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HSHP Endocrine System.

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

Stimulates milk production in the mammary glands in female individuals

a)

growth hormone (GH); also named adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

b)

prolactin

c)

thyroid-stimulation hormone (TSH); also named thyrotropin

d)

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

e)

luteinizing hormone (LH)

2.

Acts on the entire body to promote protein synthesis, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and bone and skeletal muscle growth

a)

growth hormone (GH); also named adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

b)

prolactin

c)

somatotropin

d)

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

e)

luteinizing hormone (LH)

3.

Which of the following statements about the endocrine system is true?

a)

Endocrine glands are ductless glands that secrete their hormone into the bloodstream.

b)

Endocrine glands respond quickly to stimuli.

c)

The endocrine system exerts short-lived effects.

d)

The endocrine system adapts quickly to continual stimulation.

4.

The endocrine gland that influences more body processes than any other endocrine gland is the

a)

pineal gland

b)

adrenal gland

c)

pituitary gland

d)

thyroid gland

5.

What is the mechanism whereby one endocrine gland stimulates another endocrine gland to secrete a hormone, which, in turn, causes the first endocrine gland to stop production of its hormone? The goal is to achieve balance...

a)

Hormone-inhibiting mechanism

b)

Hormone-inhibiting mechanism

c)

Positive feedback

d)

Negative feedback

6.

The pineal gland secretes

a)

melatonin

b)

somatotropin

c)

oxytocin

d)

gonadotropin

7.

Which gland is part of both the endocrine and immune systems?

a)

Thyroid gland

b)

Pineal gland

c)

Thymus

d)

Adrenal glands

8.

What would you expect to occur in response to increasing blood levels of calcium?

a)

The parathyroid gland to secrete parathyroid hormone

b)

The thyroid gland to release calcitonin

c)

The thyroid gland to suppress release of calcitonin

d)

The adrenal medulla to secrete catecholamines

9.

How does thyroid hormone affect heat production?

a)

It causes shivering, which increases warmth

b)

It stimulates metabolism, which increases warmth

c)

It promotes the secretion of catecholamines, which dilates blood vessels and, therefore, increases warmth

10.

Which of the following statements about the adrenal medulla is correct?

a)

It contains modified neurons called chromaffin cells

b)

It acts as part of the sympathetic nervous system

c)

It consists of three layers, each of which secretes a different corticosteroid

d)

It helps boost glucose levels by breaking down glycogen into glucose

11.

Which cells secrete the hormone insulin?

a)

Alpha cells

b)

Beta cells

c)

Delta cells

d)

Islet cells

12.

Between meals blood sugar(glucose) levels decline, this causes

a)

Alpha cells to secrete the hormone glucagon

b)

Alpha cells secrete to the hormone glucagon

c)

Delta cells to secrete somatostatin

d)

The zona fasciculata to secrete glucocorticoids

13.

The hormone known as the "stress hormone" is cortisol

a)

True

b)

False