Hormones and Diabetes Practice Quiz

_______ is a part of the endocrine system and the body’s chemical messenger

• hormones

• blood

• glucose

• renin

This is a gland regulate blood glucose levels with insulin and glucagon

• Pineal Glnad

• Thyroid Gland

• Adrenal Gland

• Pancreas

._______ are carbohydrates that are converted to simple sugar used for energy.

• Glucose

• Glucagon

• Glycogen

• disaccharide

In type _____ diabetes, the pancreas still makes insulin. But the insulin doesn't do its job as well in the body.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In type _____ diabetes, the pancreas can't make insulin. The body can still get glucose from food. But the glucose can't get into the cells, where it's needed.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

True or false: Kids and teens with diabetes shouldn’t exercise or be active.

• True

• False

What is the function of hormones?

• to speed up chemical reactions

• to slow down reactions

• to alter the activity of organs

• to alter the rate of activity of organs

How do hormones travel around the body?

• by impulses

• diffusion

• osmosis

• by blood

Oestrogen is produced by the _____.

• testes

• pancreas

• ovary

• liver

Insulin is produced by the _______

• pancreas

• liver

• pituitary gland

• adrenal gland