Q: Endocrine System Flashcards
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
A) Endocrine glands
The glands that produce the stress hormone cortisol are called:
A) Adrenal glands
B) Thyroid gland
C) Pituitary gland
D) Hypothalamus
A) Adrenal glands
Which is NOT a steroid hormone?
A) Oestrogen
B) Epinephrine
C) Progesterone
D) Cortisol
B) Epinephrine
The endocrine system uses _____ to control and send messages?
A) Electrical signals
B) Hormones
C) Bones
D) Muscles
B) Hormones
The hormone that stimulates ovulation is called:
A) Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
B) Lutenising Hormone (LH)
C) Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
D) Oxytocin
B) Lutenising Hormone (LH)
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
B) Pituitary
Which of the following is NOT a pituitary hormone?
A) Progesterone
B) Growth hormone
C) Prolactin
D) Lutenising hormone (LH)
A) Progesterone
Oxytocin stimulates contraction of the uterine smooth muscle during:
A) Breathing
B) Exercise
C) Childbirth
D) Singing
C) Childbirth
The endocrine glands that initiates antibody development by producing thymosin is the:
A) Pineal gland
B) Pituitary gland
C) Thymus
D) Hypothalamus
C) Thymus
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
D) Increase is respiratory rate
The testes are responsible for the production of:
A) Sperm only
B) Testosterone only
C) Sperm and testosterone
D) None of the above
C) Sperm and testosterone
The mammary glands are situated:
A) in the breast
B) in the testes
C) in saliva
D) in the descending colon
A) in the breast
The salivary glands produce:
A) Bile
B) Vitamin E
C) Saliva
D) None of the above
C) Saliva
Insulin is produced in the:
A) Ovaries
B) Thyroid
C) Hypothalamus
D) Pancreas
D) Pancreas
The Hypothalamus links the endocrine system to the:
A) Nervous System
B) Skeletal system
C) Muscular system
D) Circulatory system
A) Nervous System
The following is a condition of the endocrine system:
A) Water retention
B) Addison’s Disease
C) Brittle bones
D) Constipation
B) Addison’s Disease
Diabetes occurs when a person’s _____ doesn’t produce enough insulin.
A) Pancreas
B) Brain
C) Pituitary
D) Heart
A) Pancreas
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
B) On the left and right side of pelvic cavity
The pancreatic endocrine glands are clusters of cells called the:
A) Adrenocorticotrophic hormones
B) PB cells
C) Medulla
D) Islets of Langerhans
D) Islets of Langerhans
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
