Endocrine Glands

Question 1

Includes a number of glands that secrete regulatory chemicals called hormones into the blood for distribution throughout the body.

Answer 1

Endocrine glands

Question 2

The ___ interact only with their target cells, cells with receptors for those particular hormones.

Answer 2

hormones

Question 3

tiny, pea-shaped gland is located on the inferior aspect of the brain.

Answer 3

Pituitary gland

Question 4

It is cradled in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone.

Answer 4

Pituitary gland

Question 5

The pituitary, or ___, is actually two glands that are fused together: the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) and the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis).

Answer 5

hypophysis cerebri

Question 6

single gland, located on the anterior aspect of the trachea (windpipe), near the larynx (voice box). It resembles a bow tie in that it has two lateral lobes and a narrow medial isthmus that
joins joins them in the middle.

Answer 6

Thyroid gland

Question 7

tiny masses of tissue are embedded in the posterior surface of the thyroid. There are two superior and two
inferior ____ glands.

Answer 7

Parathyroid glands

Question 8

pair of glands, each located on the superior surface of a kidney. Each of it resembles a cone-shaped hat on top of
a kidney. Cortical tissue is composed of three distinct regions of glandular epithelium:

Answer 8

Adrenal glands

Question 9

Adrenal glands

– outermost region, it is just deep to the capsule organ. Here, cells are arranged in balls and loops.

Answer 9

Zona Glomerulosa

Question 10

Adrenal glands

middle and thickest region of the cortex. The cells in this zone form rather straight rows that are perpendicular to the
gland’s surface.

Answer 10

Zona fasciculata

Question 11

Adrenal glands

innermost zone. Cells in this region form branched rows.

Answer 11

Zona reticularis

Question 12

both an endocrine and exocrine gland. A long, narrow mass of glandular tissue. Resembling a fish, the __ is cradled in the bend of the C-shaped duodenum.

Answer 12

Pancreas

Question 13

two-lobed gland located in the anterior
mediastinum. The thymus grow until puberty and then degenerates
through adulthood.

Answer 13

Thymus gland

Question 14

aka pineal body. Tiny structure already been identified as a nervous structure in the diencephalon of the brain. Because it
secretes several hormones, it is also considered and endocrine gland.

Answer 14

Pineal gland

Question 15

pair of male gonads (primary sex organs) are ovoid organs in the sac-like scrotum external to the lower anterior trunk.

Answer 15

Testes

Question 16

pair of female gonads are ovoid organs within the pelvic cavity. Each is located at the distal end of a tube leading to the uterus (womb) called a uterine (fallopian) tube.

Answer 16

Ovaries