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Endocrine Quiz Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?

a)

Exocrine and endocrine glands both release secretions into the blood

b)

Exocrine and endocrine glands both release secretions into open space

c)

Exocrine glands - release secretions into the blood

Endocrine glands - release secretions into open space

d)

Exocrine glands - release secretions into open space

Endocrine glands - release secretions into the blood

2.

Endocrine glands DO NOT...

a)

Have ducts

b)

Secrete into the blood

c)

Secrete hormones

d)

Affect homeostatis

3.

Which organ is both an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland?

a)

Parathyroid

b)

Kidneys

c)

Liver

d)

Pancreas

4.

Which two body systems work together to regulate all other systems and maintain homeostasis?

a)

Excretory and endocrine

b)

Nervous and digestive

c)

Nervous and endocrine

d)

Endocrine and immune

5.

The hormone that regulates our sleep-wake cycle is:

a)

Thyroxine

b)

Glucocorticoid

c)

Glucagon

d)

Melatonin

6.

This gland is located behind the sternum, secretes thymosin and helps mature WBC's in our bodies when we are children.

a)

Thyroid

b)

Parathyroid

c)

Thymus

d)

Brain stem

7.

Growth hormone is secreted by the _____.

a)

Anterior pituitary

b)

Pineal gland

c)

Pancreas

d)

Thymus gland

8.

Which hormone is not secreted by the anterior pituitary?

a)

Oxytocin

b)

FSH

c)

TSH

d)

ACTH

9.

What element is needed to produce proper amounts of triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroxine (T4)?

a)

Iodine

b)

Iron

c)

Calcium

d)

Zinc

10.

OVER production of the thyroid hormone results in:

a)

Hypothyroidism

b)

Diabetes

c)

Hypoglycemia

d)

Hyperthyroidism

11.

Which hormone is made in the hypothalamus but stored and secrete from the Posterior Pituitary Gland?

a)

Antidiuretic hormone

b)

Luteinizing hormone

c)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

d)

Growth hormone

12.

Which hormone is made in the hypothalamus but store and secreted from the Posterior Pituitary Gland?

a)

Oxytocin

b)

Aldosterone

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Cortisol

13.

Which is NOT a function of oxytocin?

a)

Stimulation of uterine contractions

b)

Stimulation of menstruation

c)

Stimulation of breast milk ejection

d)

Bonding between parent and child

14.

The hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla is response to a stressor is:

a)

Aldosterone

b)

Cortisol

c)

Epinephrine

d)

ACTH

15.

Glucose levels in the blood are controlled by the:

a)

Pancreas

b)

Thyroid

c)

Parathyroids

d)

Adrenal Glands

16.

the gland that controls regulation of metabolic rate is the:

a)

Thyroid

b)

Parathyroids

c)

Pancreas

d)

Adrenal Glands

17.

The hormone that lowers blood sugar is:

a)

Insulin

b)

Glucagon

c)

Cortisol

d)

GnRH

18.

Name two hormones produced by the thyroid gland.

a)

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

b)

ADH and oxytocin

c)

Calcitonin and thyroid

d)

Thyroid and cortisol

19.

What two words below are correctly paired?

a)

Pancreas - calcitonin

b)

Thyroid - parathyroid hormone

c)

Adrenal - cortisol

d)

Parathyroid - iodine

20.

What does FSH stand for?

a)

Fat-Stimulating Hormone

b)

Flagellum-Storage Hormone

c)

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

d)

Fear-Stimulating Hormone

21.

What hormones do ovaries make?

a)

Testosterone and Androgens

b)

Estrogen and Progesterone

c)

Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine

d)

Adrenaline and Noradrenaline

22.

Hormones travel through the blood and encounter many cells. How do they affect ONLY target cells?

a)

Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone

b)

Target cells send out signals that attach to hormones and draw them to the cell

c)

Target cells have cell membranes with a different composition

d)

Magic!

23.

If the Calcium in your blood decreases below homeostasis levels, a gland will sense the decrease and send a chemical message to your bones, which will release calcium into the blood. This brings blood calcium levels back up. This is and example of what type of feedback?

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

c)

Neutral Feedback

24.

Changing blood levels of calcium ions stimulating the release of hormones is an example of a _____.

a)

Hormonal stimulus

b)

Neural stimulus

c)

Negative stimulus

d)

Humoral stimulus

25.

The anterior pituitary gland secreting hormones in response to hypothalamic hormones is an example of a ____.

a)

Hormonal stimulus

b)

Neural stimulus

c)

Negative stimulus

d)

Humoral stimulus

26.

Fat-soluble hormones...

a)

Are steroid hormones

b)

Can pass through cell membranes

c)

Use direct gene activation

d)

All of these

27.

During the second messenger system, a hormone...

a)

Forms a hormone-receptor complex

b)

Does not enter the cell

c)

Does enter the cell

d)

Binds to DNA