Endocrine System

Question 1

Which of the following is not a chemical class of hormones?
Protein hormone, Growth hormone, Biogenic amines, steroid hormones

Answer 1

Growth hormones are not one of the classes, they are a part of steroid hormones.

Question 2

Thyroid hormones are an example of which of the three classes of hormones?

Answer 2

Biogenic amines

Question 3

Follicular cells produced in the thyroid secrete the protein ————?

Answer 3

Thyroglobulin

Question 4

Thyroid hormone is released by which cells?

Answer 4

Follicular Cells

Question 5

Parafollicular cells secrete which hormone to lower blood calcium levels?

Answer 5

Calcitonin

Question 6

Chief cells and oxyphil cells are a part of which gland?

Answer 6

Parathyroid gland

Question 7

The super renal gland more commonly known as what?

Answer 7

Adrenal gland

Question 8

Which glands contain chromaffin cells?

Answer 8

Adrenal glands

Question 9

Which two hormones involved in fight or flight are secreted by the chromatin cells?

Answer 9

Norepinephrine and epinephrine in the adrenal glands

Question 10

Alpha and Beta cells are found in which endocrine organ to secrete glucagon and insulin?

Answer 10

Pancreas

Question 11

Which organ would you find Delta and F cells that control Somatostatin secretion?

Answer 11

Pancreas

Question 12

Pinealocytes secrete melatonin from which gland?

Answer 12

Pineal gland located in the epithalamus

Question 13

Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) (“pregnancy hormone”) is produced by what?

Answer 13

Placenta

Question 14

Hormones that stimulate differentiation and growth of T-lymphocytes are produced by which gland?

Answer 14

Thymus by the hormones thymopoietin and thymosins.

Question 15

Which hormone secretes melatonin?

Answer 15

Pineal gland using pinealocytes

Question 16

The hypophysis is another name for what gland in the brain?

Answer 16

Pituitary gland

Question 17

The infundibulum is the stalk of the pituitary gland that attaches it to which brain structure?

Answer 17

Hypothalamus

Question 18

Adenohypophysis refers to which endocrine gland and location?

Answer 18

Anterior Pituitary Gland

Question 19

Neurohypophysis refers to which endocrine gland and location?

Answer 19

Posterior Pituitary Gland

Question 20

The neurohypophysis secretes which hormone?

Answer 20

Also known as the posterior pituitary gland, and it secretes ADH (Vasopressin) and oxytocin.

Question 21

Which part of which gland secretes the following hormones: TSH, FSH, LH, ACTH, IGF, GH and MSH.

Answer 21

The adenohypophysis/ anterior pituitary gland.

Question 22

The isthmus connects which the right and left lobes of which endocrine gland?

Answer 22

Thyroid gland

Question 23

Which glands have ducts, endocrine or exocrine?

Answer 23

Exocrine, endocrine don’t have ducts

Question 24

Does the pancreas have exocrine or endocrine function or both?

Answer 24

Both exocrine and endocrine

Question 25

Is the pancreas closer to the duodenum or spleen

Answer 25

Duodenum