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Hormones

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Prepares us for flight or flight response
a)
Epinephrine
b)
cortisol
c)
melatonin
d)
TSH
2.
Oxytocin
a)
anterior pituitary
b)
posterior pituitary
c)
ovaries
d)
testes
3.
Cortisol
a)
adrenal cortex
b)
anterior pituitary
c)
adrenal medulla
d)
posterior pituitary
4.
Norepinephrine
a)
adrenal medulla
b)
thyroid
c)
pancreas
d)
pineal
5.
Growth Hormone
a)
Posterior Pituitary
b)
Pineal
c)
Anterior Pituitary
d)
Thymus
6.
Lutinizing hormone
a)
Anterior pituitary
b)
Pineal
c)
Posterior pituitary
d)
Adrenal cortex
7.
Melatonin
a)
Pineal
b)
Adrenal cotex
c)
Adrenal medulla
d)
Thymus
8.
ACTH
a)
Posterior pituitary
b)
Anterior pituitary
c)
Adrenal cortex
d)
Adrenal medulla
9.
ADH
a)
Anterior pituitaty
b)
Adrenal cortex
c)
Posterior pituitary
d)
Pineal
10.
Insulin causes
a)
a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose
b)
a decrease in the permeability of cell membranes to glucose
c)
an increase in the production of glucose from glycogen
d)
none of these is correct
11.
What is glucagon's major role in the body?
a)
to raise blood sugar
b)
to lower blood sugar
c)
to receive signals from the pituitary
12.

Insulin and glucagon are produced by

a)

the liver

b)

the pancreas

c)

the kidneys

13.

A hormone is

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

14.

Which gland secretes testosterone?

a)

Adrenal medulla

b)

Anterior pituitary

c)

Pineal

d)

Testicles

15.

Which hormone regulates sleep and wake cycles?

a)

Adrenaline

b)

Calcitonin

c)

Estrogen

d)

Melatonin

16.

Which hormone is responsible for targeting the kidney tubules to absorb water?

a)

Adrenlaine

b)

Aldosterone

c)

Antidiuretic hormone

d)

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone

17.

Which hormone is responsible for the maturation of the immune system?

a)

Aldosterone

b)

Calcitonin

c)

Thyroid stimulating hormone

d)

Thymosin

18.

Which hormone is released when blood/calcium levels rise?

a)

Calcitonin

b)

Follicle stimulating

c)

Parathyroid hormone

d)

Prolactin

19.

Which hormone is antagonistic to insulin?

a)

Calcitonin

b)

Glucagon

c)

Prolactin

d)

Thyroid hormone

20.

The menstrual cycle is controlled by

a)

estrogen

b)

progesterone

c)

testosterone

d)

oxytocin

21.

triggers ovulation in ovaries/ stimulates testosterone production in testes

a)

cortisol

b)

follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

c)

luteinizing hormone (LH)

d)

thyroid hormones

22.
Comes from the anterior pituitary and stimulates milk production
a)
Norepinephrine
b)
Throxine
c)
FSH
d)
Prolactin
23.

Egg and sperm production is stimulated by

a)

FSH

b)

GH

c)

LH

d)

ACTH

24.
Controls the thyroid gland
a)
TSH
b)
T3
c)
T4
d)
Thyroxine
25.

The thyroid controls

a)

respiration.

b)

growth.

c)

all metabolic processes.

d)

locomotion.