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Anatomy: Endocrine System review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Endocrine glands secrete _

a)

Hormones

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

A wide range of chemical substances

2.

What is the main function of the endocrine system?

a)

It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

b)

It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

c)

It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.

d)

It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.

3.
An organ that produces secretions called hormones is known as a :
a)
chemical
b)
gland
c)
hormone
d)
duct
4.
This gland is located between the lungs behind the sternum and secretes thymosin that helps mature WBC's in our bodies when we are children. 
a)
thyroid
b)
parathyroid
c)
thymus
d)
brain stem
5.
Letter I is pointing to
a)
Testes
b)
Oviducts
c)
Ovaries
d)
Adrenals
6.

Letter J is pointing to

a)

Ovaries

b)

Pineal Gland

c)

Adrenal

d)

Testes

7.

The gland labeled 4 in the diagram is?

a)

the thymus gland

b)

the thyroid gland

c)

the parathyroid glands

d)

the adrenal glands

8.

The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Targeted Cells

9.

What structure(s) shown in the picture above the kidneys?

a)

Thyroids

b)

Adrenal glands

c)

Testes

d)

Parathyroids

10.

What structure is this?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Thyroid

c)

Parathyroid

d)

Adrenal glands

11.
The "cause" for something to happen is the
a)
response
b)
effect
c)
stimulus
d)
homeostasis
12.
The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...
a)
response
b)
stimulus
c)
cause
d)
result
13.
Negative Feedback Loops:
a)
amplify processes
b)
prevent small changes from getting larger
c)
are initiated during childbirth
d)
are found only in plants
14.
The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:
a)
positive and negative 
b)
receptor and effector
c)
static and dynamic
d)
minor and major
15.

When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed. This is an example of what type of feedback?

a)

Positive Feedback Response

b)

Negative Feedback Loop

16.

Cells that have receptors for a particular hormone.

a)

gland cells

b)

neurons

c)

hormones

d)

target cells

17.

This structure releases what hormones?

a)

insulin and glucagon

b)

calcitonin and estrogen

c)

Parathyroid hormone and antidiuretic hormone

d)

epinephrine and testosterone

18.

What is endocrinology?

a)

Study of organs that receive hormones

b)

Study of organs that secrete (release) hormones

c)

A person who studies organs that receive hormones

d)

A person who studies organs that secrete hormones

19.

Controls long term changes such as growth

a)

limbic system

b)

endocrine system

c)

nervous system

d)

temporal lobe

20.
What are some major organs of the Endocrine system?
a)
Heart and blood vessels
b)
Mouth, Lungs, Bronchi, and Trachea
c)
Esophagus, Stomach, Small and large instestine
d)
Pineal gland, Thyroid gland, Adrenal gland, and pancreas
21.

Which are glands?

a)

Thyroid

b)

Thymus

c)

Throat

d)

Adrenal

22.

If your blood glucose is too high and your body reverses it, this is ______.

a)

positive feedback

b)

negative feedback

c)

neutral feedback

d)

regular feedback

23.

When you eat a burger , your body produces insulin to control blood sugar . What type of feedback is that

a)

Positive feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

c)

None

d)

Both

24.

What is considered the Master Gland of the Body

a)

Brain

b)

Thymus

c)

Pituitary Gland

d)

Thalamus

25.

Match the following hormones to the function it performs.

a)

ACTH

Adrenocorticotropic

1.

Stimulates the adrenal glands

b)

Luteinizing

Hormone

2.

Stimulates the production of sex hormones in people

c)

Calcitonin

3.

Regulates calcium levels in the blood

d)

Oxytocin

4.

Stimulates uterine contractions during labor and bonding after sex

e)

Testosterone

5.

Spermatogenesis and develops male genetalia/features

26.

Which gland is responsible for regulating weight?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

none of the above

27.

Cell metabolic rates are controlled by this hormone.

a)

insulin

b)

glucagon

c)

thyroxine

d)

melatonin

28.

Which one here is a hormone to control blood glucose levels?

a)

Glycogen

b)

Glycerol

c)

Glucagon

d)

Glucose

29.

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

30.

What hormone triggers sleepiness within humans?

a)

thyroxine

b)

insulin

c)

glycogon

d)

melatonin

31.

A disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, causing an increase in blood sugar

a)

diabetes

b)

ulcers

c)

asthma

d)

bronchitis

32.

The outer region of the adrenal gland is called the ________.

a)

medulla

b)

cortex

c)

choroid

d)

dermis

33.

