Endocrine System

Question 1

The main Endocrine function is to?

Answer 1

Produce Chemicals

Question 2

What’s sits on top of kidneys?

Answer 2

Adrenals

Question 3

Hormones that act as a neurotransmitter?

Answer 3

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 4

The Endocrine system works closely with what other system?

Answer 4

Nervous system

Question 5

Pineal gland is responsible for

Answer 5

Sleep cycle

Question 6

What hormone releases egg from ovaries?

Answer 6

Luteinizing hormone

Question 7

The tissue that a particular hormone can act upon?

Answer 7

Target tissue

Question 8

What is called the “Master Gland”?

Answer 8

Pituitary Gland

Question 9

What is the most important gland to regulate calcium?

Answer 9

Parathyroid

Question 10

What are 3 calcium hormones?

Answer 10

Calcitrol, Calcitonin, Parathyroid,

Question 11

Hormones produced by other glands?

Answer 11

Hormonal

Question 12

The nervous system

Answer 12

Neural

Question 13

Chemical changes in the blood

Answer 13

Humoral

Question 14

A group of hormones that goes to a gland to produce more hormones;

Answer 14

Tropic

Question 15

Gland found in the roof of the third ventricle of the brain?

Answer 15

Pineal gland

Question 16

Glands are ductless and their products travel in the blood to target cells and organs .

Answer 16

Endocrine glands

Question 17

Active form of vitamin d

Answer 17

Calcitriol

Question 18

Mineralocorticoid that helps maintain salt and water balance .

Answer 18

Aldosterone

Question 19

Pancreatic islets secrete;

Answer 19

Insulin and glucagon

Question 20

Hormone only active In puberty

Answer 20

Thymosin

Question 21

Hormone secreted by fat cells that suppresses appetite

Answer 21

Leptin

Question 22

Hormone secreted by stomach that increases appetite

Answer 22

Ghrelin

Question 23

FSH

Answer 23

Follicle-Stimulating hormone

Question 24

Stimulates egg development in ovaries and sperm development in testes

Answer 24

FSH-Follicle Stimulating hormone

Question 25

In females, triggers egg release and hormone production in ovaries, in males, stimulates testosterone production in testes

Answer 25

Lutenizing hormone -LH

Question 26

Influences growth and activity of the thyroid gland

Answer 26

Thyrotropic hormone (TH) -Thyroid Stimulating hormone (TSH)

Question 27

Regulates hormone production in the Adrenal Cortex “Adrenal medulla “

Answer 27

(ACTH) Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 28

Produces oxytocin and anti diuretic hormone

Answer 28

Hypothalamus

Question 29

Stimulates uterine, causes milk, sometime called the love hormone

Answer 29

Oxytocin

Question 30

Causes kidneys to reabsorb more water during urine formation to maintain proper blood volume

Answer 30

(ADH) Antidiuretic hormone

Question 31

Located at the base of the throat , inferior to the larynx, and secretes thyroid and calcitonin.

Answer 31

Thyroid gland

Question 32

Decreases blood calcium levels by causing calcium to be deposited into bones

Answer 32

Calcitonin

Question 33

The most important regulator of blood calcium

Answer 33

(PTH) parathyroid hormone

Question 34

3 groups of hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex

Answer 34

Mineralocorticoids, androgens, Glucocorticoid

Question 35

The adrenal medulla releases

Answer 35

Catecholamines

Question 36

Organs that produce gametes or sex cells

Answer 36

Gonads

Question 37

What four hormones regulate the menstrual cycle?

Answer 37

(FSH) follicle-stimulating hormone, estrogen, luteinizing, Progesterone