Endocrinology

Question 1

What is the function of the endocrine system

Answer 1

maintains homeostatic environment

Question 2

What is the chemical mediator of the endocrine system

Answer 2

hormones

Question 3

What do hormones travel through

Answer 3

bloodstream

Question 4

What environment does the endocrine system target

Answer 4

internal

Question 5

Examples of exocrine glands

Answer 5

sweat, digestive glands

Question 6

Describe the secretion of exocrine glands

Answer 6

secrete products into ducts

Question 7

Describe the secretion of endocrine glands

Answer 7

secretes hormones into interstitial fluids - carried in blood later

Question 8

Which system is ductless?

Answer 8

endocrine

Question 9

Which organ is both endocrine and exocrine

Answer 9

pancreas

Question 10

What does the pancreas secrete

Answer 10

insulin, glucagon

Question 11

What does the pineal gland secrete

Answer 11

melatonin

Question 12

What triggers the pineal gland to secrete melatonin

Answer 12

norepinephrine released from sympathetic nerve terminals

Question 13

What is the precursor to melatonin

Answer 13

serotonin

Question 14

What does the pituitary gland secrete

Answer 14

hormones, cortisol, growth hormones

Question 15

What is the command centre of the endocrine system

Answer 15

hypothalamus

Question 16

Where is the pituitary gland located

Answer 16

below the hypothalamus

Question 17

What are the two lobes of the pituitary gland

Answer 17

anterior, posterior

Question 18

What does the posterior pituitary gland secrete

Answer 18

oxytocin, ADH

Question 19

What does the anterior pituitary gland secrete

Answer 19

several different hormones

Question 20

Where is the thyroid gland located

Answer 20

anterior to trachea, inferior to larynx

Question 21

What the thyroid gland produce

Answer 21

T3, T4

Question 22

What does the thyroid gland secrete

Answer 22

thyroxine

Question 23

What is the thyroid gland responsible for

Answer 23

metabolism

Question 24

Where do parathyroid glands lie

Answer 24

posterior surface of thyroid gland

Question 25

Name the types of hormones

Answer 25

amino acid derivative, peptide hormones, lipid derivate

Question 26

Describe thyroid eye disease

Answer 26

high levels of thyroid hormone, bulging eyes

Question 27

Where is the parathyroid gland located

Answer 27

posterior surface of thyroid

Question 28

What system is the parathyroid gland involved in

Answer 28

negative feedback system

Question 29

What does the parathyroid gland secrete

Answer 29

parathyroid hormone

Question 30

What does parathyroid hormone regulate

Answer 30

calcium, phosphate levels in blood

Question 31

What do the adrenal glands consist of

Answer 31

cortex, medulla

Question 32

Describe the structure/location of the adrenal glands

Answer 32

bilateral, attached to superior aspect of the kidney

Question 33

What does the cortex secrete

Answer 33

cortisol

Question 34

What does the medulla secrete

Answer 34

adrenaline, noradrenaline

Question 35

What do the testes produce

Answer 35

testosterone

Question 36

What do the female ovaries produce

Answer 36

estrogens, progesterone

Question 37

What is the function of testosterone

Answer 37

development of secondary sex characteristics

Question 38

What is the function of estrogens and progesterone

Answer 38

development of female reproductive system, menstrual cycle, secondary sex characteristics