WorksheetsWG Quiz 11.1: Endocrine System Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the main function of the endocrine system?
It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.
It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.
It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.
It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.
The "master gland" is known as the __________________.
thyroid gland
adrenal gland
pancreas
pituitary gland
Which of the following are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body?
hormones
glands
second messenger
target cell
Hormone regulation operates under which type of feedback mechanism?
positive feedback
negative feedback
zero feedback
Hormones are not regulated
#3
pituitary
thyroid
thymus
adrenals
#1
pituitary
thyroid
thymus
pancreas
#8
pancreas
adrenals
pituitary
ovaries
What is gland #4?
parathyroid
pancreas
thymus
thyroid
Letter I is pointing to
testes
pancreas
ovaries
adrenals
Letter J is pointing to
ovaries
pancreas
adrenal
testes
Cells that have receptors for a particular hormone.
gland cells
neurons
hormones
target cells
The two main types of hormones are _______________ hormones and _______________ hormones.
nucleic acid
amino acid
steroid
carbohydrate
Hormones that enter cells directly to cause changes are usually:
steroids
amino acid
A disease by which people cannot control sugar levels in the blood
hypertension
sleep apnea
diabetes
hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is associated with too much or too little hormones?
too much
too little
adequate amount
Hypothyroidism is associated with too much or too little hormones?
too much
too little
adequate amount
What is positive feedback?
It is when something good happens in the endocrine system.
It is when the amount of hormones produced is balanced.
It is when the production of more hormones is counteracted.
It is when increased hormone secretion is enhanced to produce even more hormones.
What is negative feedback?
It is when something bad happens to the endocrine system.
It is when the hormones produce is not balanced.
It is when the production of more hormones is counteracted.
It is when increased hormone secretion is enhanced to produce even more hormones.
How are hormones moved through the body?
through airways
through skin
through the blood
through the lymph
The endocrine system is a collection of _____________ which produce ______________ into the __________________
organs, nerve impulses, capillaries
neurons, hormones, brain
glands, hormones, bloodsteam
glands, nerve impulses, bloodstream
If you have diabetes, you most likely have a problem with this hormone.
ADH
glucagon
insulin
PTH
The glands whose secretions are directly poured into the blood are called _____________ .
duct glands
exocrine glands
endocrine glands
open glands
