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WorksheetsEndocrine System- Pretest
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What gland is located in the throat and controls metabolism?
a)
Thymus
b)
Thyroid
c)
Adrenal
d)
Pineal
2.
which one of these hormones controls our fight or flight response
a)
oxytocin
b)
norepinephrine
c)
calcitonin
d)
GH
3.
Which gland is located on the kidneys
a)
adrenal
b)
parathyroid
c)
thymus
d)
pineal
4.
What does parathyroid hormone control
a)
calcium levels
b)
fight or flight response
c)
metabolism
d)
growth rate
5.
What hormone lowers the blood sugar when it is too high
a)
insulin
b)
glucagon
c)
liver
d)
spleen
6.
what are chemical messengers that act between organisms
a)
pheremones
b)
hormones
c)
signal transduction
d)
messenger RNA
7.
which is the master gland
a)
pineal
b)
pituitary
c)
adrenal
d)
thyroid
8.
what controls the pituitary gland
a)
thalamus
b)
hypothalamus
c)
adrenal cortex
d)
medulla oblongata
9.
Which endocrine organ secretes human growth hormone?
a)
Anterior Pituitary
b)
Adrenal Medulla
c)
Posterior Pituitary
d)
Parathyroid
10.
The pituitary gland is _______________ to the pineal gland
a)
Anterior
b)
Posterior
11.
This hormone is secretes by the Pineal gland and regulates the sleep cycle.
a)
Aldosterone
b)
Glucagon
c)
Melatonin
d)
Thymosin
12.
Diabetes is a homeostatic imbalance where the production of ________________ hormone is affected.
a)
Adrenaline
b)
Insulin
c)
Estrogen
d)
Oxytocin
13.
Type of diabetes that is "early onset" in ages under 30 years old. Insulin dependent diabetes.
a)
Type 1
b)
Type 2
14.
What is gland #1?
a)
Adrenal Gland
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Pineal Gland
d)
Pituitary Gland
15.
The ___________ gland produces insulin
a)
Anterior Pituitary
b)
Adrenal Cortex
c)
Parathyroid
d)
Pancreas
16.
What is gland #3?
a)
Adrenal Gland
b)
Pancreas
c)
Ovaries
d)
Testes
17.
Type 2 diabetes is:
a)
Not insulin-dependent
b)
May be corrected with weight loss
c)
Most common diabetes
d)
All of the above
18.
Dwarfism is caused by a hypofunction of which gland?
a)
pineal
b)
spleen
c)
pituitary
d)
thymus
19.
Twitches or Tetany in hypoparathyroidism, is caused by decrease in _______________ levels.
a)
potassium
b)
calcium
c)
magnesium
d)
sodium
20.
Where is the pineal gland located?
a)
Base of the brain
b)
Above the pituitary gland
c)
below the hypothalamus
d)
under the spleen
21.
Somatotropin is another name for:
a)
Testosterone
b)
Growth Hormone (GH)
c)
Vasopressin
d)
Oxytocin
22.
This hormone is responsible for a mother's milk coming in after childbirth-
a)
Prolactin
b)
Lactate
c)
Lactulose
d)
Progesterone
23.
The pituitary gland is divided into 2 parts- The anterior and posterior parts
a)
True
b)
False
24.
TSH or thyroid stimulating hormone located in the anterior pituitary gland, stimulates the production of thyroxine that is located in which gland?
a)
Parathyroid gland
b)
Thyroid gland
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Gonads
25.
Vasopressin is made in the posterior pituitary lobe and is responsible for concentrating urine and reserving water in the body for blood pressure.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Insulin is produced in which portion of the pancreas?
a)
Islet of Langerhans
b)
posterior
c)
anterior
d)
Isle of Palms
27.
People can get a goiter of their neck with hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism?
a)
False
b)
True
28.
Brittle hair, itchy skin, and night cramps may be signs of
a)
puberty
b)
hypothyroidism
c)
pregnancy
d)
hyperthyroidism
29.
The adrenal glands make adrenaline which is excreted when we become nervous or involved in a "fight or flight" situation.
a)
True
b)
false
30.
The gonads are responsible for the production of:
a)
estrogen
b)
progesterone
c)
testosterone
d)
all of the above
31.
Sweat, saliva, and tears are part of these type of glands:
a)
endocrine
b)
exocrine
c)
exceptional
d)
none of the above
32.
Hormone control happens through a negative feedback where a drop in a hormone levels triggers a chain reaction.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
Which gland is butterfly or "H" shaped?
a)
pineal
b)
parathyroid
c)
thyroid
d)
thalamus
34.
