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Ch 16 Endocrine Review 2018

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What hormone raises blood calcium levels?
a)
Epinephrine
b)
Calcitonin
c)
PTH
d)
T3 and T4
2.
What hormone stimulates the thyroid gland?
a)
ADH
b)
TSH
c)
ACTH
d)
GH
3.
What hormone prolongs and intensifies the sympathetic response during stress by increasing heart rate and raising blood glucose?
a)
Epinephrine
b)
Glucocorticoid
c)

Thyroid

d)
ADH
4.
What hormone lowers blood calcium?
a)
Calcitonin
b)
PTH
c)
Glucagon
d)
Insulin
5.
What hormone stimulates the adrenal gland to produce glucocorticoids?
a)
ADH
b)
PTH
c)
GH
d)
ACTH
6.
What pituitary hormone stimulates growth of all organs?
a)
PTH
b)
GH
c)

Thyroid

d)
TSH
7.
What hormone increases the amount of water absorbed by the kidneys thereby decreasing urine amount?
a)
Calcitonin
b)
Mineralocorticoids
c)
ADH
d)
ACTH
8.
What anterior pituitary hormone stimulates the adrenal glands?
a)
ADH
b)
TSH
c)
ACTH
d)
GH
9.
What hormone stimulates uterine contraction during childbirth and releases milk in nursing mothers?
a)
prolactin
b)
calcitonin
c)

Thyroid

d)
oxytocin
10.
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.
11.
This gland is largest in young children and shrinks with age.
a)
thyroid gland
b)
thymus gland
c)
pineal gland
d)
pituitary gland
12.
Where are the adrenal glands located?
a)
One on each side of the larynx
b)
On top of the kidneys
c)
Behind the orbital bone
d)
The inner ear
13.
This substance plays a role in regulating circadian rhythms, and is produced by the pineal body.
a)
Benadryl
b)
Melatonin
c)
Melanin
d)
Ambien
14.
Thymosins are secreted by
a)
thyroid
b)
parathyroid
c)
thymus
d)
pituitary
15.
Oxytocin
a)

kidnesy

b)

pituitary

c)
ovaries
d)
testes
16.

Epinephrine & Norepinephrine

a)

adrenal

b)
thyroid
c)
pancreas
d)
pineal
17.
Prolactin
a)
thryoid
b)

pituitary

c)
pineal
d)
thymus
18.
Insulin
a)
Thymus
b)
Thyroid
c)
Pancreas
d)
Pineal
19.
Growth Hormone
a)

Hypothalamus

b)
Pineal
c)

Pituitary

d)
Thymus
20.
PTH
a)
thyroid
b)
parathyroids
c)
pineal 
d)
ovaries
21.
Melatonin
a)
Pineal
b)

Adrenal

c)

Kidneys

d)
Thymus
22.
ADH
a)

Heart

b)

Adrenal

c)

Pituitary

d)
Pineal
23.
Calcitonin
a)
Thymus
b)
Thyroid
c)
Parathyroid 
d)
Pineal
24.
ACTH
a)

Thymus

b)

Pituitary

c)

Adrenal

d)

Kidneys

25.

T3 & T4 are thyroid hormones produced by?

a)

Thymus

b)

Parathyroids

c)

Thyroid

d)

Adrenal gland

26.

Part of the brain that links the nervous system and the endocrine system.

a)

Pancreas

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

renal glands

d)

frontal lobe

27.
The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment. 
a)
Positive Feedback
b)
Negative Feedback
c)
Homeostasis 
d)
Targeted Cells 
28.

Chemical product of an Endocrine Gland.

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Hormone

c)

protein

d)

lipids

29.
True or False, is a hormone slow acting, but longer lasting messenger.  
a)
True
b)
False 
30.
Where is testosterone made?
a)
Ovaries
b)
Pituitary gland
c)
Testis
d)

Hypothalamus

31.
How do type 1 diabetics control their blood glucose levels?
a)
Eating lots of sugar
b)
Injecting insulin
c)

Taking tablets of insulin

d)

Taking growth hormones

32.
What causes type 1 diabetes?
a)
Liver does not respond to insulin
b)
Pancreas cells do not produce insulin
c)
The pancreas does not produce enough insulin
33.

