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Endocrine System

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following physiologic functions is not regulated by anterior pituitary hormones?
a)
Growth
b)
Thyroid function
c)
Sleep
d)
Reproduction
2.
Which of the following assessments are needed to diagnose growth hormone deficiency?
a)
Bone age and growth velocity
b)
Bone age, growth velocity, and growth hormone response to provocative stimuli
c)
Sex hormone priming and growth hormone response to provocative stimuli
d)
Growth hormone response to provocative stimuli
3.
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary stimulates the __________ glands to release _________.
a)
Pineal, cortisol
b)
Adrenal, cortisol
c)
Pineal, TSH
d)
Adrenal, TSH
4.

What is the function of the Thyroid gland

a)

Hormones that are used to change the metabolic rate of a person's body

b)

Hormones that are used to help you run

c)

Hormones to help you swallow

d)

Penguin

5.

What is the shape of the thyroid?

a)

butterfly

b)

squaroidal

c)

triangular

d)

octoganal

6.
What hormone raises blood calcium levels?
a)
Epinephrine
b)
Calcitonin
c)
PTH
d)
T3 and T4
7.

The Adrenal gland secretes the following except:

a)

cortisol

b)

ADH

c)

epinephrine

d)

aldosterone

8.

The Adrenal gland is located:

a)

in the throat

b)

in the brain

c)

inferior to the uterus

d)

on top of the kidneys

9.

In times of stress, the adrenal gland releases:

a)

epinephrine

b)

glucagon

c)

aldosterone

d)

PTH

10.

Cortisol can be released in response to:

a)

low blood LH levels

b)

high blood salt levels

c)

low blood glucose levels

d)

low blood calcium levels

11.

Which of the following does NOT deal with glucose in some form or another?

a)

Insulin

b)

Cortisol

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Aldosterone

12.

Which of the following is NOT true of the pancreas?

a)

It is located in the abdominal cavity

b)

It contains the Islet of Langerhans

c)

It is found superior to the thyroid

d)

It produces insulin and glucagon

13.

Insulin is released in response to:

a)

low blood glucose levels

b)

low blood calcium levels

c)

high blood glucose levels

d)

high blood calcium levels

14.

Glucagon targets:

a)

the pancreas

b)

all cells of the body

c)

the liver

d)

mostly fat cells

15.

Together, both glucagon and insulin help:

a)

maintain homeostasis

b)

maintain blood glucose levels

c)

keep the body from an energy crisis

d)

All of the above

16.

How many hormones pancreas produced

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

what does glucagon and insulin do

a)

clean your blood

b)

control blood sugar concentration

c)

help you digest faster

d)

make you high