Endocrine

Question 1

Name the glands of the endocrine system in the brain

Answer 1

Hypothalamus, pineal and pituitary

Question 2

Name the glands of the endocrine system found in the neck

Answer 2

Thyroid and parathyroid

Question 3

Name the glands of the endocrine system found in the neck

Answer 3

Thyroid and parathyroid

Question 4

Name the glands of the endocrine system in the torso/abdomen/pelvis

Answer 4

Thymus adrenal, pancreas and gonads

Question 5

Endocrine glands release hormones into what?

Answer 5

The blood

Question 6

True if false: endocrine glands have ducts

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or false: certain endocrine glands also have an exocrine function?

Answer 7

True, for example the pancreas when it releases into the small intestine

Question 8

Which gland secretes melatonin?

Answer 8

Pineal gland

Question 9

What gland secretes FSH/LH, ADH, growth hormone, oxytocin and prolactin?

Answer 9

Pituitary gland

Question 10

Which gland secretes thyroxin?

Answer 10

Thyroid gland

Question 11

Which gland releases adrenaline and cortisol?

Answer 11

Adrenal glands

Question 12

Which gland releases insulin and glucagon?

Answer 12

Pancreas

Question 13

Which gland releases estrogen and progesterone?

Answer 13

Ovaries

Question 14

Which gland releases testosterone?

Answer 14

Testes

Question 15

Describe the relationship between the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus

Answer 15

The hypothalamus makes hormones and the posterior pituitary gland holds onto and secretes them

Question 16

True or false: the posterior pituitary gland can make its own hormones

Answer 16

False: the anterior pituitary gland can make its own hormones, the posterior pituitary gland cannot. They are both heavily regulated by the hypothalamus

Question 17

Which hormones are secreted by the posterior pituitary?

Answer 17

Oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Question 18

Which hormones are secreted by the anterior pituitary gland?

Answer 18

Growth hormone (GH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin (PRL), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Question 19

What does oxytocin do?

Answer 19

Increases contraction to induce labour and birth
Release of milk after birth

Question 20

What does antidiuretic hormone (ADH) do?

Answer 20

Causes the kidneys to release less water which decreases the amount of urine produced

Question 21

What does growth hormone (GH) do?

Answer 21

Promote growth in childhood and help regulate metabolism

Question 22

What does follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) do?

Answer 22

Stimulates the production of gametes (sperm and eggs)

Question 23

What is the function of prolactin (PRL)?

Answer 23

Stimulates the production of milk in women. It has no known function in men

Question 24

What does luteinizing hormone (LH) do?

Answer 24

In women it regulates the menstrual cycle and in men it causes the testicles to make testosterone

Question 25

What does thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) do?

Answer 25

It tells the thyroid how much hormone to release

Question 26

What does adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) do?

Answer 26

Stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol

Question 27

What does melatonin do?

Answer 27

Helps regulate the circadian rhythm. Sleep-wake cycle

Question 28

What does T3 & T4 do?

Answer 28

Regulates metabolic relate, heart functions, digestive functions and muscle control

Question 29

What does calcitonin do?

Answer 29

Lowers blood calcium

Question 30

What does parathyroid hormone (PTH) do?

Answer 30

Raised blood calcium levels

Question 31

When is the thymus most active?

Answer 31

Before adulthood

Question 32

What does thymosin do?

Answer 32

Impact immune system function (such as stimulating the production of T-cells)

Question 33

What does thymosin do?

Answer 33

Impact immune system function

Question 34

What are the two parts of the adrenal glands?

Answer 34

The adrenal medulla and the adrenal cortex

Question 35

What does the adrenal medulla secrete?

Answer 35

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 36

What does the adrenal cortex secrete?

Answer 36

Glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids

Question 37

What does insulin do?

Answer 37

Tells body cells to take in glucose they need to survive which lowers blood sugar levels

Question 38

What does glucagon do?

Answer 38

Raises blood sugar. One way it can do this is by telling the liver to convert it's glycogen into glucose

Question 39

What does estrogen do?

Answer 39

Promotes uterine lining growth and development of secondary female sex characteristics

Question 40

What does progesterone do?

Answer 40

Promotes uterine lining growth and maintenance (essential during pregnancy)

Question 41

What do androgens do?

Answer 41

Helps make sperm and development of male secondary sex characteristics

Question 42

True or false: males and females both have estrogen, progesterone and androgen

Answer 42

True, just in different levels with different functions