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Endocrine System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Gigantism results from abnormal secretion of what hormone?
a)
Estrogen
b)
Androgen
c)
Somatotropin
d)
Epinephrine
2.
A goiter is an enlargement of what gland?
a)
Pituitary
b)
Adrenal
c)
Mammary
d)
Thyroid
3.
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates growth of long bones?
a)
Prolactin
b)
Thyrotropin
c)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
d)
Human growth hormone
4.
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates Cortisol production?
a)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
b)
Insulin like growth factors
c)
Luteinizing hormone
d)
Prolactin
5.
Which type of anterior pituitary cell secretes human growth hormone?
a)
Corticotrophs
b)
Lactotrophs
c)
Somatotrophs
d)
Thyrotrophs
6.
Which of the following hormones opposes the action of parathyroid hormone?
a)
Thyroid stimulating hormone
b)
Testosterone
c)
Insulin
d)
Calcitonin
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.

Hormones from this gland control other endocrine glands

a)

Pituitary

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Thymus

d)

Pancreas

9.

_____ and _____ trigger egg development in a woman's body.

a)

estrogen and testosterone

b)

estrogen and adreniline

c)

testosterone and progesterone

d)

estrogen and testosterone

10.

______ produces the hormons insulin and glucagon.

a)

thyroid

b)

thymus

c)

pancreas

d)

tests

11.

____ is the chemical product of an endocrine gland.

a)

insulin

b)

hormone

c)

target cells

d)

negative feedback

12.

the _____ regulates the amount of calcium in the blood.

a)

parathyroid

b)

thyroid

c)

adrenal

d)

hypothalamus

13.

What glands regulate the balance of salt and water?

a)

adrenal glands

b)

pancreas

c)

testes

14.

What gland regulates sleep, hunger, and body temperature?

a)

thyroid

b)

parathyroid

c)

hypothalamus

15.
Which hormone is not secreted by the anterior pituitary.
a)
Oxytocin
b)
FSH
c)
TSH
d)
ACTH
16.
Which amino acid is needed to make Thyroxine?
a)
Tyrosine
b)
Tryptophan
c)
Taurine
d)
Thyronine
17.
Which hormone is secreted directly from the Posterior Pituitary Gland?
a)
Oxytocin
b)
Aldosterone
c)
Epinephrine
d)
Cortisol
18.
Glucagon is secreted by:
a)
α-cells in the Islets of Langerhans
b)
β-cells in the Islets of Langerhans
c)
β-cells in the pancreatic medulla
d)
α-cells in the pancreatic cortex
19.
The hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to a stressor is:
a)
Aldosterone
b)
Cortisol
c)
Epinephrine
d)
ACTH
20.
The ovarian follicle is stimulated through development by:
a)
FSH
b)
LH
c)
Estrogen
d)
Progesterone
21.
Glucose levels in the blood are controlled by the:
a)
Pancreas
b)
Thyroid
c)
Parathyroids
d)
Adrenal Glands
22.
If you have diabetes, you most likely have a problem with this hormone.
a)
ADH
b)
Glucagon
c)
Insulin
d)
PTH
23.
What is gland #3?
a)
Adrenal Gland
b)
Pancreas
c)
Ovaries
d)
Testes
24.
Letter H is pointing to
a)
Thymus
b)
Pancreas
c)
Pituitary
d)
Pineal
25.
Which of the following physiologic functions is not regulated by anterior pituitary hormones?
a)
Growth
b)
Thyroid function
c)
Sleep
d)
Reproduction
26.

What is the function of the Thyroid gland

a)

Hormones that are used to change the metabolic rate of a person's body

b)

Hormones that are used to help you run

c)

Hormones to help you swallow

d)

Penguin

27.

The Adrenal gland secretes the following except:

a)

cortisol

b)

ADH

c)

epinephrine

d)

aldosterone

28.

The adrenal gland produces adrenaline. Which of the following is not a result of the secretion of adrenaline?

a)

Heart rate increases.

b)

Glucose level increases.

c)

Respiratory rate increases.

d)

Blood becomes thicker.

29.

Which of the following organs can

secrete hormones?


I Ovary.


II Adrenal.


III Kidney.


IV Thyroid.

a)

I, II and III only.

b)

I, II and IV only.

c)

II, III and IV only.

d)

I, II, III and IV.

30.

This part of the brain that links the nervous system and the endocrine system.

a)

Pancreas

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Pituitary gland

d)

Pineal gland

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