Unit 2 - Human Regulation Quiz

What part of the brain controls coordinates learning and judgment?

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain stem
• Pituitary gland

Which gland is called the master gland because it releases hormones that control many other endocrine glands?

• Pineal gland
• Pituitary gland
• Thyroid
• Adrenal gland

What is a hormone?

• A substance that helps digest food
• A substance that controls different processes in the body
• A substance that helps muscles contract
• A substance that helps the body fight infections

Which of the following is NOT controlled by hormones?

• Growth
• Reproduction
• Metabolism
• Vision

What happens when hormones stimulate ovaries in female children and testes in male children?

• Their metabolism increases
• Their digestion slows down
• The children becomes sexually mature
• The sleep-wake cycle changes

Which gland(s) is/are important to producing hormones that control how the body responds to stress?

• Thyroid
• Parathyroid glands
• Thymus
• Adrenal glands

The thyroid produces:

• thyroxin, which regulates metabolism
• parathyroid hormone, which regulates calcium in the blood
• epinephrine, which controls how the body responds to stress
• melatonin, which controls the sleep-wake cycle

What part of the brain controls heart rate, blood pressure and respiration rate?

• Corpus callosum
• Cerebrum
• Brain stem
• Thalamus

What part of the brain connects the nervous system to the endocrine system?

• Brain stem
• Spinal cord
• Hypothalamus
• Corpus callosum

The peripheral nervous system consists of...

• Nerves that eminate (come out) from the spinal cord
• The nerves in the brain
• The brain and spinal cord itself
• All the nerves in the human body