Deck 11: Endocrine System

Question 1

Define both medical terms and abbreviations related to all body systems

Answer 1

not answered

Question 2

Which of the following glands have ducts that empty their secretions onto a surface?

A) Exocrine glands
B) Merocrine glands
C) Endocrine glands
D) Apocrine glands

Answer 2

Exocrine glands

Question 3

Diagram medical terms, labeling the word parts

Answer 3

not answered

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of an exocrine gland?

A) Sweat gland
B) Sebaceous gland
C) Pineal gland
D) Mammary gland

Question 5

Describe the normal function of each body system

Question 6

What condition results when there is a lack of iodine in the body?

A) Anemia
B) Rickets
C) Goiter
D) Hypothyroidism

Question 7

Anatomy and Physiology

Question 8

The sex hormones are made up of

A) Steroids
B) Minerals
C) Proteins
D) Carbohydrates

Question 9

A commercial preparation of oxytocin is

A) Synthyroid
B) Pitocin
C) Calcium
D) Adrenalin

Question 10

Identify body systems

Question 11

Medical Terminology

Question 12

The thyroid gland consists of two lobes which are located on either side of the

A) Liver
B) Esophagus
C) Trachea
D) Pancreas

Question 13

What condition results when there is not enough antidiuretic hormone secreted by the body?

A) Hypertension
B) Diabetes insipidus
C) Osteoporosis
D) Diabetes mellitus

Question 14

In an adult, an excess secretion of growth hormone can cause

A) Gigantism
B) Pituitary dwarfism
C) Acromegaly
D) Down syndrome

Question 15

What is the name of a tissue that has receptor sites for a particular hormone?

A) Glandular tissue
B) Target tissue
C) Kleenex tissue
D) Connective tissue

Question 16

What hormones make up thyroid hormone?

A) Thyroxine
B) Thyroid stimulating hormone
C) Triiodothyronine
D) Both A and C
E) All of the above

Question 17

Describe structural organization of the human of the human body

Question 18

What would happen if insulin were given orally?

A) It would cause an allergic reaction.
B) It would be inactivated by digestive enzymes in the stomach.
C) It would irritate the lining of the digestive tract.
D) It would have a toxic effect on the body.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT produced by the anterior pituitary gland?

A) Growth hormone
B) Oxytocin
C) Thyroid stimulating hormone
D) Luteinizing hormone

Question 20

List major organs in each body system

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cortisol?

A) Increases blood glucose levels
B) Secreted in increased amounts in times of prolonged stress
C) Stimulates growth of bone and muscles
D) Counteracts the inflammatory response

Question 22

Which of the following actions do epinephrine and norepinephrine NOT exert?

A) Increase digestive activity
B) Increase heart rate
C) Increase respiratory rate
D) Increase blood supply to skeletal muscle

Question 23

Which of the following reduces the calcium level in the body?

A) Mineralocorticoids
B) Calcitonin
C) Aldosterone
D) Glucocorticoids

Question 24

What secretes insulin?

A) Liver
B) Alpha cells of the pancreas
C) Adrenal glands
D) Beta cells of the pancreas

Question 25

MATCHING
Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
Match each hormone with its function.

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs
B)Causes thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
C)Promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules
D)Reacts with receptor sites in the adrenal gland to stimulate secretion of cortical hormone
E)Promotes development of glandular tissue in female breast during pregnancy
F)Stimulates development of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
G)Causes ovulation to occur
H)Causes contraction of smooth muscle in wall of uterus

Question 26

MATCHING
Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
Match each hormone with its function.

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs

A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs
B)Causes thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
C)Promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules
D)Reacts with receptor sites in the adrenal gland to stimulate secretion of cortical hormone
E)Promotes development of glandular tissue in female breast during pregnancy
F)Stimulates development of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
G)Causes ovulation to occur
H)Causes contraction of smooth muscle in wall of uterus

Question 27

MATCHING
Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
Match each hormone with its function.

Prolactin

A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs
B)Causes thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
C)Promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules
D)Reacts with receptor sites in the adrenal gland to stimulate secretion of cortical hormone
E)Promotes development of glandular tissue in female breast during pregnancy
F)Stimulates development of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
G)Causes ovulation to occur
H)Causes contraction of smooth muscle in wall of uterus

Question 28

Where are the adrenal glands located?

A) On the posterior surface of the thyroid glands
B) Above the kidneys
C) At the base of the brain
D) Just below the pancreas

Question 29

MATCHING
Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
Match each hormone with its function.

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs
B)Causes thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
C)Promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules
D)Reacts with receptor sites in the adrenal gland to stimulate secretion of cortical hormone
E)Promotes development of glandular tissue in female breast during pregnancy
F)Stimulates development of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
G)Causes ovulation to occur
H)Causes contraction of smooth muscle in wall of uterus

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of insulin?

