The endocrine system test

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Bronze skin color, hypoglycemia, and a reduced ability to cop with stress are signs and symptoms of

Addison's disease

Cortisone

Adrenal cortex

Epinephrine

Adrenal medulla

Six year old Timothy is small for his age and shows signs of metal retardation. What disorder do you suspect

Cretinism

Hypersecretion of glucocorticoids, often caused by a tumor, results in

Cushing's syndrome

Mr. Lee says he felt scared to death when his neighbor's dog bit him. Which of the following did not experience as a result of catecholamine release

Decreased blood pressure

The flight-or-flight response triggers the release of

Epinephrine

Daniella has been diagnosed with Addison's disease. Which of the following does not match her signs or symptoms

High blood pressure and edema

Oxytocin

Hypothalamus

Releasing and inhibiting hormones

Hypothalamus Regulates secretion of anterior pituitary hormones

The lament necessary in the diet for proper thyroid function is

Iodine

That gland that produces melatonin is indicated by

Label A

The pineal gland is indicated by

Label A

The producer of hormones released by the posterior pituitary is indicated by

Label B

The gland that hangs from a stalk from the hypothalamus is indicated by

Label C

The gland that is primarily responsible for regulating metabolism is indicated by

Label D

The glands situated around the thyroid gland that operate entirely under humoral control are represented by

Label E

The glands that act as antagonists to the thyroid gland are indicated by

Label E

The gland that produces thymosin is indicated by

Label F

The thymus is indicated by

Label F

The glands that produce catecholamines are indicated by

Label G

The gland that produces insulin and glucagon is indicated by

Label H

The pancreas is indicated by

Label H

The gland that is the major producer of female hormones is indicated by

Label I

The gland that produces testosterone is indicated by

Label J

A hormone called _____ is believed to play an important role in establishing the body's day-night cycle

Melatonin

Which of the following hormones in not classified as a steroid hormone

Oxytocin

Glucagon

Pancreas

Insulin

Pancreas

The endocrine gland most clearly associated with the hypothalamus is the

Pituitary gland

Which tow hormones play a role in promoting the milk reflex and in maintaining breast milk production in mothers breasts

Prolactin (PRL) and oxytocin

Thymosin

Thymus gland

The target organ of thyrotropic hormone, or thyroid-stimulating hormones, is the _____ gland

Thyroid

Thyroxine

Thyroid gland

The body's major metabolic hormone is called

Thyroid hormone

Aldosterone

adrenal cortex

Glucocorticoids

adrenal cortex

Catecholamines are released by the

adrenal medulla

Norepinephrine

adrenal medulla

Which of these anterior pituitary hormones regulates the activity of the cortex region of the adrenal gland

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called

androgens

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

anterior pituitary

Follicle-stimulating hormone

anterior pituitary

Growth hormone

anterior pituitary

Prolactin

anterior pituitary

Thyroid-stimulating hormone

anterior pituitary

Releasing and inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus influence the activities of the

anterior pituitary gland

Alcohol inhibits the secretion of

antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Alcohol suppresses the production of this hormone, ________, which normally promotes water retention and prevents dehydration

antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Which hormone is alternately known as vasopressin due to its effect on blood vessel diameter and blood pressure

antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Which one of the following is not a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary

antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

A hormone produced by the heart, known as _____, prevents the release of aldosterone in order to reduce blood volume and blood pressure

atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)

Insulin is produced by cells of the pancreatic islets called

beta cells

Which of these hormones regulate calcium levels in the body

calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH)

The two hormones released by the thyroid gland are

calcitonin and thyroid hormone

Being lipid soluble, steroids can do all the following except

catalyze cyclic AMP

Which of the following is not typical of the changes that follow the binding of a hormone to its target cells

cellular mutations occur

Polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria are the three cardinal signs of a disease known as

diabetes mellitus

The thyroid gland is located

directly below the Adam's apple

Which system produces chemical messengers known as hormones

endocrine system

Which of these hormones is released by the adrenal medulla:

epinephrine

Which hormones regulate the females menstrual cycle

estrogens and progesterone

The hormone that stimulates follicle development by female ovaries and sperm development by male testes is

follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

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

glucocorticoids

The most common stimulus for prodding endocrine glands into action is

hormonal

Most endocrine organs are prodded into action by other hormones; this type of stimulus is called

hormonal stimulus

Home pregnancy tests check for a hormone in the females urine called

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

Which hormone is produced by the placenta that stimulates the ovaries to continue producing estrogen and progesterone

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

Antidiuretic hormone

hypothalamus

When blood glucose levels are too high, the beta cells of the pancreas release _____ to decrease levels

insulin

Which hormone works against glucagon

insulin

Which of the following hormones decreases blood glucose levels

insulin

Beta cells of the pancreatic islets produce a hormone known as _____ while the alpha cells produce a hormone known as _____

insulin and glucagon

Prostaglandins are

lipid hormones manufactured in the plasma membranes of cells

Which of the following is not an effect of testosterone

maintenance of pregnancy

Pineal gland produces

melatonin

The hormone that appears to help regulate our sleep-awake cycles is

melatonin

Which one of the following is not a sign of diabetes mellitus

moon face

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

oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Calcitonin is made by the ______ cells of the thyroid gland

parafollicular

Where is calcitonin made

parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland

Parathyroid hormone

parathyroid gland

Tetany resulting from uncontrolled muscle spasms may indicate a malfunction of the

parathyroid glands

Hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood leads to

pituitary dwarfism

Sex hormones produced by the ovaries and testes

promote the formation of sex cells

Rising blood levels of aldosterone cause the kidney tubules to

reabsorb sodium

Glucocorticoids do all of the following except

regulate salt content of the blood

Most hormones are

released upon stimulation by other hormones

The enzyme produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops, stimulating a release of aldosterone, is called

renin

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

second messenger system

Mineralocorticoids regulate the concentration of ______ and _______ ions in our blood

sodium and potassium

Testosterone can be categorized as a _____ hormone

steroid

Estrogens do all of the following except

stimulate growth of facial hair

Tropic hormones

stimulate other endocrine glands to secrete hormones

The hormone produced by male testes which is responsible for sperm production is

testosterone

A hormone called _____ plays an important role in incubating a special group of white blood cells

thymosin

The hormone responsible for the maturation of white blood cells known as T lymphocytes is

thymosin

Calcitonin

thyroid gland

Which of these hormones prods the thyroid gland to release thyroxine

thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Luteinizing hormone

Anterior pituitary


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