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Hormones

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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What gland secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream ?

pineal gland

Exocrine gland

Endocrine gland

Pituitary gland

A hormone is

a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph.

an enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

a chemical substance produced by an organ and carried by the blood.

a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

Which of the following is not a characteristics of hormone?

It can works on more than one target organ.

It is protein in nature.

It is transported via the blood stream

It has only a long term effect on the biological system.

What is Homeostasis ?

is the maintenance of a constant internal environment

is the maintenance of a constant external environment

is the maintenance of a constant living environment

Which gland secretes testosterone?

Adrenal medulla

Anterior pituitary

Pineal

Testicles

Which of the following gland does NOT belong to the endocrine system?

pituitary

testes

salivary

thyroid

stimulates secondary sex characteristics in males and stimulates sperm production.

Hypothyroidism

Hyperthyroidism

Testosterone

Estrogen

Which gland helps respond to stress and danger?

Thyroid

Adrenal

Pancreas

Parathyroid

Cortisol is the metabolic response to what?

Anger

Stress

Sugar

Depression

10.

Where is the hypothalamus located?

cranium

center of brain

chest

kidney

11.

Where are hormones produced (made)

Glands

Bloodstream

Target organs

12.

How do hormones travel from the glands where they are made to their target organs?

Bloodstream

Nerves

Bones

13.

What effect does adrenaline have on the body?

Causes heart and breathing rate to increase.

Causes heart and breathing rate to decrease.

Has no effect on heart and breathing rate.

14.

Regulates the activities of other glands

ovaries

testes

thymus

hypothalamus

15.

Which of the following is a function of the endocrine system?

maintain homeostasis through regulation of growth, metabolism, and sexual development

provide the body with defense mechanisms to protect against pathogens

provide boundaries and protective surfaces to lubricate and line vital organs

propagate electrical impulses to communicate information between brain, spinal cord, muscles, and sensory organs

16.

Where are the adrenal glands located?

Bottom of the kidneys

In front of the kidneys

On top of the kidneys

Lower abdomen

17.

Men and women have completely different hormones.

True

False

18.

Study aimed at investigating effect of cortisol on verbal declarative memory?

Antonova

Wedekind

Troster and Beatty

Newcomer et al

19.

Acetylcholine and cortisol are thought to trigger what cerebral structure when responding to emotion?

limbic system

amygdala

hippocampus

thalamus

20.

Source of cortisol in the body

Pineal Glands

Pituitary Gland

Hypothalamus

Adrenal Glands

21.

The ability of a specific tissue or organ to respond to the presence of a hormone is dependent on

the membrane potential of the cells of the target organ

the location of the tissue or organ with respect to the circulatory path

nothing- all hormones of the human body are able to stimulate any and all cell tpes because hormones are powerful and nonspecific

the presence of the appropriate receptors on the cells of the target tissue or organ

22.

When it becomes necessary to enlist the fight-or-flight response, a hormone that s released during the alarm phase of the general adaptation syndrome is

epinephrine

renin

angiotensinogen

estrogen

23.

Define stimulus

changes that occur outside of the body

changes or signal that occur only inside the organism

change or signal in the environment that can make organism react

24.

fight or flight situation causes

Decrease the glucose level in blood

Lower down heart rate

Increase in energy

No glands are stimulated

25.