cannot produce the normal amount of thyroid hormone?

• Cushing’s syndrome

• Gigantism

• Goiter

• Metabolic syndrome

Which endocrine gland secretes progesterone hormones?

• Pancreas

• Ovaries

• Testes

• Thymus