endocrine questions

Question 1

Which gland is located in the chest between the lungs?

Answer 1

Thymus

Question 2

An operation manager makes sure every aspect of a factory is functioning optimally. Which gland is like the operation manager of the body?

Answer 2

Hypothalamus

Question 3

What gland is responsible for metabolism?

Answer 3

Thyroid

Question 4

Hormones are —— messengers

Answer 4

chemical

Question 5

What gland is located at the base of the brain, near the optic chiasm?

Answer 5

hypothalamus

Question 6

What gland controls uterine contractions and blood pressure?

Answer 6

Posterior pituitary gland

Question 7

What gland controls growth and cell division, breast milk production, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, and reproduction?

Answer 7

Anterior pituitary gland

Question 8

What gland is located below the corpus callosum?

Answer 8

Pineal gland

Question 9

What gland controls the regulation of sleep and wake cycle of the body?

Answer 9

Pineal gland

Question 10

What gland is responsible for maturing white blood cells necessary for fighting off infections?

Answer 10

Thymus

Question 11

What glands are located in the front of the neck?

Answer 11

Thyroid and Parathyroid glands

Question 12

What glands regulate the body’s metabolism?

Answer 12

Thyroid and parathyroid

Question 13

What gland is located on top of the kidneys?

Answer 13

Adrenal glands

Question 14

What gland is responsible for the body’s fight or flight mechanism and regulating the metabolism in times of stress?

Answer 14

Adrenal glands

Question 15

What is a egg called after it is fertilized with sperm?

Answer 15

Zygote

Question 16

What gland regulates blood calcium levels?

Answer 16

parathyroid

Question 17

What gland is located in the abdomen?

Answer 17

pancreas

Question 18

What gland releases hormones that regulate blood glucose levels?

Answer 18

Pancreas

Question 19

What gland has an exocrine function that produces enzymes necessary for digestion in the small intestine?

Answer 19

Pancreas

Question 20

What hormone is responsible for water retention and blood pressure regulation?

Answer 20

Aldosterone

Question 21

What hormone regulates fight or flight in the adrenal glands?

Answer 21

Epinephrine

Question 22

What hormone controls the production of the sex hormones in the pituitary gland?

Answer 22

Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH

Question 23

What hormone regulates the sleep and wake cycle in the pineal gland?

Answer 23

Melatonin

Question 24

What are the two main structures of the endocrine system?

Answer 24

glands and hormones

Question 25

What hormone blocks the breakdown of bone?

Answer 25

calcitonin released by the thyroid gland

Question 26

What hormone causes the breakdown of bones?

Answer 26

parathyroid hormone (PTH) released by the parathyroid gland

Question 27

What hormone(s) are responsible for how fast foods we eat are processed and converted into energy that the body can use?

Answer 27

T3, and T4 released by the thyroid gland

Question 28

What hormone helps maintain electrolyte and fluid balance in the bloodstream?

Answer 28

Aldosterone released by the adrenal cortex of the adrenal gland

Question 29

What hormone is released by the adrenal cortex to regulate blood glucose levels?

Answer 29

cortisone

Question 30

What hormone increases sex drive in females?

Answer 30

androgens released by the adrenal cortex of the adrenal glands

Question 31

What is secreted by the adrenal medulla?

Answer 31

adrenaline/ norepinephrine and epinephrine

Question 32

What hormone regulates the female reproductive cycle and starts puberty?

Answer 32

Melatonin

Question 33

What hormone is released by the pancreas to remove sugar from the bloodstream?

Answer 33

Insulin

Question 34

What hormone is released by the pancreas that released sugar into the bloodstream?

Answer 34

glucagon

Question 35

What hormone is released more so in the early childhood when the immune system is developing?

Answer 35

thymosin released by the thymus gland

Question 36

What is the hormone only found in pregnant women?

Answer 36

human chorionic gonadotropin hormone HCG released by the placenta Hormone for pregnancy test

Question 37

What is the hormone has a opposite effect than insulin?

Answer 37

glucagon

Question 38

Which gland is responsible for an adrenal rush?

Answer 38

adrenal medulla

Question 39

what gland lowers and raises blood glucose levels located in the pancreas?

Answer 39

islets of Langerhans