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Hormones rgr

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is Homeostasis ?

a)

is the maintenance of a constant internal environment

b)

is the maintenance of a constant external environment

c)

is the maintenance of a constant living environment

2.

The normal human body temperature is

a)

35 °C

b)

37 °C

c)

34 °C

d)

40 °C

3.

High body temperature in humans is regulated by all these except

a)

sweating

b)

falling of skin hairs

c)

vasodilation

d)

vasoconstriction

4.

Vasoconstriction is :

a)

the shortening of arterioles supplying skin surface capillaries

b)

the widening of arterioles supplying skin surface capillaries

c)

the narrowing of arterioles supplying skin surface capillaries

d)

All of the above

5.

Which one is not part of the skin:

a)

hair erector muscles

b)

receptors

c)

cilia

d)

blood vessels

6.

Which of the following is the skin?

a)

A Tissue

b)

A Cell

c)

An Organ

d)

An Organ system

7.

Which row shows the effects of increased adrenaline release?

breathing rate >> pulse rate >> pupil

a)

decreases >>increases >>widens

b)

increases >> decreases >> widens

c)

increases >> increases>> narrows

d)

increases >> increases>> widens

8.

The endocrine system is the set of organs and tissues?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

 

The main elements of the endocrine system are ______.

a)

The glands, hormones, and cell receptors

b)

The glands, nerves, and blood vessels

c)

The blood, tissue, and brain

d)

The hormones, blood, and brain

10.

Glands are ________________.

a)

muscles

b)

bones

c)

organs

d)

blood vessels

11.

A hormone is

a)

a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph.

b)

an enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

c)

a chemical substance produced by an organ and carried by the blood.

d)

a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

12.

Release of chemical messengers are called

a)

glands

b)

muscles

c)

hormones

d)

bones

13.

These chemical messengers are synthesized and secreted by various ______________ glands

a)

nervous

b)

endocrine

c)

chemical

d)

circulatory

14.

Hormones cause specific effects by ______.

a)

Flooding the entire body

b)

Targeting specific parts of the brain

c)

Targeting specific groups of cells in the body

d)

Spreading through the nervous system

15.

The diagram shows the mechanisms that control the concentration of glucose in the blood.


Which row identifies the glands and hormones labelled W, X, Y and Z?

a)

adrenal gland, adrenaline, adrenal gland, glucagon

b)

adrenal gland, adrenaline, pancreas, insulin

c)

pancreas, glucagon, adrenal gland, insulin

d)

pancreas, insulin, pancreas, glucagon

16.

Insulin and glucagon are produced by

a)

the liver

b)

the pancreas

c)

the kidneys

17.

Which one here reduces the amount of glucose in the blood?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Insulin

c)

Glycogen

d)

ADH

18.

Which one is not a symptom of Type 1 diabetes.

a)

tired

b)

feeling very thirsty

c)

frequent urination

d)

weight gain

19.

Which one is NOT the effect of the release of adrenaline on the heart rate, glucose concentration and pupil

a)

heart rate increased

b)

glucose concentration increased

c)

glucose concentration decreased

d)

pupil dilates