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Endocrine System Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which hormone is produced in the testes

a)

Insulin

b)

Adrenalin

c)

Testosterone

d)

Thyroxine

2.

Where is insulin produced

a)

Liver

b)

Heart

c)

Pancreas

d)

Pineal gland

3.

Which hormone is involved in regulating blood glucose levels?

a)

Thyroxine

b)

Oestrogen

c)

Testosterone

d)

Insulin

4.

Where is the pancreas? (pick the correct number in diagram)

a)

3

b)

2

c)

6

d)

8

5.

Where are the adrenal glands? (pick the correct number in diagram)

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

5

6.

Where is the pineal glands (pick the correct number in diagram)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.
Glands located on the kidneys that regulate the use of carbohydrates and salt, and prepare the body for emergencies.
a)
Thyroid gland
b)
Pancreas
c)
Adrenal glands
d)
Ovaries/testes
8.
What is an Hormone?
a)
Substance produced in one part of an organism that affects another part of the organism
b)
Cells that has an receptor for a particular hormone
c)
Cells that pick up on a particular hormones through receptor
d)
Steroids that cause the abnormal actions in hormones
9.
What are the functions of the Pancreatic hormones?
a)
Reduce or increase blood sugar levels
b)
Increase blood calcium levels
c)
Increase blood pressure
d)
Decrease rate of metabolism
10.
Progesterone is responsible for?
a)
Regulation of menstrual cycle
b)
Release of glucocorticoids
c)
Increase blood sugar level
d)
Decrease stress level
11.
The gland(s) most responsible for controlling your growth is
a)
The endocrine gland.
b)
The pituitary gland.
c)
The adrenal glands.
d)
The thymus gland.
12.
Pineal gland – 
a)
produces a hormone (melatonin) that helps you go to sleep
b)
produces a hormone that stimulates the immune response in children
c)
hormone that increases blood
d)
decreases bone calcium levels
13.

Endocrine glands secrete _

a)

Hormones

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

A wide range of chemical substances

14.

What is the endocrine system?

a)

A system of vessels that circulates blood around the body.

b)

A group of bones and tissue that provides support and structure for the body.

c)

A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions

d)

A group of organs that is responsible for eliminating wastes.

15.

What is the main function of the endocrine system?

a)

It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

b)

It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

c)

It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.

d)

It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.

16.

The "master gland" is known as the __________________.

a)

thyroid gland.

b)

adrenal gland.

c)

pancreas.

d)

pituitary gland.

17.
The gland that stimulates body metabolism
a)
Thyroid
b)
testes
c)
ovary
d)
adrenal
18.

The adrenal glands release adrenaline to help the body regulate _________________.

a)

diseases

b)

body temperature.

c)

stress.

d)

hormones.

19.

Which of the following 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

20.

The response to stress is called

a)

Stay or Stray Response

b)

Fight or Stay Response

c)

Flee or Stray Response

d)

Fight or Flight Response

21.

Which term refers to the body's use of energy for energy and growth?

a)

Excretion

b)

Metabolism

c)

Digestion

d)

Respiration

22.
An organ that produces secretions called hormones is known as a :
a)
chemical
b)
gland
c)
hormone
d)
duct
23.
This gland is located between the lungs behind the sternum and secretes thymosin that helps mature WBC's in our bodies when we are children. 
a)
thyroid
b)
parathyroid
c)
thymus
d)
brain stem
24.

The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Targeted Cells

25.

What structure is this?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Thyroid

c)

Parathyroid

d)

Adrenal glands

26.

Which gland makes insulin?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Thymus

27.

You see a car accident and feel a rush of hormones through your body causing you to react to this dangerous situation and help the victims involved. Which gland is involved in this scenario?

a)

Thyroid

b)

Pancreas

c)

Adrenal

28.

You hit a growth spurt and find that you've grown three inches over the summer! What gland is involved in this scenario?

a)

Pituitary

b)

Pancreas

c)

Thymus

29.

Throughout the year you've found that you feel tired and sluggish and you've put on some extra weight. What gland might be the cause of this?

a)

Pituitary

b)

Thyroid

c)

Adrenal

30.

This gland releases the male sex hormone testosterone.

a)

ovaries

b)

pancreas

c)

testes

d)

adrenal

31.

____ releases the female sex hormones

a)

progesterone

b)

ovaries

c)

estrogen

d)

testosterone

32.

the _____ regulates the amount of calcium in the blood.

a)

parathyroid

b)

thyroid

c)

adrenal

d)

hypothalamus

33.

