Endocrine SystemExam

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Name_____________
Weber/Ammirati/King
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
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