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2nd Quarter Unit Test: Endocrine System

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these is true of the endocrine system?

a)

Secretes hormones that are transported to target cells by blood

b)

Causes changes in metabolic activities

c)

Effects are prolonged

d)

All of above are true.

2.

What gland is located just superior to the kidneys?

a)

Pituitary

b)

Adrenal

c)

Pancreas

d)

Ovaries

3.

What hormone is released by the pancreas when you are just done eating?

a)

Insulin

b)

Norepinephrine

c)

Glucagon

d)

Estrogen

4.

Which of the following DOES NOT describe the endocrine system?

a)

glands are all ductless

b)

effects are slow and cyclic

c)

comes in rapid acting effects

d)

effects caused by chemicals.

5.

Which of these is not an endocrine gland?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Testes

c)

Salivary gland

d)

Parathyroid Gland

6.

Which of the following hormones are responsible for the "fight-or-flight" response?

a)

Insulin and Glucagon

b)

Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone

c)

Epinephrine and Norephinephrine

d)

Thyroxin and Melatonin

7.

Which of the following is not done by a steroidal hormone?

a)

Enters the cell without having to attach itself to a receptor on the plasma membrane.

b)

Bind to specific sites on the cell’s DNA.

c)

Activate genes that result in synthesis of new proteins

d)

Catalyzes a reaction that produces a second messenger molecule, cAMP

8.

Which is the following best describes the illustration?

a)

The hormone attached to the receptor activated the production of cAMP

b)

Activation of the second messenger cAMP requires energy in the form of ATP

c)

The illustration shows the mechanism of a non-steroidal hormone.

d)

The illustration shows the mechanism of a steroidal hormone.

9.

Which of the following endocrine glands produces sex hormones?

a)

pancreas

b)

gonads

c)

thymus

d)

thyroid

10.

What do you call the chemical messengers of the endocrine system?

a)

hormones

b)

neurons

c)

glands

d)

gametes

11.

A hormone DOES NOT ______________

a)

bind to a receptor

b)

control actions in the body

c)

maintains homeostasis

d)

go to a target cell

12.

Which of the following is not an effect of a hormone?

a)

Stimulation of mitosis

b)

Synthesis of proteins and enzymes

c)

Changes the internal state of a cell

d)

Polarization of the action potential in a neuron

13.

Which gland is involved in growth and development of the body?

a)

Pituitary

b)

Thymus

c)

Adrenal

d)

Pancreas

14.

Which of the following is a gland that is involved in blood sugar regulation?

a)

pancreas

b)

thyroid

c)

gonads

d)

parathyroid

15.

Which of the following glands secrete female hormones?

a)

ovaries

b)

testicles

c)

pituitary gland

d)

hypothalamus

16.

What kind of hormone is being shown in the illustration?

a)

steroidal

b)

protein

c)

prostaglandin

d)

corticotropic

17.

Which of the followin is a male sex hormone?

a)

testosterone

b)

progesterone

c)

norepinephrine

d)

epinephrine

18.

Which gland regulates the metabolism of the body?

a)

thyroid

b)

thymus

c)

parathyroid

d)

adrenal

19.

Where does a hormone attach itself on plasma membrane?

a)

receptor

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

mitochondria

20.

Which of the following is a disease that is associated with blood sugar regulation?

a)

diabetes

b)

acromegaly

c)

dwarfism

d)

menopause

21.

What do you call hormones the hormones that are derived from highly active lipids?

a)

prostaglandin

b)

catecholamine

c)

steroid

d)

protein

22.

Which of the following is the final effect non-steroidal hormone?

a)

specific response inside the cell

b)

protein synthesis

c)

glycogen

d)

dna replication

23.

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