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Endocrine Escape Room

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a function of the endocrine system?

a)

A. Helps coordinate body processes

b)

B. Regulates development

c)

C. Regulates growth

d)

D. All of the above

2.

What role do hormones have within the body?

a)

A. They tell cells what to do

b)

B. They send signals through nerves

c)

C. They provide energy for the body to work

d)

D. . They oxidize the blood

3.

What is the largest endocrine gland?

a)

A. Adrenal

b)

B. Pancreas

c)

C. Pineal

d)

D. Pituitary

4.

Where are the major endocrine glands located?

a)

A. Head, shoulders, knees and toes

b)

B. Abdomen, joints, brain and spine

c)

C. Brain, neck, abdomen and groin

d)

D. Gall bladder, appendix, tonsils, and spleen

5.

What hormone does the pancreas produce that helps control blood/ sugar levels?

a)

A. Growth hormone

b)

B. Adrenaline

c)

C. Insulin

d)

D. Glucose

6.

What gland controls how quickly the body uses energy, makes proteins, and controls how sensitive the body should be to other hormones?

a)

A. Pineal

b)

B. Hypothalamus

c)

C. Adrenal

d)

D. Thyroid

7.

Identify the gland shown below.

a)

A. Hypothalamus

b)

B. Pituitary

c)

C. Thyroid

d)

D. Pineal

8.

Which disorder is a common problem with the endocrine system?

a)

A. Diabetes

b)

B. Hemophilia

c)

C. Lung cancer

d)

D. All of the above

9.

Why is the pituitary gland called the “master gland”?

a)

A. It secretes few, but very specific, hormones

b)

B. It directs the hypothalamus using sensory neurons

c)

C. . It produces hormones that control other glands

d)

D. All of the above

10.

Identify the gland shown below.

a)

A. Pancreas

b)

B. Thyroid

c)

C. Pineal

d)

D. Adrenal

11.

Which of the following is the stress hormone?

a)

A. Insulin

b)

B. Prolactin

c)

C. Estrogen

d)

D. Cortisol

12.

What gland controls wake/ sleep patterns and seasonal functions?

a)

A. Pineal

b)

B. Pituitary

c)

C. Adrenal

d)

D. Pancreas

13.

Which of the following is a function of the thyroid gland?

a)

A. Helps grow and mature the body

b)

B. Controls storage of fats

c)

C. Slows down energy release from carbohydrates

d)

D. Inhibits growth in children

14.

What glands control the amount of calcium in the blood and bones?

a)

A. Pancreas

b)

B. Adrenal

c)

C. Parathyroid

d)

D. Thyroid

15.

Which of the following is a function of the hypothalamus?

a)

A. Makes antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

b)

B. Regulates body temperature

c)

C. Secretes oxytocin

d)

D. All of the above

16.

What two hormones control sexual development in males and females?

a)

A. Cortisol and Testosterone

b)

B. Estrogen and androgen

c)

C. Growth hormone and insulin

d)

D. Melatonin and seratonin

17.

What gland sits atop each kidney?

a)

A. Thyroid

b)

B. Adrenal

c)

C. Pineal

d)

D. Pancreas

18.

Which of the following is not a function of the adrenal glands?

a)

A. Help burn protein and fat

b)

B. Reacts to illnesses or injury

c)

C. Absorbs water for the body to use

d)

D. Produce hormones that control blood sugar

19.

Identify the gland shown below

a)

A. Pancreas

b)

B. Pineal

c)

C. Pituitary

d)

D. Hypothalamus

20.

What hormone controls mood, appetite and sleep cycles?

a)

A. Serotonin

b)

B. Thyroxin

c)

C. Melatonin

d)

D. Dopamine