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WorksheetsHSHP Endocrine System.
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Stimulates milk production in the mammary glands in female individuals
growth hormone (GH); also named adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
prolactin
thyroid-stimulation hormone (TSH); also named thyrotropin
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
luteinizing hormone (LH)
Acts on the entire body to promote protein synthesis, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and bone and skeletal muscle growth
growth hormone (GH); also named adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
prolactin
somatotropin
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
luteinizing hormone (LH)
Which of the following statements about the endocrine system is true?
Endocrine glands are ductless glands that secrete their hormone into the bloodstream.
Endocrine glands respond quickly to stimuli.
The endocrine system exerts short-lived effects.
The endocrine system adapts quickly to continual stimulation.
The endocrine gland that influences more body processes than any other endocrine gland is the
pineal gland
adrenal gland
pituitary gland
thyroid gland
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...
Hormone-inhibiting mechanism
Hormone-inhibiting mechanism
Positive feedback
Negative feedback
The pineal gland secretes
melatonin
somatotropin
oxytocin
gonadotropin
Which gland is part of both the endocrine and immune systems?
Thyroid gland
Pineal gland
Thymus
Adrenal glands
What would you expect to occur in response to increasing blood levels of calcium?
The parathyroid gland to secrete parathyroid hormone
The thyroid gland to release calcitonin
The thyroid gland to suppress release of calcitonin
The adrenal medulla to secrete catecholamines
How does thyroid hormone affect heat production?
It causes shivering, which increases warmth
It stimulates metabolism, which increases warmth
It promotes the secretion of catecholamines, which dilates blood vessels and, therefore, increases warmth
Which of the following statements about the adrenal medulla is correct?
It contains modified neurons called chromaffin cells
It acts as part of the sympathetic nervous system
It consists of three layers, each of which secretes a different corticosteroid
It helps boost glucose levels by breaking down glycogen into glucose
Which cells secrete the hormone insulin?
Alpha cells
Beta cells
Delta cells
Islet cells
Between meals blood sugar(glucose) levels decline, this causes
Alpha cells to secrete the hormone glucagon
Alpha cells secrete to the hormone glucagon
Delta cells to secrete somatostatin
The zona fasciculata to secrete glucocorticoids
The hormone known as the "stress hormone" is cortisol
True
False
