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Quiz- The Endocrine System

Please select the best answer and place on the scantron. Use the diagram below to determine the answer.

1. Estrogen is secreted by structure:

a. A

b. F

c. G

d. D

2. Insulin is secreted by structure:

a. C

b. F

c. E

d. B

3. The hormone that causes the heart to beat more rapidly in a fight or flight situation is secreted by:

a. B

b. A

c. C

d. H

4. This structure functions mostly in children:

a. D

b. G

c. E

d. B

5. This structure is made up of two parts, the medulla, and the cortex:

a. C

b. B

c. F

d. E

6. This gland is considered the Master Gland:

a. B

b. E

c. D

d. A

7. Estrogen is secreted by this gland:

a. F

b. B

c. H

d. G

8. This gland secretes the hormone Thyroxin:

a. F

b. B

c. C

d. H

9. This is the gland that regulates the levels of calcium in the bloodstream:

a. A

b. D

c. C

d. B

10. Testosterone is secreted by this gland:

a. H

b. G

c. A

d. F

11. The gland found in the brain that connects the nervous system and the endocrine system is called the:

a. Parathyroid

b. Thyroid

c. Hypothalamus

d. Thalamus

12. The two glands that function to produce secondary sex characteristics are:

a. ovaries and testosterone

b. ovaries and testes

c. estrogen and testosterone

d. pineal and testes

13. Another name for adrenaline is:

a. dopamine

b. epinephrine

c. noradrenaline

d. estrogen

14. A disease of the endocrine system that involves the levels of blood sugar and requires injections of insulin is:

a. giantism

b. dwarfism

c. Diabetes

d. Cancer

15. The three hormones secreted by the Pituitary gland are:

a. FSH, TSH, GH

b. FSTH, GSH, ACTH

c. GH, Estrogen, Testosterone

d. Insulin, melatonin, estrogen

16. The name of the hormone secreted by the parathyroid gland is:

a. thormone

b. parathormone

c. thyroxin

d. thymosin

17. The name of the hormone secreted by the thymus gland is :

a. thormone

b. parathormone

c. thyroxin

d. thymosin

18. True or False. The endocrine system is a system that works without the help of any other system.

a. True

b. False

19. True or False. The hypothalamus is the gland that controls all the other glands. It is also known as the Master Gland.

a.True

b.False

20. True or False. The Pineal gland functions only during childhood.

a. True

b. False

21. Hormones are:

a. chemicals

b. neurotransmitters

c. synthetic

d. like vitamins

22. The hormone that is important to the development of secondary sex characteristics in females is:

a. testosterone

b. estroven

c. estrogen

d. ovaries

23. Which gland does not secrete hormones?

a. sex glands

b. thyroid gland

c. pituitary gland

d. salivary gland

24. The mechanism by which the endocrine system works is:

a. biofeedback

b. control and response

c. fight or flight

d. negative feedback

25. The name of the specialized cells that are found in the Pancreas, that secrete insulin is:

a. Islets of Manhattan

b. Islets of Long

c. Islets of Langhorn

d. Islets of Langerhans

26. Into which system do endocrine glands secrete hormones?

a. circulatory

b. digestive

c. reproductive

d. nervous

27. FSH stands for:

a. follicle sensing hormone

b. follicle stimulating helper

c. follicular stimulator helper

d. follicle stimulating hormone

28. The pituitary gland is located in:

a. chest

b. heart

c. brain

d. pancreas

29. True or False. The nervous system works slower than the endocrine system.

a. True

b. False

30. Giantism and Dwarfism would be caused by a hyper, or hypo secretion of the:

a. pituitary

b. ovary

c. thyroid

d. pancreas