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Past Questions - Endocrine Organs Flashcards

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

A

Glands with ducts

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2
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What type of hormone is testosterone?

A

Steroid

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3
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What organ is nicknamed the “master gland”

A

Pituitary

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4
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What cell type secretes ACTH?

A

Corticotropic cells

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5
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Where is corpora arenacea found?

A

Pineal gland

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6
Q

Which gland secretes melatonin?

A

Pineal gland

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7
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Which cell type are involved in the secretion thyroglobulin?

A

Follicular cells

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8
Q

Where is insulin secreted from?

A

Beta cells

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

A

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

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10
Q

Which part the adrenal gland secretes glucocorticoids?

A

Zona fasciculata

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11
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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?

A

c. Infundibulum

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13
Q

Which of the following is not part of the adenohypophysis?

A

Pars nervosa

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14
Q

What cell type secretes prolactin?

A

Lactotropic cells

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

A

Lactotropic cells

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16
Q

Which gland secretes calcitonin?

A

Thyroid

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17
Q

Which cell type are also called C cells?

A

Parafollicular cells

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18
Q

Where is glucagon secreted from?

A

Alpha cells

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19
Q

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

A

Chromaffin cells

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20
Q

What are the cells of the pineal gland called?

A

Pinealocytes

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21
Q

What type of hormone is prolactin?

A

Protein

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22
Q

Where are tropic hormones secreted from?

A

Adenohypophysis

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23
Q

Which of the following is not part of the neurohypophysis?

A

Pars distalis

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24
Q

What cell type secretes MSH?

A

Corticotropic cells

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25
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Which of the following cells can be classified as an acidophil?

A

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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26
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Which gland secretes epinephrine?

A

Adrenal gland (medulla)

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27
Q

Which gland secretes cortisol?

A

Adrenal gland (cortex)

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28
Q

Which cell type is found in the adrenal medulla?

A

Chromaffin cells

29
Q

Where is pancreatic polypeptide secreted from?

A

Gamma cells

30
Q

Which of the following is the middle layer of the adrenal cortex?

A

Zona fasciculata

31
Q

What type of hormone is antidiuretic hormone?

A

Peptide

32
Q

Where is oxytocin secreted from?

A

Neurohypophysis

33
Q

What cell type secretes LH?

A

Gonadotropic cells

34
Q

Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?

A

Thyrotropic cells

35
Q

Which gland secretes T3?

A

Thyroid

36
Q

Which gland secretes sex steroids?

A

Adrenal gland (cortex)

37
Q

Which of the following is the exocrine portion of the pancreas?

A

Acini

38
Q

Where is somatostatin secreted from?

A

Delta cells

39
Q

Which of the following is seen the innermost portion the adrenal gland?

A

Chromaffin cells

40
Q

What cell of the parathyroid gland is also called a “chief cell”?

A

Principal cell

41
Q

What type of hormone is oxytocin?

A

Peptide

42
Q

Where is antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secreted from?

A

Neurohypophysis

43
Q

What cell type secretes FSH?

A

Gonadotropic cells

44
Q

Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?

A

Corticotropic cells

45
Q

Which gland secretes norepinephrine?

A

Adrenal gland (medulla)

46
Q

What is corpora arenacea?

A

Brain sand

47
Q

What gland secretes aldosterone?

A

Adrenal gland (cortex)

48
Q

What is the most common cell in the parathyroid gland?

A

Principal cell

49
Q

Where are catecholamines secreted from?

A

Chromaffin cells

50
Q

Which of the following is the outer layer of the adrenal cortex?

A

Zona glomerulosa

51
Q

What type of hormone is estradiol?

A

Steroid

52
Q

What is another term for the anterior lobe of the pituitary?

A

Pars distalis

53
Q

What cell type secretes growth hormone?

A

Somatotropic cells

54
Q

Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?

A

Gonadotropic cells

55
Q

Where is the endocrine portion of the pancreas housed?

A

Islets of Langerhans

56
Q

Which gland secretes glucagon?

A

Pancreas

57
Q

Which cell type secretes calcitonin?

A

Parafollicular cells

58
Q

Which cell type is found in the parathyroid, but is not the most abundant cell type?

A

Oxyphil cell

59
Q

Which part the adrenal gland secretes mineralocorticoids?

A

Zona glomerulosa

60
Q

Which of the following is the inner layer of the adrenal cortex?

A

Zona reticularis

61
Q

What type of hormone is epinephrine?

A

Catecholamine

62
Q

What is another term for the posterior lobe of the pituitary?

A

Pars nervosa

63
Q

What cell type secretes TSH?

A

Thyrotropic cells

64
Q

Which of the following cells can be classified as a basophil?

A

a. Corticotropic cells
b. Thyrotropic cells
c. Gonadotropic cells
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
Answer: e

65
Q

Which gland secretes insulin?

A

Pancreas

66
Q

Which part the adrenal gland secretes sex steroids?

A

Zona reticularis

67
Q

What is the classification of the pancreas?

A

Both endocrine and exocrine

68
Q

Where in the pancreas are islets of Langerhans most numerous?

A

Tail

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