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WorksheetsEndocrine Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Diabetes type I (mellitus) is caused by a lack of what pancreatic hormone:
a)
ADH
b)
Glucocorticoids
c)
Insulin
d)
Glucagon
2.
Name the two hormones produced by the thyroid gland.
a)
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
b)
ADH and oxytocin
c)
Calcitonin and thyroxine
d)
Growth hormone and cortisol
3.
What usually causes hypothyroidism?
a)
Increased secretion of the thyroxine hormone
b)
No secretion of the thyroxine hormone by the thyroid
c)
Increased secretion of the growth hormone by the pituitary gland
4.
The thyroxine hormone regulates:
a)
The secretion of the adrenal cortex
b)
The use of sugar by the cells (metabolism)
c)
The level of calcium in the bloodstream
d)
The reaction of the body to stress
5.
Name of the hormone that increases the levels of calcium in the blood:
a)
Calcitonin
b)
Calcium
c)
Phosphatase
d)
Parathyroid
6.
Name of the hormone that breaks down glycogen into glucose.
a)
Aldosterone
b)
Insulin
c)
Glucagon
d)
Cortisol
7.
Hormone that maintains/reabsorbs the water in the body.
a)
Norepinephrine
b)
Adrenaline
c)
Melatonin
d)
ADH
8.
A goiter is an enlargement of what gland?
a)
Pituitary
b)
Adrenal
c)
Mammary
d)
Thyroid
9.
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates growth of long bones?
a)
Prolactin
b)
Thyrotropin
c)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
d)
Human growth hormone
10.
The responses of the body to long term stress does NOT include which one of the following responses.
a)
Glycogenolysis
b)
Increased heart rate
c)
Gluconeogenesis
d)
Lipolysis
11.
Insulin and glucagon;
a)
Are secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans
b)
Elevate blood glucose
c)
Are secreted in response to declining plasma levels of glucose
d)
Are secreted by the pancreas and are concerned with the regulation of blood glucose
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