Endocrine System Test 6

Question 1

1.
What type of hormone is estradiol?
a. Protein
b. Amino acid chain
c. Steroid
d. Catecholamine
e. None of the above

Answer 1

c. Steroid

Question 2

2.
What is another term for the anterior lobe of the pituitary?
a. Pars intermedia
b. Pars tuberalis
c. Pars distalis
d. Pars nervosa
e. Infundibular stalk

Answer 2

c. Pars distalis

Question 3

3.
What cell type secretes growth hormone?
a. Lactotropic cells
b. Thyrotropic cells
c. Somatotropic cells
d. Corticotropic cells
e. Gonadotropic cells

Answer 3

c. Somatotropic cells

Question 3

4.
Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?
a. Somatotropic cells
b. Lactotropic cells
c. Gonadotropic cells
d. None of the above
e. All of the above

Answer 3

c. Gonadotropic cells

Question 4

5.
Where is the endocrine portion of the pancreas housed?
a. Islets of Langerhans
b. Alpha cells
c. Beta cells
d. Delta cells
e. Acini

Answer 4

a. Islets of Langerhans

Question 5

6.
Which gland secretes glucagon?
a. Pancreas
b. Thyroid
c. Pineal gland
d. Adrenal gland (cortex)
e. Adrenal gland (medulla)

Answer 5

a. Pancreas

Question 6

7.
Which cell type secretes calcitonin?
a. Principal cell
b. Oxyphil cell
c. Parafollicular cells
d. Follicular cells
e. Chromaffin cells

Answer 6

c. Parafollicular cells

Question 7

8.
Which cell type is found in the parathyroid, but is not the most abundant cell type?
a. Principal cell
b. Oxyphil cell
c. Parafollicular cells
d. Follicular cells
e. Chromaffin cells

Answer 7

b. Oxyphil cell

Question 8

9.
Which part the adrenal gland secretes mineralocorticoids?
a. Chromaffin cells
b. Zona reticularis
c. Zona glomerulosa
d. Zona fasciculata
e. None of the above

Answer 8

c. Zona glomerulosa

Question 9

10.
Which of the following is the inner layer of the adrenal cortex?
a. Chromaffin cells
b. Zona reticularis
c. Zona glomerulosa
d. Zona fasciculata
e. None of the above

Answer 9

b. Zona reticularis