Quiz 9: The Endocrine System

Question 1

Cortisone and cortisol are types of ________ produced by the middle cortical layer of the adrenal gland.

Answer 1

Glucocorticoids

Question 2

What is the target organ of thyrotropic hormone (TH), or thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)?

Answer 2

Thyroid

Question 3

Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called ________.

Answer 3

Androgens

Question 4

Which hormone causes the kidneys to reabsorb more water from forming urine and as a result, increases blood volume?

Answer 4

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Question 5

Calcitonin is made by the ________ cells of the thyroid gland.

Answer 5

Parafollicular

Question 6

Which of the following is a potent stimulator of aldosterone release?

Answer 6

Angiotensin II

Question 7

Bronze skin color, hypoglycemia, and a reduced ability to cope with stress (burnout) are signs and symptoms of ________.

Answer 7

Addison’s disease

Question 8

Hormones of the hypothalamus stimulate the anterior pituitary gland to secrete its hormones. How would you classify this type of endocrine gland stimulation?

Answer 8

Hormonal

Question 9

Water-soluble hormones, such as proteins and peptide hormones, activate target cells using ________.

Answer 9

The second-messenger system

Question 10

The hypothalamus makes two hormones, ________ and ________, that are stored by the posterior pituitary.

Answer 10

Oxytocin; antidiuretic hormone (ADH)