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1
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the endocrine system?

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Glands with ducts

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2
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What type of hormone is testosterone?

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Steroid

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3
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What organ is nicknamed the “master gland”

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Pituitary

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4
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What cell type secretes ACTH?

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Corticotropic cells

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5
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Where is corpora arenacea found?

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Pineal gland

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6
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Which gland secretes melatonin?

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Pineal gland

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7
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Which cell type are involved in the secretion thyroglobulin?

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Follicular cells

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8
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Where is insulin secreted from?

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Beta cells

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9
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Which of the following is part of the adrenal gland?

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a. Chromaffin cells
b. Zona reticularis
c. Zona glomerulosa
d. Zona fasciculata
e. All of the above
Answer: e

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10
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Which part the adrenal gland secretes glucocorticoids?

A

Zona fasciculata

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What type of hormone is insulin?

A

Protein

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12
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What connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus?

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c. Infundibulum

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13
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Which of the following is not part of the adenohypophysis?

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Pars nervosa

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14
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What cell type secretes prolactin?

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Lactotropic cells

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15
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Which of the following cells can be classified as an acidophil?

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Lactotropic cells

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16
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Which gland secretes calcitonin?

A

Thyroid

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17
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Which cell type are also called C cells?

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Parafollicular cells

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18
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Where is glucagon secreted from?

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Alpha cells

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19
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Which of the following is a component of the adrenal medulla?

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Chromaffin cells

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20
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What are the cells of the pineal gland called?

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Pinealocytes

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21
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What type of hormone is prolactin?

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Protein

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22
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Where are tropic hormones secreted from?

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Adenohypophysis

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23
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Which of the following is not part of the neurohypophysis?

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Pars distalis

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24
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What cell type secretes MSH?

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Corticotropic cells

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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
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Which gland secretes epinephrine?
Adrenal gland (medulla)
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Which gland secretes cortisol?
Adrenal gland (cortex)
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Which cell type is found in the adrenal medulla?
Chromaffin cells
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Where is pancreatic polypeptide secreted from?
Gamma cells
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Which of the following is the middle layer of the adrenal cortex?
Zona fasciculata
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What type of hormone is antidiuretic hormone?
Peptide
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Where is oxytocin secreted from?
Neurohypophysis
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What cell type secretes LH?
Gonadotropic cells
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Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?
Thyrotropic cells
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Which gland secretes T3?
Thyroid
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Which gland secretes sex steroids?
Adrenal gland (cortex)
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Which of the following is the exocrine portion of the pancreas?
Acini
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Where is somatostatin secreted from?
Delta cells
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Which of the following is seen the innermost portion the adrenal gland?
Chromaffin cells
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What cell of the parathyroid gland is also called a "chief cell"?
Principal cell
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What type of hormone is oxytocin?
Peptide
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Where is antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secreted from?
Neurohypophysis
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What cell type secretes FSH?
Gonadotropic cells
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Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?
Corticotropic cells
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Which gland secretes norepinephrine?
Adrenal gland (medulla)
46
What is corpora arenacea?
Brain sand
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What gland secretes aldosterone?
Adrenal gland (cortex)
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What is the most common cell in the parathyroid gland?
Principal cell
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Where are catecholamines secreted from?
Chromaffin cells
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Which of the following is the outer layer of the adrenal cortex?
Zona glomerulosa
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What type of hormone is estradiol?
Steroid
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What is another term for the anterior lobe of the pituitary?
Pars distalis
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What cell type secretes growth hormone?
Somatotropic cells
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Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?
Gonadotropic cells
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Where is the endocrine portion of the pancreas housed?
Islets of Langerhans
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Which gland secretes glucagon?
Pancreas
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Which cell type secretes calcitonin?
Parafollicular cells
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Which cell type is found in the parathyroid, but is not the most abundant cell type?
Oxyphil cell
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Which part the adrenal gland secretes mineralocorticoids?
Zona glomerulosa
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Which of the following is the inner layer of the adrenal cortex?
Zona reticularis
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What type of hormone is epinephrine?
Catecholamine
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What is another term for the posterior lobe of the pituitary?
Pars nervosa
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What cell type secretes TSH?
Thyrotropic cells
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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
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Which gland secretes insulin?
Pancreas
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Which part the adrenal gland secretes sex steroids?
Zona reticularis
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What is the classification of the pancreas?
Both endocrine and exocrine
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Where in the pancreas are islets of Langerhans most numerous?
Tail

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