Aldosterone targets kidneys, stimulating the reabsorption of sodium. It is released from:
a)
Adrenals
b)
Liver
c)
Thyroid
d)
Pituitary
35.
The hormone released by the anterior pituitary that stimulates the development of sperm and egg
a)
luteinizing hormone
b)
follicle stimulating hormone
c)
thyroid hormone
d)
thymopoietin
36.
An enlargement of the thyroid gland is called a goiter and is sometimes due to a deficiency in
a)
calcium
b)
iodine
c)
potassium
d)
chloride
37.
Glucagon increases blood glucose while insulin lowers it. This is an example of an ____________ relationship.
a)
antagonistic
b)
synergistic
c)
permissive
38.
Which hormone is released in higher levels at night to repair damaged tissues?
a)
Growth hormone
b)
Thyroid hormone
c)
Thymopoietin
d)
Cortisol
39.
GH stimulates which gland to secrete insulin-like growth factors (IGFs)?
a)
liver
b)
thyroid
c)
thymus
d)
small intestine
40.
What does the Endocrine mean?
a)
Hormonas
b)
Bone system
c)
: Pertaining to hormones and the glands that make and secrete them into the bloodstream through which they travel to affect distant organs of hormon glands?
d)
Respatory system
41.
what is the endocrine system?
a)
Colection of Galnds
b)
Hormone changes
42.
What is the main part of the endocrine system?
a)
hypothalamus
b)
Digestive system
c)
respatory
d)
Adrenals
43.
"Fight or Flight" response
a)
Aldosterone
b)
Cortisol
c)
Glucagon
d)
Epinephrine & Norepineprine
44.
Maintains blood preassure
a)
Aldosterone
b)
Cortisol
c)
Epinephrine & Norepinephrine
d)
Adrenal Sex Hormone
45.
Androgens that stimulates the gonads
a)
Melatonin
b)
Aldosterone
c)
Adrenal Sex Hormones
d)
Cortisol
46.
The growth hormone affect all cells. The body part stimulates it's release.
a)
Parathyroid
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Pancreas
d)
Thyroid
47.
This hormone is released from the thyroid to stimulate the removal of calcium from the bone; balances the calcium levels in blood when it is too high.
a)
Calcitonin
b)
PTH
c)
Melatonin
d)
Cortisol
48.
Released from the pituitary, this hormone stimulates uterine contractions during birth.
a)
Prolactin
b)
Steroids
c)
Estrogen
d)
Oxytocin
49.
Released from the pituitary; this hormone helps to regulate the body's water balance
a)
TSH
b)
Oxytocin
c)
Aldosterone
d)
ADH
50.
This hormone triggers to development of the cells (follicles) around the egg cell
a)
LH
b)
FSH
c)
TSH
d)
ACTH
51.
Released from the pancreas; causes liver to convert glycogen to glucose
a)
Glucagon
b)
Insulin
c)
Estrogen
d)
Adrenaline
52.
What is the relationship between the hypothalamus and the endocrine system?
a)
It is referred to as the "master gland"
b)
It is close in proximity to many glands.
c)
It secretes the thyroid stimulating hormone which is very important in metabolism.
d)
The actions of the pituitary gland is controlled by the hypothalamus.
53.
The secretion of parathyroid hormone is controlled primarily by the
a)
hypothalamus
b)
concentration of blood calcium
c)
thyroid gland
d)
pituitary gland
54.
A person with an abnormally low metabolic rate, who is overweight and is lacking in energy
a)
hypothyroidism
b)
hyperthyroidism
c)
hypoparathyroidism
d)
hyperparathyroidism
55.
Which disease is caused by a diet high in carbohydrates and lack of exercise?
a)
Diabetes Mellitus Type I
b)
Diabetes Mellitus Type II
c)
Diabetes Insipidus Type I
d)
Diabetes Insipidus Type II
56.
Diabetes insipidus is caused by which specific hormonal problems?
a)
Insulin production from pancreas
b)
Glucagen production from the pancreas
c)
ADH production from the pituitary gland
d)
GH production from the pituitary gland
57.
The pituitary gland is represented by
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
58.
Letter E is
a)
Thyroid
b)
Parathyroid
c)
Thymus
d)
Pituitary Gland
59.
Endocrine glands differ from exocrine glands in that
a)
A.endocrine glands are ductless and exocrine release at the body's surface or into ducts.
b)
A.endocrine glands release hormones whereas exocrine release waste.
c)
endocrine glands are formed by epithelial tissue, but exocrine glands are primarily connective tissue.
d)
endocrine glands are all interconnected; whereas exocrine glands act completely independently.
60.
Cortisol
a)
adrenal cortex
b)
anterior pituitary
c)
adrenal medulla
d)
posterior pituitary
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