Past Questions - Endocrine Organs Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the endocrine system?
Glands with ducts
What type of hormone is testosterone?
Steroid
What organ is nicknamed the “master gland”
Pituitary
What cell type secretes ACTH?
Corticotropic cells
Where is corpora arenacea found?
Pineal gland
Which gland secretes melatonin?
Pineal gland
Which cell type are involved in the secretion thyroglobulin?
Follicular cells
Where is insulin secreted from?
Beta cells
Which of the following is part of the adrenal gland?
a. Chromaffin cells
b. Zona reticularis
c. Zona glomerulosa
d. Zona fasciculata
e. All of the above
Answer: e
Which part the adrenal gland secretes glucocorticoids?
Zona fasciculata
What type of hormone is insulin?
Protein
What connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus?
c. Infundibulum
Which of the following is not part of the adenohypophysis?
Pars nervosa
What cell type secretes prolactin?
Lactotropic cells
Which of the following cells can be classified as an acidophil?
Lactotropic cells
Which gland secretes calcitonin?
Thyroid
Which cell type are also called C cells?
Parafollicular cells
Where is glucagon secreted from?
Alpha cells
Which of the following is a component of the adrenal medulla?
Chromaffin cells
What are the cells of the pineal gland called?
Pinealocytes
What type of hormone is prolactin?
Protein
Where are tropic hormones secreted from?
Adenohypophysis
Which of the following is not part of the neurohypophysis?
Pars distalis
What cell type secretes MSH?
Corticotropic cells
Which of the following cells can be classified as an acidophil?
a. Corticotropic cells
b. Thyrotropic cells
c. Gonadotropic cells
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
Answer: d
Which gland secretes epinephrine?
Adrenal gland (medulla)
Which gland secretes cortisol?
Adrenal gland (cortex)
Which cell type is found in the adrenal medulla?
Chromaffin cells
Where is pancreatic polypeptide secreted from?
Gamma cells
Which of the following is the middle layer of the adrenal cortex?
Zona fasciculata
What type of hormone is antidiuretic hormone?
Peptide
Where is oxytocin secreted from?
Neurohypophysis
What cell type secretes LH?
Gonadotropic cells
Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?
Thyrotropic cells
Which gland secretes T3?
Thyroid
Which gland secretes sex steroids?
Adrenal gland (cortex)
Which of the following is the exocrine portion of the pancreas?
Acini
Where is somatostatin secreted from?
Delta cells
Which of the following is seen the innermost portion the adrenal gland?
Chromaffin cells
What cell of the parathyroid gland is also called a “chief cell”?
Principal cell
What type of hormone is oxytocin?
Peptide
Where is antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secreted from?
Neurohypophysis
What cell type secretes FSH?
Gonadotropic cells
Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?
Corticotropic cells
Which gland secretes norepinephrine?
Adrenal gland (medulla)
What is corpora arenacea?
Brain sand
What gland secretes aldosterone?
Adrenal gland (cortex)
What is the most common cell in the parathyroid gland?
Principal cell
Where are catecholamines secreted from?
Chromaffin cells
Which of the following is the outer layer of the adrenal cortex?
Zona glomerulosa
What type of hormone is estradiol?
Steroid
What is another term for the anterior lobe of the pituitary?
Pars distalis
What cell type secretes growth hormone?
Somatotropic cells
Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?
Gonadotropic cells
Where is the endocrine portion of the pancreas housed?
Islets of Langerhans
Which gland secretes glucagon?
Pancreas
Which cell type secretes calcitonin?
Parafollicular cells
Which cell type is found in the parathyroid, but is not the most abundant cell type?
Oxyphil cell
Which part the adrenal gland secretes mineralocorticoids?
Zona glomerulosa
Which of the following is the inner layer of the adrenal cortex?
Zona reticularis
What type of hormone is epinephrine?
Catecholamine
What is another term for the posterior lobe of the pituitary?
Pars nervosa
What cell type secretes TSH?
Thyrotropic cells
Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?
a. Corticotropic cells
b. Thyrotropic cells
c. Gonadotropic cells
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
Answer: e
Which gland secretes insulin?
Pancreas
Which part the adrenal gland secretes sex steroids?
Zona reticularis
What is the classification of the pancreas?
Both endocrine and exocrine
Where in the pancreas are islets of Langerhans most numerous?
Tail