What Do You Know About Endocrine Glands And Hormones? Quiz
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- 1.Which system produces chemical messengers known as hormones?
- A.
Nervous
- B.
Immune
- C.
Integumentary
- D.
Endocrine
- E.
Muscular
- 2.The majority of hormones are...
- A.
Regulated by a positive feedback mechanism
- B.
Classified as steroids
- C.
Released upon stimulation by other hormones
- D.
Controlled by blood levels of ions or nutrients
- E.
Able to diffuse through the plasma membrane of their target cell
- 3.Growth hormone is secreted by:
- A.
The thymus
- B.
The pituitary
- C.
The thyroid
- D.
The ovaries
- 4.The hormone that stimulates follicle development by female ovaries and sperm development by male testes is:
- A.
Luteinizing hormone
- B.
Prolactin
- C.
Progesterone
- D.
Follicile stimulating hormone
- 5.The body's major metabolic hormone is _______________and produced by the _______________.
- A.
Thyroxine;thyroid
- B.
Thyroxine; thymus
- C.
ACTH; thyroid
- D.
ACTH; ovaries
- 6.Which of these hormones regulate calcium levels in the body?
- A.
T3 and T4
- B.
Calcitonin and parathyroid
- C.
Oxytocin and prolactin
- D.
Insulin and glucagon
- 7.In direct control of the pituitary gland; contains neurosecretory cells that make hormones like oxcytocin, ADH...
- A.
Hypothalamus
- B.
Thymus
- C.
Pancreas
- D.
Pineal
- 8.A gland that is responsible for secreting melatonin that helps you maintain your circadian cycles.
- A.
Hypothalamus
- B.
Thymus
- C.
Pancreas
- D.
Pineal
- 9.Nervous tissue that is made of secretory cells that secrete oxcytocin and ADH.
- A.
Anterior pituitary
- B.
Posterior pituitary
- C.
Parathyroid gland
- D.
Pancreas
- 10.A true gland that is triggered by the hypothalamus. It produces the following hormones: TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH, HGH, PRL
- A.
Anterior pituitary
- B.
Posterior pituitary
- C.
Parathyroid gland
- D.
Pancreas
- 11.A hormone that triggers uterine contractions during childbirth and the release of breast milk during feeding.
- A.
Prolactin
- B.
ADH
- C.
FSH
- D.
Oxcytocin
- 12.A hormone that stimulates the gonads (testes and ovaries) to produce sex hormones.
- A.
LH
- B.
ADH
- C.
FSH
- D.
Oxcytocin
- 13.A hormone that stimulates the mammary glands.
- A.
Prolactin
- B.
ADH
- C.
FSH
- D.
Oxcytocin
- 14.Affects many cells by triggering their growth, repair, and reproduction.
- A.
Prolactin
- B.
HGH
- C.
FSH
- D.
LH
- 15.This hormone prevents water loss in the body by increasing the uptake of water by the kidneys and reducing blood flow to sweat glands.
- A.
LH
- B.
HGH
- C.
FSH
- D.
ADH
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