1. Endocrine system?
(A) Secretes hormones that are transported to target cells by blood
(B) Causes changes in metabolic activities
(C) All of the above are true
(D) Effects are prolonged
2. The gland located at the base of the throat, just inferior to the laryngeal prominence.
(A) Pineal gland
(B) Thyroid
(C) Both a and b
(D) Pituitary gland
3. What gland is located just superior to the kidneys?
(A) Pituitary
(B) Adrenal
(C) Pancreas
(D) Ovaries
4. Cells that secrete insulin and decrease the blood levels of glucose.
(A) Delta
(B) Alpha
(C) Both b and c
(D) Beta
5. Calcitonin is a hormone of which of the following:
(A) Adrenal cortex
(B) Thymus gland
(C) Thyroid gland
(D) Pituitary gland
6. Calcium level in the blood can be regulated and managed by?
(A) Thyroid
(B) A and B
(C) Posterior pituitary
(D) Parathyroid
7. All of the following are hormones of the anterior pituitary except:
(A) Human growth hormone (GH)
(B) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
(C) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
(D) Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
8. The secretions from which of these glands differ between males and females?
(A) Adrenal
(B) Gonadal
(C) Parathyroid
(D) Pancreas
9. The posterior pituitary stores and releases:
(A) Prolactin and oxytocin
(B) Oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
(C) Growth hormone and prolactin
(D) ADH and growth hormone
10. Which of the following hormones are responsible for the “fight-or-flight” response?
(A) Insulin and glucagon
(B) Epinephrine and norepinephrine
(C) Estrogen and progesterone
(D) Thyroxin and melatonin
11. Select the gland that can be classified as an endocrine gland and an exocrine gland?
(A) Thyroid
(B) None of the above
(C) Pituitary
(D) Thymus
12. Which of these hormones is made by the posterior pituitary?
(A) FSH
(B) LH
(C) ACTH
(D) ADH