What is the main function of the Endocrine System?

a)

Sends electrical messages to communicate

b)

Regulates body activities using hormones

c)

Maintains homeostasis using the kidneys to filter out wastes

d)

Fights off foreign invaders

34.

Exocrine Glands use _______ to carry their secretions.

a)

Neurons

b)

Ducts

c)

Blood Vessels

d)

Spinal Cord

35.

Endocrine Glands use _____ to carry their secretions.

a)

Neurons

b)

Ducts

c)

Blood Vessels

d)

Spinal Cord

36.
Endocrine glands produce __________ which maintain the body in homeostasis
a)
oils
b)
neurotransmitters 
c)
tears
d)
hormones
37.
The gland that stimulates secondary sex characteristics in females. 
a)
Thyroid
b)
testes
c)
ovary
d)
adrenal
38.
stimulates secondary sex characteristics in males and stimulates sperm production.
a)
Hypothyroidism
b)
Hyperthyroidism
c)
Testosterone
d)
Estrogen 
39.

Local hormones that affect neighboring cells and thus are not carried in the bloodstream

a)

prostaglandins

b)

pheromones

c)

peptide hormones

40.

chemical signals that influence the behavior of other individuals.

a)

prostaglandins

b)

pheromones

c)

steriod hormones

41.

Hormones that bind to a receptor on cell surface and activate secondary messenger inside the cell

a)

peptide hormones

b)

steroid hormones

c)

pheromones

42.

Hormones that are lipids and enter a cell to affect gene activity and produce proteins

a)

prostaglandins

b)

peptide hormones

c)

steroid hormones

43.

Which of the following stores hormones produced by the hypothalamus?

a)

pineal gland

b)

pituitary gland

c)

kidneys

d)

heart

44.

This hormone stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormones

a)

TSH

b)

ACTH

c)

PRL

d)

GH

45.

This hormones stimulates the testes and ovaries to produce sex cells and hormones

a)

growth hormone

b)

gonadotropic hormone

c)

steroid hormone

d)

TSH

46.

This hormones causes special skin cells to produce color variations

a)

TSH

b)

ACTH

c)

PRL

d)

MSH

47.

What is needed in your diet to allow the thyroid gland to produce its hormones.

a)

calcium

b)

iodine

c)

sodium

d)

potassium

48.

Which gland produces hormones that provide a long term response to stress.

a)

adrenal cortex

b)

ovaries

c)

thyroid

49.

Glucocorticoids, which gland?

a)

adrenal gland

b)

thymus

c)

thyroid

d)

kidneys

50.

Mineralocorticoids

a)

adrenal gland

b)

thymus

c)

thyroid

d)

heart

51.

Renin

a)

kidney

b)

heart

c)

adrenal glands

52.

This hormone raises the blood pressure by increasing Na+ in the blood and water is reabsorbed.

a)

ANH

b)

renin

c)

calcitonin

d)

melatonin

53.

ANH - atrial natriuretic hormone

a)

kidney

b)

heart

c)

thyroid

d)

hypothalamus

54.

This hormone lowers the blood pressure by excreting Na+ and water

a)

renin

b)

ANH

c)

ADH

d)

ACTH

55.

The inability to control blood glucose levels; excess glucose in blood.

a)

diabetes

b)

hyperthyroidism

c)

goiter

d)

Addison disease

56.

estrogen and progesterone are produced in?

a)

testes

b)

ovaries

c)

kidney

d)

adrenal glands

57.

Erythropoietin

a)

kidney

b)

thyroid

c)

parathyroid

58.

This hormone increases the production of red blood cells

a)

leptin

b)

erythropoietin

c)

insulin

d)

glucagon

59.

Leptin

a)

heart

b)

kidney

c)

fat cells

d)

parathyroid

60.

This hormone gives a feeling of being satiated or fullness

a)

erythropoietin

b)

leptin

c)

prostaglandins

d)

ACTH

61.

The endocrine system works with the _____ system to maintain the homeostasis in the human body.

a)

digestive

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

muscular

62.

This gland regulates internal environment through the autonomic nervous system which helps control heartbeat, body temperature, and water balance.

a)

anterior pituitary

b)

anterior pituitary

c)

hypothalamus

d)

parathyroid

63.

This gland is found in your brain.

a)

hypothalamus

b)

anterior pituitary

c)

posterior pituitary

d)

all of the above