TJ14: Endocrine System

Question 1

What is the gland and hormone that lowers blood Ca+ (calcium)?

Answer 1

Gland: Thyroid
Hormone: Calcitonin

Question 2

Which gland function as a temperature regulating gland for the body?

Answer 2

Sweat glands

Question 3

T/F: Ceruminous glands are part of exocrine system

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Are Epinephrine and Norepinephrine essential or nonessential to life

Answer 4

Nonessential

Question 5

What is the primary stimulus for cortisol and aldosterone?

Answer 5

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)

Question 6

ADH is secreted by the Anterior or Posterior Pituitary?

Answer 6

Posterior Pituitary (Neurohypophysis)

Question 7

T/F: Oxytocin is given to women in labor to stimulate uterine contractions?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What gland is responsible for female sexual characteristics?

Answer 8

Gland: Ovaries
Hormone: Estrogen

Question 9

T/F: Epinephrine is more commonly known as Adrenaline?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What gland produces Melatonin?

Answer 10

Pineal Gland

Question 11

Osteoporosis is caused by an increase of what hormone?

Answer 11

Parathyroid Hormone

Question 12

The Adrenal Medulla secretes?

Answer 12

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

Question 13

What is an Exocrine Gland?

Answer 13

Maintain contact with the body surface by a duct

(sweat, tear, mammary, oil, salivary, ear, etc)

Question 14

What is the gland that has anti-inflammatory functions?

Answer 14

Adrenal Glands

Question 15

What hormone is responsible for the growth/elongation of bone?

Answer 15

GH/HGH

Question 16

What are androgens?

Answer 16

Sex hormones

Question 17

What gland regulates body temperature?

Answer 17

Sweat

Question 18

Chemically, hormones are classified as?

Answer 18

Proteins and Steroids

Question 19

What gland stimulates immune system development?

Answer 19

Thymus

Question 20

What is the primary target for glucagon?

Answer 20

Skeletal muscle and Liver

Question 21

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine are secreted from where?

Answer 21

Adrenal Medulla

Question 22

Which is not an endocrine gland?

Answer 22

Sweat, Tear, Mammary, Oil etc

Question 23

The Islets of Langerhans belong to which organ?

Answer 23

Pancreas

Question 24

What are the signs and symptoms of hyposecretion of T3 & T4 in children?

Answer 24

Cretinism: a condition due to decreased thyroid hormones in fetal life of infancy that can cause mental retardation, dwarfism and low metabolic rate

Question 25

The Adrenal glands are located where?

Answer 25

above the kidneys

Question 26

The glands responsible for male sexual characteristics?

Answer 26

Testes

Question 27

The primary effect of thyroxin & triiodothyronine is?

Answer 27

Stimulating the metabolic rate

Question 28

Hypersecretion of GH in adults results in?

Answer 28

Acromegaly

Question 29

T/F: Cretinism in children is when the thyroid fails to develop?

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is secreted from?

Answer 30

Placenta

Question 31

What are the side effects of steroid abuse?

Answer 31

Tissue damage, sterility, and disrupt negative feedback system

Question 32

Beta cells (B-Cells) from the Pancreas secrete (???) to reduce glucose in blood.

Answer 32

Insulin

Question 33

What gland releases Antiduretic Hormone?

Answer 33

Neurohypophysis (Posterior Pituitary)

Question 34

An increase in the breakdown glycogen by the liver is an important effect of?

Answer 34

Hypoglycemia

Question 35

Glands that secrete their products into the bloodstream

Answer 35

Endocrine

Question 36

What is the Master Gland?

Answer 36

Pituitary

Question 37

What gland decreases blood sugar?

Answer 37

Gland: Pancreas Hormone: Insulin

Question 38

Endocrine glands help regulate are?

Answer 38

Adrenal Glands

Question 39

Which organ maintains blood sugar levels?

Answer 39

Pancreas

Question 40

Gland known as the “Third Eye”?

Answer 40

Pineal

Question 41

What can a patient do to control Diabetes Melitus?

Answer 41

Diet and Aerobic Activity

Question 42

T/F: Adrenal Medulla produces cortisol.

Answer 42

False; Adrenal Cortex

Question 43

Oxytocin is produced where?

Answer 43

Neurohypophysis

Question 44

The primary stimulus for the release of insulin is?

Answer 44

High Blood Sugar or too much Glucagon in the blood

Question 45

What is the temporary endocrine gland?

Answer 45

Placenta

Question 46

What hormone stimulates the thyroid, to increase its secretion?

Answer 46

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

Question 47

Chemotherapy suppresses the immune system by the decreasing of the action of what

Answer 47

Thymus

Question 48

Increased heart rate and decreased force of contraction, are the effects of what?

Answer 48

Adrenaline

Question 49

The gland that helps to regulate the body’s internal clock is?

Answer 49

Pineal

Question 50

The gland that stimulates the stress response?

Answer 50

Adrenal Glands