Endocrine/Urinary Systems

Question 1

Chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands

Answer 1

Hormones

Question 2

Specific group of chemical substances including hormones and cholesterol

Answer 2

Steroids

Question 3

A hormone that regulates the function of another endocrine gland

Answer 3

Tropic Hormones

Question 4

A hormone that helps someone grow

Answer 4

Growth Hormone

Question 5

Pea-sized mass of tissue behind the third ventricle of the brain

Answer 5

Pineal Body

Question 6

The region of the dienchepalon forming the floor of the third ventricle of the brain

Answer 6

Hypothalamus

Question 7

The neuroendocrine gland located beneath the brain that serves a variety of functions

Answer 7

Pituitary Gland

Question 8

One of the largest glands in the body. Straddles the anterior trachea

Answer 8

Thyroid Gland

Question 9

Small endocrine glands located on the posterior aspect of the thyroid gland

Answer 9

Parathyroid Glands

Question 10

Hormone producing glands located superior to the kidneys

Answer 10

Adrenal Glands

Question 11

Gland posterior to the stomach, between the spleen and the duodenum

Answer 11

Pancreas

Question 12

Organs producing gametes, ovaries or testes

Answer 12

Gonads

Question 13

Pair of organs in the abdominal cavity, responsible for excreting urine

Answer 13

Kidneys

Question 14

Structural and functional units of the kidneys

Answer 14

Nephrons

Question 15

Breakdown product of nitrogenous metabolism

Answer 15

Uric Acid

Question 16

Produced by the metabolism of creatine

Answer 16

Creatnine

Question 17

Any metabolic waste that contains nitrogen

Answer 17

Nitrogenous Waste

Question 18

The main nitrogen-containing waste excreted in the urine

Answer 18

Urea

Question 19

The canal through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body

Answer 19

Urethra

Question 20

Filtrate containing waste and excess ions excreted by the kidneys

Answer 20

Urine

Question 21

Hollow muscular organ that collects and stores urine

Answer 21

Urinary Bladder

Question 22

The relative concentrations of ions in the body’s extracellular and intracellular fluids

Answer 22

Electrolyte Balance

Question 23

The fluid between the cells

Answer 23

Intercellular Fluid

Question 24

Fluid within the body but outside the cells

Answer 24

Extracellular Fluid