The Endocrine System Ch. 9

A craniopharyngioma is:

• overproduction of aldosterone.

• tumor of the adrenal cortex.

• a tumor of the pituitary.

• muscle spasms caused by low calcium.

ADH is involved in:

• tetany.

• diabetes insipidus.

• diabetes mellitus.

A group of hormones produced by many cells in the body that, among other effects, stimulates inflammation are:

• prostaglandins.

• glucagons.

• thyroxines.

• gonadotropins.

An alternate name for the pituitary is:

• hypophysis.

• hypothalamus.

• thalamus.

• diencephalon.

Antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin are released by the:

• posterior pituitary.

• pancreas.

• anterior pituitary.

• thyroid.

A small gland in the brain that is regulated by light is the:

• pineal.

• sella.

• sphenoid.

• turcica.

A transsphenoidal adenomectomy is:

• incision of the adrenal gland.

• removal of a pituitary tumor.

• a radioimmunoassay.

• an hereditary endocrine neoplasia.

Cortisol and aldosterone are produced by the:

• pituitary.

• spleen.

• adrenal cortex.

• adrenal medulla.

Cushing syndrome and Addison disease involve the:

• adrenal cortex.

• neurohypophysis.

• parathyroids.

• testes.

Endocrine glands secrete:

• enzymes.

• mucus.

• hormones.

• glucose.