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WorksheetsBiology : Endocrine System (MCQ)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Glands are small organs located throughout your body that secrete (that means release) substances called
A) Plasma
B) Hormones
C) Enzymes
D) Bile
Which of the following is not part of the endocrine system?
A) Thyroid
B) Adrenals
C) Appendix
D) Pituitary
This gland is sometimes called the master gland, though it is only about the size of a pea:
A) Pituitary Gland
B) Adrenal Glands
C) Hypothalamus
D) Thyroid Gland
What hormone does the pancreas make?
A) Insulin
B) Adrenaline
C) Growth hormone
D) Sugar
Name the four glands placed two on either side of the thyroid gland.
A) Thyroid Glands
B) Adrenal Glands
C) Parathyroid Glands
Hormones help your body by:
A) Telling our cells what to do
B) Helping us to breadthe
C) Sending nerve messages
Oxidizing our blood
In children, undersecretion of the hormone may lead to the delay in_______________ and_____________________.
In severe cases, this condition is called ______________________.
A) sensation , cretinism , diabetes
B) attending puberty , intellectual development , goitre
C) nourishment , growth , cretnysm
D) growth , intellectual development , cretinism
What is a common problem with the endocrine system?
A) Hemophilia
B) Diabetes
C) Lung cancer
D) Bad gas
The endocrine part has a group of special cells called _____________________________.
_____________________________was a ________________biologist who is credited with the discovery of the cells.
islets of Langerhans ; Langerhans Dey ; Russian
islets of Langerhans ; Paul Langerhans ; German
iclets Langerhox ; Paul Langerhox ; American
islet of Langerhans ; Paul Langerhans ; Indian
Name the two important hormones secreted by the adrenal gland.
A) Insulin and Glucagon
B) Adernaline and critisizm
C) Adrenaline and Cortisone
D) Oestrogen and Progesterone
The primary role of the parathyroid gland is:
A) To maintain metabolic homeostasis
B) To receive hormonal signals from the hypothalamus
C) To send hormonal signals to other endocrine organs
D) To regulate serum calcium levels
Which gland is responsible for the flight-or-fight response?
A) Adrenal Gland
B) Parathyroid Gland
C) Pituitary Gland
D) Gonads
Which gland may enlarge (goitre) due to an iodine deficiency?
A) Pituitary Gland
B) Pineal Gland
C) Thyroid Gland
What is the largest endocrine gland?
A) Pancreas
B) Testes
C) Ovaries
D) Gonads
____________ converts glucose into glycogen.
A) Insulin
B) Pancreas
C) Thyroid
D) Cortisone
Which age group does adolescence take place ?
A) 11 to 19 years
B) 9 to 15 years
C) 13 to 20 years
D) 12 to 18 years
Define Adolescence.
Who matures faster ?
A. Process or state of growing to maturity..
Boys
B. Process of growing from adulthood to old age
Girls
C. When we are a child
Transgender
Which of the following is a common thinking of adolescents?
A. It won't happen to me (invincibility)
B. Imaginary audience (everyone is looking at me)
C. Personal fable ( no one else can possibly understand)
D. Egocentric thought ( thoughts focus on self)
E. All of the above
During puberty, _____ begins to grow under a person’s arms and in the pubic area.
a) hair
b) pimples
c) perspiration
d) layers of fat
During puberty, both boys’ and girls’ voices change because the _____ grows bigger. This is also known as the Adam’s apple.
a) lungs
b) mouth
c) abdomen
d) larynx
Which of these is a symptom of stress?
A) Does not meet friends
B) Feels more tired than usual
C) Finds it hard to concentrate
D) All of the above
What is Time management ??
the ability to spent time effectively or productively.
the ability to use time effectively or productively.
the ability to waste time effectively or productively.
the ability to use time uselessly.
Define Rational Thinking.
the art of arriving at a true belief based on known facts.
the art of arriving at a true belief based on unknown facts.
Which is a helpful way to deal with stress?
A. Meditation
B. Exercise
C. Talking with others
D. All of the above
State whether the sentence is TRUE OR FALSE.
Endocrine glands secret products into the ducts and transfer it into body cavities.
A) True
B) False
