Q: Endocrine System

Question 1

Glands that secrete their product into the interstitial fluid, which flows into the blood are:

A) Endocrine glands
B) Exocrine glands
C) Paracrine glands
D) Interocrine glands

Answer 1

A) Endocrine glands

Question 2

The glands that produce the stress hormone cortisol are called:

A) Adrenal glands
B) Thyroid gland
C) Pituitary gland
D) Hypothalamus

Answer 2

A) Adrenal glands

Question 3

Which is NOT a steroid hormone?

A) Oestrogen
B) Epinephrine
C) Progesterone
D) Cortisol

Answer 3

B) Epinephrine

Question 4

The endocrine system uses _____ to control and send messages?

A) Electrical signals
B) Hormones
C) Bones
D) Muscles

Answer 4

B) Hormones

Question 5

The hormone that stimulates ovulation is called:

A) Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
B) Lutenising Hormone (LH)
C) Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
D) Oxytocin

Answer 5

B) Lutenising Hormone (LH)

Question 6

The gland that does the most to regulate and maintain the function of the other glands is the:
A) Pineal
B) Pituitary
C) Thyroid
D) Parathyroid

Answer 6

B) Pituitary

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a pituitary hormone?

A) Progesterone
B) Growth hormone
C) Prolactin
D) Lutenising hormone (LH)

Answer 7

A) Progesterone

Question 8

Oxytocin stimulates contraction of the uterine smooth muscle during:

A) Breathing
B) Exercise
C) Childbirth
D) Singing

Answer 8

C) Childbirth

Question 9

The endocrine glands that initiates antibody development by producing thymosin is the:

A) Pineal gland
B) Pituitary gland
C) Thymus
D) Hypothalamus

Answer 9

C) Thymus

Question 10

Which is the following is a response to stress?

A) Decrease in heart rate
B) Increase in urine output
C) Redirect blood from skeletal muscles
D) Increase is respiratory rate

Answer 10

D) Increase is respiratory rate

Question 11

The testes are responsible for the production of:

A) Sperm only
B) Testosterone only
C) Sperm and testosterone
D) None of the above

Answer 11

C) Sperm and testosterone

Question 12

The mammary glands are situated:

A) in the breast
B) in the testes
C) in saliva
D) in the descending colon

Answer 12

A) in the breast

Question 13

The salivary glands produce:

A) Bile
B) Vitamin E
C) Saliva
D) None of the above

Answer 13

C) Saliva

Question 14

Insulin is produced in the:

A) Ovaries
B) Thyroid
C) Hypothalamus
D) Pancreas

Answer 14

D) Pancreas

Question 15

The Hypothalamus links the endocrine system to the:

A) Nervous System
B) Skeletal system
C) Muscular system
D) Circulatory system

Answer 15

A) Nervous System

Question 16

The following is a condition of the endocrine system:

A) Water retention
B) Addison’s Disease
C) Brittle bones
D) Constipation

Answer 16

B) Addison’s Disease

Question 17

Diabetes occurs when a person’s _____ doesn’t produce enough insulin.

A) Pancreas
B) Brain
C) Pituitary
D) Heart

Answer 17

A) Pancreas

Question 18

The ovaries are located:

A) In the upper thorax
B) On the left and right side of pelvic cavity
C) In the cervical area of the body
D) In the lower right quadrant of the body only

Answer 18

B) On the left and right side of pelvic cavity

Question 19

The pancreatic endocrine glands are clusters of cells called the:

A) Adrenocorticotrophic hormones
B) PB cells
C) Medulla
D) Islets of Langerhans

Answer 19

D) Islets of Langerhans

Question 20

The _____ gland is a small oval gland, thought to play a role in regulating the body’s biological clock.

A) Pineal
B) Endocrine
C) Hypothalamus
D) Exocrine