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Endocrine System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Regulates electrolyte levels

a)

pineal

b)

thymus

c)

adrenal

d)

thyroid

2.

Insulin resistance

a)

Type 1 Diabetes

b)

Type 2 Diabetes

3.

Excessive Thirst

a)

polyuria

b)

polydipsia

c)

monouria

d)

monodipsia

4.

Caused by very low blood sugar

a)

insulin shock

b)

glucose

c)

diabetic coma

d)

type 1 Diabetes

5.

over production of thyroid hormones

a)

hypothyroidism

b)

hypertension

c)

hyperthyroidism

d)

hypotension

6.

Influences the sleep-wakefulness cycle

a)

pituitary

b)

pancreas

c)

pineal

d)

thymus

7.
Are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body
a)
Hormones
b)
Glands
c)
Parathyroid 
d)
Adrenal Gland 
8.
The gland that stimulates body metabolism
a)
Thyroid
b)
testes
c)
ovary
d)
adrenal
9.

The "master gland" of the endocrine system, a gland that controls many body activities.

a)

hormone

b)

pituitary gland

c)

hypothalamus

d)

adrenal gland

10.

Which gland secretes insulin?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Ovaries

c)

Pituitary

d)

Thymus

11.
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
12.

Insulin Deficiency

a)

Type 1 Diabetes

b)

Type 2 Diabetes

13.

secretes a hormone that function as part of the immune system

a)

thyroid

b)

pineal

c)

thymus

14.

underactive thyroid caused by a deficiency of thyroid secretion.

a)

hypertension

b)

hypothyroidism

c)

hypotension

d)

hyperthyroidism

15.

excessive urine

a)

monouria

b)

polyuria

c)

polydipsia

d)

adipsia

16.

produced and released by neurons in the brain, rather than by the endocrine glands, and delivered to organs and tissue through the blood stream.

a)

hormones

b)

neurohormones

c)

glucose

d)

thyroid

17.

caused by very high blood sugar

a)

diabetic coma

b)

insulin shock

18.

also known as adrenaline

a)

epinephrine

b)

adrenal gland

19.

blood sugar

a)

polyuria

b)

hormones

c)

glucose

d)

thyroid

20.

process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment

a)

hormones

b)

hypothyroidism

c)

homeostasis

d)

thymus