Epinephrine is secreted by the ________.

a)

adrenal medulla

b)

anterior pituitary gland

c)

posterior pituitary gland

d)

thyroid gland

34.

What system works with the endocrine system to control and coordinate all other systems of the body?

a)

the cardiovascular system

b)

the lymph system

c)

the nervous system

d)

the digestive system

35.

This hormone stimulates secretion of milk by the mammary glands.

a)

cortisol

b)

glucagon

c)

estrogen

d)

prolactin

36.

This hormone raises the concentration of calcium in the blood.

a)

glucagon

b)

calcitonin

c)

estrogen

d)

parathyroid hormone

37.

This hormone is secreted by the gland that surrounds the larynx.

a)

adrenalin

b)

melatonin

c)

thyroxine

d)

ACTH

38.

Which Pituitary Glans secretes 7 hormones?

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

c)

Thymus

d)

Hypothalamus

39.

What gland is this?

a)

hypothalamus gland

b)

pineal gland

c)

pituitary gland

d)

thyroid gland

40.

What gland is in green?

a)

pineal

b)

pituitary gland

c)

hypothalamus

d)

thymus

41.

Where is the pituitary gland located?

a)

below the hypothalamus

b)

in the back of the brain

c)

in the neck

d)

in the sex organs

42.

Match the following

a)

lipid soluble hormones

1.

pass directly into target cell

b)

water soluble hormones

2.

bind to receptors on target cells

c)

growth hormone

3.

produced in anterior pituitary gland

d)

antidiuretic hormone

4.

produced in the posterior pituitary

43.

Which hormone is primarily involved in the regulation of metabolism?

a)

Insulin

b)

Adrenaline

c)

Thyroxine

d)

Cortisol

44.

What part of the brain is responsible for regulating thirst and hunger?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Frontal lobe

45.

Which gland is responsible for the regulation of calcium levels in the blood?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Thyroid

c)

Parathyroid

d)

Adrenal

46.
What occurs between meals when blood sugar levels decline?
a)
Alpha cells secrete the hormone glucagon.
b)
Beta Cells secrete the hormone insulin
c)
Delta cells secrete somatostatin.
d)
The zona fasciculata secretes glucocorticoids.
47.
Which cells secrete the hormone insulin?
a)
Alpha Cells
b)
Beta Cells
c)
Delta Cells
d)
Islet Cells
48.
The hormone that triggers the development of male sexual characteristics is
a)
Androgen
b)
Testosterone
c)
Aldosterone
d)
Cortitropin
49.
The more ____________________ a cell has, the more sensitive it will be to a hormone.
a)
Microglia
b)
Nuclei
c)
Receptors
d)
Synapses
50.
Parathyroid Horomone is one of the two major hormones that helps maintain homestasis of this ion in the body
a)
Potassium
b)
Sodium
c)
Magnesium
d)
Calcium
51.

Steroid hormones:

a)

bind with a receptor on the cell wall, triggering a second messenger system.

b)

pass through the cell wall and bind with receptors in the nucleus of the cell.

c)

pass through the cell wall and activate specific enzymes, which trigger a reaction.

d)

attach to the cell wall and act as receptors for circulating hormones.

52.

The posterior pituitary:

a)

Is the larger of the two pituitary glands

b)

Synthesizes multiple important hormones.

c)

Is made of glandular tissue

d)

Stores and secretes antidiuretic hormone.

53.

Chemicals that interfere with the endocrine system, potentially leading to various health issues are called​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
endocrine disruptors
hormone disruptors
hormone inhibitors
endocrine blockers
chemical toxins
54.

When __________________ binds to its receptor on the cell membrane, glucose can enter the cell.

a)

glucagon

b)

insulin

c)

glycogen

d)

glucose transport protein

55.

Match the following gland with its hormone

a)

Pancreas

1.

glucagon

b)

thyroid

2.

throxine

c)

testicles

3.

testosterone

d)

adrenals

4.

epinephrine

e)

pituitary

5.

GH, oxytocin

56.

When there is too little glucose in the blood, the __________ releases ___________ which causes glucose to be released from the stored glycogen in the liver.

a)

liver, glucagon

b)

pancreas, insulin

c)

pancreas, glucagon

d)

liver, insulin

57.

Match the endocrine disruptors with sources

a)

Bisphenol (BPA)

1.

plastics and food packaging

b)

Phthalates

2.

Make plastics more flexible, toys and personal care items

c)

Dioxins

3.

byproducts of industrial processes, accumulate in the food chain

d)

PFAS

4.

non-stick cookware and firefighting foams