Glands Of The Endocrine System Quiz Questions

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1.

Where are the beta and alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans?
- A.
  
  Pancreas
- B.
  
  Testes
- C.
  
  Ovaries
2.

Name the gonads that secrete estrogen and progesterone?
- A.
  
  Testes
- B.
  
  Ovaries
- C.
  
  Thyroid Gland
3.

What secretes T3, T4, and calcitonin?
- A.
  
  Hypothalamus
- B.
  
  Adrenal Cortex
- C.
  
  Thyroid Gland
4.

What secretes releasing hormones?
- A.
  
  Hypothalamus
- B.
  
  Thymus Gland
- C.
  
  Adrenal Medulla
5.

What secretes antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin?
- A.
  
  Anterior Pituitary Gland
- B.
  
  Pineal Gland
- C.
  
  Posterior Pituitary Gland
6.

What is called the neurohypophysis?
- A.
  
  Anterior Pituitary Gland
- B.
  
  Posterior Pituitary Gland
- C.
  
  Pineal Gland
7.

The hypothalamus and what gland are parts of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system?
- A.
  
  Anterior Pituitary Gland
- B.
  
  Posterior Pituitary Gland
- C.
  
  Thymus Gland
8.

What is called the adenohypophysis?
- A.
  
  Parathyroid Glands
- B.
  
  Anterior Pituitary Gland
- C.
  
  Posterior Pituitary Gland
9.

What secretes tropic hormones such as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), ACTH, growth hormone (somatotropic hormone), and the gonadotropins?
- A.
  
  Pancreas
- B.
  
  Adrenal Cortex
- C.
  
  Anterior Pituitary Gland
10.

What secretes the catecholamines, epinephrine, and norepinephrine?
- A.
  
  Adrenal Medulla
- B.
  
  Ovaries
- C.
  
  Thyroid Gland
11.

What secretes the steroids: glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and androgens?
- A.
  
  Adrenal Cortex
- B.
  
  Adrenal Medulla
- C.
  
  Parathyroid Glands
12.

What is the target gland for ACTH?
- A.
  
  Pineal Gland
- B.
  
  Adrenal Cortex
- C.
  
  Anterior Pituitary Gland
13.

Low plasma levels of calcium stimulate what glands to secrete PTH?
- A.
  
  Parathyroid Glands
- B.
  
  Thymus Glands
- C.
  
  Thyroid Glands
14.

What secretes insulin and glucagon?
- A.
  
  Pancreas
- B.
  
  Testes
- C.
  
  Ovaries
15.

What uses iodine to synthesize its hormones?
- A.
  
  Pancreas
- B.
  
  Thyroid Gland
- C.
  
  Thymus Gland
16.

What is the target gland of TSH?
- A.
  
  Thyroid Gland
- B.
  
  Ovaries
- C.
  
  Testes
17.

Secretions of what gland contribute to the fight-or-flight response?
- A.
  
  Adrenal Medulla
- B.
  
  Anterior Pituitary Gland
- C.
  
  Posterior Pituitary Gland
18.

What gonads secrete testosterone?
- A.
  
  Testes
- B.
  
  Ovaries
- C.
  
  Pancreas
19.

What gland is associated with these words: isthmus, follicular cells, colloid, and iodine?
- A.
  
  Thyroid Gland
- B.
  
  Thymus Gland
- C.
  
  Hypothalamus
20.

What gland plays an important role in immunity and involutes, or shrinks, after puberty?
- A.
  
  Thyroid Gland
- B.
  
  Thymus Gland
- C.
  
  Pineal Gland
21.

What secretes hormones that are concerned with sugar, salt, and sex?
- A.
  
  Adrenal Medulla
- B.
  
  Adrenal Gland
- C.
  
  Adrenal Cortex
22.

Name the coned-shaped gland located in the brain; it secretes melatonin and is called the biologic clock?
- A.
  
  Pineal Gland
- B.
  
  Thyroid Gland
- C.
  
  Hypothalamus
23.

What is the gland that enlarges as a goiter?
- A.
  
  Pituitary Glands
- B.
  
  Parathyroid Glands
- C.
  
  Thyroid Gland
24.

What are the glands that are sometimes embedded within the thyroid gland; removal causes hypocalcemic tetany?
- A.
  
  Parathyroid Glands
- B.
  
  Thyroid Glands
- C.
  
  Pineal Gland