Endocrine System

Question 1

What are the 8 glands of the endocrine system?

Answer 1

Pituitary, Pineal, Pancreas, Parathyroid, Thyroid, Adrenal, Ovaries, Testes

Question 2

Which gland excerpts control over all other gland locations?

Answer 2

The pituitary gland.

Question 3

Which gland is responsible for producing insulin?

Answer 3

The pancreas.

Question 4

Which gland is responsible for producing melatonin?

Answer 4

The pineal gland.

Question 5

Which gland is responsible for regulating calcium levels?

Answer 5

The parathyroid gland.

Question 6

Where id the thyroid gland located?

Answer 6

At the base of your neck.

Question 7

What is the main hormone produced by the overies?

Answer 7

Estrogen.

Question 8

Where are the enzymes from the pancreas released into?

Answer 8

The duodenum.

Question 9

Where are the adrenal glands located?

Answer 9

Above the kidneys.

Question 10

What hormones does the pituitary gland produce?

Answer 10

ACTH, FSH, MSH, LH, GH, PRL, TSH, Oxytocin, and ADH.

Question 11

What hormones does the thyroid gland produce?

Answer 11

T3, T4, and calcitonin.

Question 12

What hormone does the parathyroid glands produce?

Answer 12

PTH.

Question 13

What hormones do the adrenal glands produce?

Answer 13

Cortisol, Aldosterone, Epinephrine, and Norepinephrine.

Question 14

What hormones does the pancreas produce?

Answer 14

Insulin and Glucagon.

Question 15

What hormones do the ovaries produce?

Answer 15

Estrogen and Progesterone.

Question 16

What hormones do the testes produce?

Answer 16

Testosterone and other Androgenic hormones.

Question 17

What hormone does the pineal gland produce?

Answer 17

Melatonin.

Question 18

What is ACTH?

Answer 18

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone, stimulates the production of cortisol.

Question 19

What is FSH?

Answer 19

Follicle stimulating hormone, promotes the production of sperm and stimulates the ovaries to produce estrogen.

Question 20

What is LH?

Answer 20

Luteinizing hormone, stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone production in males.

Question 21

What is GH?

Answer 21

Growth hormone or Somatotropin, stimulates growth in the body, helps maintain healthy muscles and bones, and manages fat distribution.

Question 22

What is PRL?

Answer 22

Prolactin, causes breast milk production after childbirth and also affects the hormones that control the ovaries and testes.

Question 23

What is TSH?

Answer 23

Thyroid-stimulating hormone, stimulates the thyroid gland.

Question 24

What does Oxytocin do?

Answer 24

Helps labor to progress, causes breast milk to flow, and affects behavior, social interaction and the bonding between mother and child.

Question 25

What is ADH?

Answer 25

Anti-diuretic hormone or Vasopressin, regulates water balance and sodium levels.

Question 26

What is T4?

Answer 26

Thyroxine, responsible for your metabolism, mood, and body temperature.

Question 27

What is T3?

Answer 27

Triiodothyronine, helps maintain muscle control, brain function and development, heart and digestive functions.

Question 28

What is PTH?

Answer 28

Parathyroid hormone, stimulates the release of calcium by bones into the blood stream, stimulates absorption of calcium from food by the intestines and conservation of calcium by the kidneys.

Question 29

What does cortisol do?

Answer 29

Increases glucose in the bloodstream, increases the brains use of glucose, and increases the availability of substances that repair tissue.

Question 30

What does calcitonin do?

Answer 30

Involved in regulating calcium and phosphate levels in the blood, opposing the actions of the parathyroid hormone.

Question 31

What does aldosterone do?

Answer 31

Regulates salt water in the body, effecting blood pressure.

Question 32

What does epinephrine do?

Answer 32

Also known as adrenaline, works with Norepinephrine to prepare the body for “fight or flight” by increasing heart rate, increasing blood pressure, expanding the air passages of the lungs, enlarging the pupils, redistributing blood to the muscles, and altering the body’s metabolism.