Which of the following best describes someone with gigantism?

a)

50 year old with an elevated growth hormone level

b)

60 year old with increased blood pressure, edema, and low potassium

c)

6 year old with an elevated growth hormone level

d)

3 year old with a decreased level of thyroxine

34.

Which of the following is caused by a lack of iodine:

a)

tetany

b)

goiter

c)

diabetes insipidus

d)

Parkinson's disease

35.

An increased level of thyroxine would cause which of the following:

a)

myxedema

b)

Grave's disease

c)

Addison's disease

d)

Cretinism

36.

Which of the following terms means excessive hair growth:

a)

exophthalmos

b)

myxedema

c)

hirsutism

d)

diuresis

37.
This occurs when a woman's ovaries decline in the secretion of estrogen
a)
Menopause
b)
Hyperthyroidism
c)
Diabetes Insipidus
d)
Diabetes Mellitus
38.
This disease causes a person has a lower metabolism than normal
a)
Hypothyroidism
b)
Hypoparathyroidism
c)
Hyperthyroidism
d)
Hyperparathyrodism
39.
targets the brain and make people sleepy when its dark
a)
melanin
b)
melanoma
c)
melatonin
d)
melons
40.
What is the fight or flight hormone?
a)
Cortisol 
b)
Epinephrine and Norepinphrine 
c)
Testorerone 
d)
Aldosterone 
41.
In a lactating mammal, the two hormones that promote milk synthesis and milk release, respectively, are___.
a)
prolactin and calcitonin.
b)
prolactin and oxytocin.
c)
follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.
d)
luteinizing hormone and oxytocin.
42.
Swelling of the thyroid
a)
Acromegaly
b)
Gigantism
c)
Goiter
d)
Graves disease
43.
Hypersecretion of  adrenal cortex hormone, leading to moon face, high blood pressure, hyperglycemia, and diabetes, 
a)
Addison's
b)
Cushing's
c)
Hashimoto's
d)
Grave's
44.
Hypersecretion of thyroid hormones in an adult. Leads to high metabolism and bulging eyes.
a)
Addison's
b)
Cushing's
c)
Grave's
d)
Hashimoto's
45.
Hypersecretion of GH during childhood.
a)
acromegaly
b)
gigantism
c)
dwarfism
d)
cretinism
46.

What does the prefix 'Endo' mean?

a)

Around

b)

Ending

c)

Within

d)

open

47.

The patient has hypoglycemia. What does that mean?

a)

There is too much sugar in the blood

b)

The patient's breathing rate is very low

c)

There is too little sugar in the blood

d)

The patient has low blood pressure

48.
abnormal condition
a)
-dynia
b)
-osis
c)
-rrhea
d)
-pathy
49.
-pathy
a)
a path
b)
enlargement
c)
disease
d)
pain
50.

-ic

a)

full of

b)

pertaining to

c)

to cut into

d)

resembling, like

51.

meg/o

a)

again

b)

around

c)

one

d)

large

52.

sugar

a)

gluc/o

b)

glucos/o

c)

glyc/o

d)

all of these

53.

-osis

a)

pertaining to a condition

b)

condition, state, process

c)

cutting into

d)

examining instrument

54.

Adeno- means ________.

a)

Gland

b)

Anterior

c)

Pelvis

d)

Posterior

55.
Glycosuria means...
a)
sugar in the urine
b)
blood in the urine
c)
ketones in the urine
d)
urination at night
56.
A sure sign of diabetes is ....
a)
polyuria
b)
oliguria
c)
glycosuria
d)
ketosis
57.
poisoned, toxic
a)
sept/o
b)
staphyl/o
c)
strept/o
d)
cocc/i
58.
theory, condition
a)
-ism
b)
-ist
c)
-ity
d)
-crine
59.
to secrete
a)
-ism
b)
-ist
c)
-ity
d)
-crine
60.
Gland that secretes onto a surface or into a cavity.
a)
exocrine
b)
endocrine
c)
aerobic
d)
anaerobic
61.
Gland that secretes into the bloodstream
a)
exocrine
b)
endocrine
c)
aerobic
d)
anaerobic
62.
Study of the endocrine system. 
a)
biology
b)
pathology
c)
endocrinology
d)
pharmacology
63.
disease of the adrenal glands
a)
adrenopathy
b)
mycodermatitis
c)
pyorrhea
d)
dermatomycosis
64.
overabundance of thyroid hormone
a)
hypothyroidism
b)
hyperthyroidism
c)
thyroidmegaly
d)
diplobacillus

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