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WorksheetsEndocrine Disorders & Hormones
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 44mins
The condition in which the pancreas does not produce insulin or has too little insulin.
Diabetes Mellitus
Goiter
Cushing's Syndrome
Hypothyroidism
When the pituitary gland or master gland does not produce sufficient growth hormone.
Gigantism
Goiter
Dwarfism
Adrenal insufficiency
The thyroid uses ________ to make thyroid hormone?
Calcium
Adrenaline
Iodine
Vitamin D
The placental hormone that is the basis for the pregnancy test is :
estrogen
HCG
Oxytocin
FSH
Anabolic steroids are artificial steroids which resemble which androgen?
LH
estradiol
ADH
testosterone
Which gland is the link between the nervous system and the endocrine system?
Hypothalamus
Pituitary
Adrenal
Thyroid
This hormone imbalance comes from a gradual reduction of menstrual hormones:
Hypothyroidism
Menopause
Pregnancy
Grave's Disease
FSH and LH effect which endocrine glands?
Thyroid and Parathyroid
Kidneys and adrenal glands
Pituitary and Hypothalamus
Testis and Ovaries
Normal males have a SMALL amount of:
Androgens
Testosterone
Oestrogens
HCG
When the pituitary gland or master gland produces more growth hormone than the body needs it results in:
Dwarfism
Diabetes Mellitus
Goiter
Gigantism
Graves' disease impacts your metabolism. Symptoms include goiter, excessive sweating, intolerance to heat, anxiety, increased heart rate and bulging eyes. What endocrine gland is effected by it?
Pituitary Gland
Thyroid Gland
Pineal Gland
Adrenal Glands
Hyperthyroidism is caused by excessive thyroid hormone production which results in weight loss, high heart rate and increased metabolism. What hormones are effected by this disorder?
Thyroxine and triiodothyronine
Calcitonin and prolactin
Adrenaline and glucagon
Vasopressin and Vitamin D
What is the Endocrine System?
Body system that helps blood circulate the body
Body system that helps the body using hormones
Body system that helps us breath
Body system that helps support and movement
What are some diseases for the Endocrine system?
Thyroid Cancer and Type 1 diabetes
Influenza and asthma
Gallstones
Kidney disease
Insulin is a hormone produced by the ___________________.
liver
bladder
pancreas
heart
A disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, causing an increase in blood sugar
diabetes
asthma
bronchitis
ulcers
What are glands?
Another word for hormones.
Organ where oxygen can pass through.
A type of disease.
Cells that removes materials from the blood, concentrates or alters them.
An illness from the underproduction of a hormone produced in the thyroid which decreases metabolism; you gain weight.
hypothyroidism
diabetes 1
hyperthyroidism
diabetes 2
What is endocrinology?
Study of organs that receive hormones
A person who studies organs that receive hormones
A person who studies organs that secrete hormones
Study of organs that secrete (release) hormones
A hormone is _____________________.
a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph.
a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.
an enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood.
a chemical substance produced by an organ and carried by the blood.
Does the endocrine system help with the overall health of the human body?
True
False
Hormones cause specific effects by ______.
Targeting specific groups of cells in the body
Flooding the entire body
Spreading through the nervous system
Targeting specific parts of the brain
