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ENDOCRINE QUIZ

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is considered to be ductless; hormone is secreted via the interstitial fluid then into the bloodstream and towards the different target organs

a)

NERVOUS SYSTEM

b)

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

c)

URINARY SYSTEM

d)

CELLS AND TISSUES

2.

What are the functions of Hormones?

a)

Growth and Development

b)

Regulation of Metabolism

c)

Reproduction

d)

AOTA

3.

What gland secretes at least nine hormones; said to be described as a pea on a stalk; the stalk, infundibulum, connects the gland to the hypothalamus?

a)

NEUROHYPOPHYSIS

b)

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS

c)

HYPOPHYSIS

4.

It binds to membrane-bound receptors, that are proteins that extend across the cell membrane, with their hormone-binding sites exposed on the cell membrane’s outer surface

a)

RECEPTOR SITE

b)

WATER-SOLUBLE RECEPTORS

c)

LIPID-SOLUBLE RECEPTORS

d)

PROTEIN KINASES

5.

What hormones targets ovaries and promotes ovulation and progesterone production

a)

GOWTH HORMONE

b)

FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE

c)

LUTEINIZING HORMONE

d)

PROLACTIN

6.

The adrenal cortex is divided into three zones EXCEPT:

a)

ZONA FASCICULITIS

b)

ZONA GLOMERULOSA

c)

ZONA FASCICULATA

d)

ZONA RETICULARIS

7.

What Disorder/Disease is caused by hyperthyroidism; results in increased metabolism, heat intolerance, rapid heartbeat, weight loss, and exophthalmos

a)

Goiters

b)

Cretinism

c)

Myxedema

d)

Graves’ Disease

8.

What Disorder/Disease is caused by hyposecretion of thyroxine; results in dwarfism during childhood

a)

Goiters

b)

Cretinism

c)

Myxedema

d)

Graves’ Disease

9.

What Disorder/Disease is caused by hypothyroidism in adults; results in physical and mental sluggishness

a)

Goiters

b)

Cretinism

c)

Myxedema

d)

Graves’ Disease

10.

This hormone regulates the homeostasis of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate by increasing blood calcium and magnesium levels, and by decreasing blood phosphate level

a)

Vasopressin

b)

Oxytocin

c)

Parathyroid Hormone

d)

Thyrotrophic Hormone

11.

With aging, the blood levels of PTH, TSH, LH, FSH decreases

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

A small endocrine gland attached to the roof of the third ventricle of the brain at the midline

a)

Pineal Gland

b)

Thymus Gland

c)

Adrenal Gland

d)

Pituitary Gland

13.

What is the largest Endocrine Gland?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Pituitary

c)

Adrenal

d)

Thymus

14.

Pancreas makes what hormone?

a)

Insulin

b)

Adrenaline

c)

Growth Hormone

d)

Glucose

15.

Which gland produces the hormones necessary for growth and energy production?

a)

Pineal Gland

b)

Thyroid Gland

c)

Adrenal Gland

d)

Pituitary Gland