A) Secreted in response to a high concentration of glucose in the blood
B) Decreases the blood glucose level
C) Serves as a primary source of energy for the nervous system
D) A lack of insulin can lead to diabetes mellitus

Question 31

Which of the following raises blood glucose levels?

A) Glucagon
B) Bile
C) Hydrochloric acid
D) Pepsin

Question 32

MATCHING
Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
Match each hormone with its function.

Oxytocin

A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs
B)Causes thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
C)Promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules
D)Reacts with receptor sites in the adrenal gland to stimulate secretion of cortical hormone
E)Promotes development of glandular tissue in female breast during pregnancy
F)Stimulates development of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
G)Causes ovulation to occur
H)Causes contraction of smooth muscle in wall of uterus

Question 33

Which of the following is a function of progesterone?

A) Causes shedding of the uterine lining
B) Stimulates production of milk in the lactating breast
C) Causes the uterine lining to thicken in preparation for pregnancy
D) Stimulates ovulation to occur

Question 34

The parathyroid glands are located

A) On the anterior surface of the thyroid glands
B) Near the upper portion of each kidney
C) On the lateral side of the pineal gland
D) On the posterior surface of the thyroid glands

Question 35

Which of the following regulates blood volume and the concentration of electrolytes in the blood?

A) Mineralocorticoids
B) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
C) Antidiuretic hormone
D) Thyroxine

Question 36

What hormone regulates the sleep/wake cycle?

A) Melatonin
B) Epinephrine
C) Melanin
D) Estrogen

Question 37

What is the function of testosterone (beginning at puberty)?

A) Growth and development of the male reproductive structures
B) Increased skeletal and muscular growth
C) Voice changes
D) Growth and distribution of body hair
E) All of the above

Question 38

MATCHING
Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
Match each hormone with its function.

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs
B)Causes thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
C)Promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules
D)Reacts with receptor sites in the adrenal gland to stimulate secretion of cortical hormone
E)Promotes development of glandular tissue in female breast during pregnancy
F)Stimulates development of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
G)Causes ovulation to occur
H)Causes contraction of smooth muscle in wall of uterus

Question 39

MATCHING
Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
Match each hormone with its function.

Growth hormone

A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs
B)Causes thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
C)Promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules
D)Reacts with receptor sites in the adrenal gland to stimulate secretion of cortical hormone
E)Promotes development of glandular tissue in female breast during pregnancy
F)Stimulates development of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
G)Causes ovulation to occur
H)Causes contraction of smooth muscle in wall of uterus

Question 40

MATCHING
Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
Match each hormone with its function.

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs
B)Causes thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
C)Promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules
D)Reacts with receptor sites in the adrenal gland to stimulate secretion of cortical hormone
E)Promotes development of glandular tissue in female breast during pregnancy
F)Stimulates development of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
G)Causes ovulation to occur
H)Causes contraction of smooth muscle in wall of uterus

Question 41

MATCHING
Match each word part meaning with its correct word part.

-physis

A)to secrete
B)in, within
C)nerve
D)to grow
E)hormone
F)gland
G)beneath, below
H)out, away from

Question 42

MATCHING
Match each word part meaning with its correct word part.

aden/o

A)to secrete
B)in, within
C)nerve
D)to grow
E)hormone
F)gland
G)beneath, below
H)out, away from

Question 43

MATCHING
Match each word part meaning with its correct word part.

exo-

A)to secrete
B)in, within
C)nerve
D)to grow
E)hormone
F)gland
G)beneath, below
H)out, away from

Question 44

MATCHING
Match each word part meaning with its correct word part.

-crine

A)to secrete
B)in, within
C)nerve
D)to grow
E)hormone
F)gland
G)beneath, below
H)out, away from

Question 45

MATCHING
Match each word part meaning with its correct word part.

endo-

A)to secrete
B)in, within
C)nerve
D)to grow
E)hormone
F)gland
G)beneath, below
H)out, away from

Question 46

MATCHING
Match each word part meaning with its correct word part.

hypo-

A)to secrete
B)in, within
C)nerve
D)to grow
E)hormone
F)gland
G)beneath, below
H)out, away from

Question 47

MATCHING
Match each word part meaning with its correct word part.

hormon/o

A)to secrete
B)in, within
C)nerve
D)to grow
E)hormone
F)gland
G)beneath, below
H)out, away from

Question 48

MATCHING
Match each word part meaning with its correct word part.

neur/o

A)to secrete
B)in, within
C)nerve
D)to grow
E)hormone
F)gland
G)beneath, below
H)out, away from