lab quiz endocrine

Question 1

function of endocrine system

Answer 1

control and regulate through release of chemical signals known as hormones

Question 2

4 diff nervous vs endocrine

Answer 2

endocrine: hormones not electrical impulses, only involuntary mvt, slow, hormones move through blood

Question 3

testis

Answer 3

testosterone, sex organs, sex drive

Question 4

ovary

Answer 4

progesterone annd oestrogen, ovaries, reproductive dev

Question 5

pancreas

Answer 5

insulin (LIVER AND SKELETAL MuSCLE to decrease blood sugar levels) and glucagon (liver and bloodstream to increase blood sugar level)

Question 6

adrenal glands

Answer 6

Adrenal cortex : 
Cortisol, 
aldosterone
Adrenal medulla : 
Epinephrine/ 
norepinephrine 

in heart, lungs, blood vessels

for fight or flight response

Question 7

thymus

Answer 7

thymosin, in lymphocytes, immune response

Question 8

thyroid gland

Answer 8

T3, T4 and
calcitonin

Most tissues,
bone

Growth and
development

Question 9

pineal gland

Answer 9

Melatonin

Blood/
Cerebrospinal
fluid

It helps with the 
timing of your 
internal 24h 
internal clock and 
sleep

Question 10

parathyroid gland

Answer 10

PTH Bone, kidneys, 
intestines
Controls plasma 
calcium and 
phosphate

Question 11

anterior pituitary gland

Answer 11

tsh: thyroid gland
gh: long bones
acth: adrenal cortex
prolactin: mammary glands
Lh-fsh: gonads

Question 12

posterior pituitary gland, no hypo

Answer 12

adh: kidneys
oxytocin: breast and uterus

dopamine:pituitary gland

Question 13

adipose tissue

Answer 13

leptin, fat tissue

Question 14

small intestines

Answer 14

secretin: pancreas
cholecystokinin: liver (bile prod)

Question 15

stomach-gastric glands

Answer 15

gastrin, stomach

Question 16

kidneys

Answer 16

vit D and erythropoietin in bone marriw (red blood cell prod)