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Endocrine System

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do autocrine cells target?

a)

All cells in the body

b)

Nearby cells

c)

The cell that secreted the hormone

2.

Which of the following is a primary endocrine organ?

a)

Heart

b)

Kidney

c)

Thyroid gland

d)

Intestines

3.

Target cells make fewer receptors for a particular hormone when the level of that hormone is elevated for longer periods of time. This process is called:

a)

synergism

b)

the second-messenger system

c)

downregulation

d)

upregulation

4.

What type of hormone usually travels in the blood with no help from transport proteins?

a)

hydrophilic hormones

b)

bound hormones

c)

hydrophobic hormones

d)

neurotransmitters

5.

Increasing levels of calcium in the blood stimulate the release of calcitonin. This type of stimulus is known as:

a)

positive stimulation

b)

neural stimulation

c)

hormonal stimulation

d)

humoral stimulation

6.

Which gland controls the release of hormones from the anterior pituitary?

a)

posterior pituitary

b)

hypothalamus

c)

adrenal cortex

d)

thyroid gland

7.

Which organ contains target cells for antidiuretic hormone (ADH, or vasopressin)?

a)

kidneys

b)

mammary glands

c)

testis

d)

lungs

8.

What does thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) target?

a)

anterior pituitary

b)

hypothalamus

c)

posterior pituitary

d)

thyroid gland

9.

Which of the following is a gonadotropin?

a)

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

b)

thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)

c)

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

d)

corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

10.

What neurohormones are released from the adrenal medulla?

a)

corticosteroids

b)

androgenic steroids

c)

epinephrine and norepinephrine

d)

glucocorticoids

11.

Which stress hormone promotes gluconeogenesis as a way to increase blood glucose?

a)

melatonin

b)

insulin

c)

aldosterone

d)

cortisol

12.

Which hormone controls the milk-let-down reflex?

a)

antidiuretic hormone

b)

oxytocin

c)

prolactin

d)

gonadotropins