Endocrine System

What is the name of the structure that connects the pituitary gland to the brain/central nervous system?

• Hypophysis
• Hypothalamus
• Pancreas
• Adrenal glands

The major function of the pituitary gland is to act on target cells and on other glands.

• True
• False

Diabetes type I (mellitus) is caused by a lack of what pancreatic hormone:

• ADH
• Glucocorticoids
• Insulin
• Glucagon

Name the two hormones produced by the thyroid gland.

• Epinephrine and norepinephrine
• ADH and oxytocin
• Calcitonin and thyroxine
• Growth hormone and cortisol

What usually causes hypothyroidism?

• Increased secretion of the thyroxine hormone
• No secretion of the thyroxine hormone by the thyroid
• Increased secretion of the growth hormone by the pituitary gland

The thyroxine hormone regulates:

• The secretion of the adrenal cortex
• The use of sugar by the cells (metabolism)
• The level of calcium in the bloodstream
• The reaction of the body to stress

Name of the hormone that increases the levels of calcium in the blood:

• Calcitonin
• Calcium
• Phosphatase
• Parathyroid

Name of the hormones produced by the hypothalamus?

• Aldosterone and cortisol
• Thyroxine and calcitonin
• Parathyroid and thymosin
• Oxytocin and ADH

Name of the hormone that breaks down glycogen into glucose.

• Aldosterone
• Insulin
• Glucagon
• Cortisol

Some key features to determine a young man suffers from diabetes type I are the three P (polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria).

• False
• True