WorksheetsEndocrine System
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
The function of the endocrine system is
to transport and create hormones
to fight off diseases
to circulate blood through the body
to regulate body temperature
True or False: Hormones are proteins
True
False
Adrenocorticotropic hormone and Luteinizing hormone are produced by the
adrenal glands
anterior pituitary
posterior pituitary
pineal gland
True or False: the parathyroid gland secretes melatonin
True
False
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are secreted by what glands?
anterior pituitary
posterior pituitary
adrenal
thymus
True or False: Estrogen is produced by the ovaries and testosterone is produced by the testes
True
False
The thyroid gland produces
melatonin
serotonin
insulin
thyroxine
True or False: Hormones travel through the body using lymphatic capillaries
True
False
What disorder is caused by an excess of testosterone in women?
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Acromegaly
Insulin is produced by what gland/organ?
thymus
thryoid
parathyroid
pancreas
What disorder is associated with the inability to produce or lowered production of insulin?
polycystic ovary syndrome
diabetes
hypocalcemia
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
The production of calcitonin is in response to too much calcium in the blood, and helps to remove calcium from the blood. This is an example of what type of feedback loop?
Positive
Negative
Oxytocin is released by the uterus and stimulates contractions during childbirth. Those contractions then stimulate more oxytocin to be produced. What type of feedback loop is this?
Positive
Negative
