Digestive, Urinary and
Endocrine Systems
Test Review
by Ms. Rodriguez and Mr. Pitts
The ______ is the passageway for
food and air
A) Esophagus
B) diaphragm
C) larynx
D) pharynx
The chemical and mechanical
break down of food and the
absorption of nutrients is the
function of the_______ ?
A) Endocrine system
B) Digestive system
C) Excretory system (urinary)
D) Nervous system
In the picture #5 is
A) Liver
B) spleen
C) stomach
D) pancreas
Most of the products of
digestion are absorbed into the
circulatory system from?
A) #2
B) #3
C) #4
D) #5
Which of the following are
involved in chemical digestion?
A) hydrochloric acid (HCl)
B) pepsin
C) saliva
D) All of the above
_______ is known as the wavelike
contractions that move food
through the digestive system.
A) indigestion
B) peristalsis
C) involuntary contractions
D) mechanical digestion
Releasing hormones are
produced by the ?
A) thyroid
B) pituitary
C) parathyroid
D) hypothalamus
______ is produced by the liver,
stored in the gall bladder and
breaks down globules of fat into
tiny droplets.
A) chyme
B) amylase
C) pepsin
D) bile
The chemical digestion of
Carbohydrates begins by enzymes
in?
A)
B)
C)
D)
the stomach
the pancreas
the saliva
the liver
An underactive thyroid, or
Hypothyroidism can cause?
A) Lack of energy
B) Increased blood sugar
C) Nervousness
D) Weight loss
Glucagon is a hormone that
A) Raises the blood sugar level
B) Lowers the blood sugar level
C) Does not affect the blood sugar level
D) Raises the insulin level
_____ is a hormone released by
the thyroid that stimulates cell
metabolism and growth
A) oxytocin
B) thyroxine
C) prolactin
D) epinephrine
The ______ sends enzymes
through a duct into the first part of
the small intestine.
A) stomach
B) liver
C) pancreas
D) spleen
A(an) ______ is caused when
digestive enzymes eat through part
of the stomach or duodenal lining
A) tumor
B) ulcer
C) stomach ache
D) bowel movement
In the stomach, digestion of
proteins begins with ____ and
____.
A) Pepsin and Amylase
B) Amylase and Lactase
C) Hydrochloric Acid and Lipase
D) Pepsin and Hydrochloric Acid
What hormone regulates the
body’s normal metabolic rate?
A) Prolactin
B) Estrogen
C) Epinephrine
D) Thyroxine
Which of the following substances
might the filtrate, that is removed
from the blood by the kidneys,
contain?
A) salts, urea and plasma
B) ammonia, red blood cell, and minerals
C) fat, urea, and water
D)salts, amino acids, glucose, and urea
The part of the urinary system
through which urine leaves the
body is ?
A) bladder
B) urethra
C) intestine
D) ureter
Which of the following is known as
the first stage of urine formation?
A) Filtration
B) Bladder inflation
C) Reabsorption
D) nephrosis
_______ are transported to their
targets by the bloodstream or
secreted into extracellular fluid.
A) Enzymes
B) Nerve Impulses
C) Hormones
D) Pathogens
Which of the following are NOT
paired correctly?
A) thyroxine- pituitary gland
B) glucagon- pancreas
C) insulin- pancreas
D) oxytocin- pituitary
____ is converted to urea because
it is less toxic to the body.
A) carbon dioxide
B) carbon monoxide
C) maltose
D) ammonia
What must reach its target cell,
bind to a receptor protein, and
move its message across a cell
membrane in order to work?
A) Nerve impulse
B) hormone
C) oxygen
D) glucose
_______ is not reabsorbed in
significant amounts back into the
bloodstream by the nephrons
A) glucose
B) urea
C) ions
D) water
Testosterone is produced by ?
A) ovaries
B) thymus
C) spleen
D) testes
What breaks down fat
molecules into fatty acids?
A) emulsifiers
B) bile
C) sphincters
D) enzymes
The ____ in the small intestine
allows for an increase in the rate of
nutrient absorption.
A) hormones
B) bacteria
C) enzymes
D) villi
In what organ is urea formed?
A) kidneys
B) liver
C) pancreas
D) lungs
What is the structure shown in
the diagram called?
A) bladder
B) ureter
C) nephron
D) testes
The ____ plays a major role ion
maintaining homeostasis by
removing urea, water, and other
wastes from the blood.
A) Lungs
B) Small intestines
C) Large intestine
D) Kidneys
____ produces insulin
A) Spleen
B) Hypothalamus
C) Pituitary gland
D) Pancreas
During emergency situations (that
cause the “fight or flight” response)
the ______ is/are stimulated
A) Pituitary gland
B) Thymus gland
C) Thyroid gland
D) Adrenal glands
What # is pointing to the pituitary
gland?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
The gland which secretes
hormones for the development and
maintenance of female sexual
characteristics is/are?
A) ovaries
B) testes
C) hypothalamus
D) adrenal glands
_______ produces growth
hormones
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Which of these glands produces
testosterone?
A) ovaries
B) testes
C) pituitary
D) pancreas
A defect in the functioning of this
gland is associated with Diabetes
Mellitus.
A) #1
B) #2
C) #3
D) #4
Which of the following do not
correspond with each other?
A) ADH- kidneys
B) oxytocin- uterus
C) parathyroid- bones
D) insulin- hypothalamus
If you have Diabetes mellitus, you
can have high blood glucose levels
and ….?
A) Your cells may still not be able to obtain
glucose
B) Glycogen may be stored in large
quantities
C) Insulin levels will still increase
D) All of the above
A ____ affects only its target cells.
A) enzyme
B) hormone
C) toxin
D) pathogen
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
are produced by which gland?
A)
Adrenal
B) parathyroid
C) thyroid
D) pancreas
An increase of _____ in the
bloodstream can be caused by
secretion of epinephrine during
stressful times.
A) Oxygen
B) Ions
C) Calcium
D) Glucose
_______ is the hormone that
enables cells of certain tissues to
take in glucose molecules.
A) glucagon
B) insulin
C) epinephrine
D) estrogen
The tubes that carry urine from
kidneys to bladder are called?
A) urethra
B) sphincters
C) ducts
D) ureters
Located in the brain, this structure
controls much of the endocrine
activity of the body by regulating
the secretions of the pituitary gland
A) thyroid
B) hypothalamus
C) brainstem
D) thalamus
Located within the pancreas, the
Islets of Langerhans, are
responsible for ?
A) Making hormones that regulate blood
sugar levels
B) Regulating calcium levels in blood and
bones
C) Controlling the amount of iodine that
reaches your thyroid
D) Producing epinephrine and
norepinephrine
Hormones produced in this gland:
are regulated by the secretions
from the hypothalamus, control the
activity of other endocrine glands,
and are produced as a result of
stimulation by releasing hormones.
A) adrenal
B) pancreas
C) pituitary
D) testes
The pituitary releases all of the
following hormones except
A) prolactin
B) Parathyroid
hormone
C) Oxytocin
D) growth hormone
The gland(s) that secrete(s) a
hormone that regulates the level of
calcium in the body is/are called
____?
A) parathyroid
B) thyroid
C) testes
D) Both A & B
The functional unit of the
kidneys is known as?
A) the nephron
B) the ureter
C) the adrenal gland
D) the loop of
Henle