Deck 9: Organ Secretions

Question 1

Which organ of the body secretes amylase?

A) stomach
B) spleen
C) salivary glands
D) large intestine

Answer 1

salivary glands

Question 2

Which organ produces coagulation factors (also known as "clotting factors")?

A) lungs
B) liver
C) lymph nodes
D) pineal gland

Answer 2

liver

Question 3

Which organ manufactures and releases epinephrine?

A) adrenal glands
B) adenoids
C) heart
D) pancreas

Answer 3

adrenal glands

Question 4

Which organ produces insulin?

A) heart
B) skin
C) small intestine
D) pancreas

Question 5

Which organ listed below DOES NOT influence vitamin D and calcium physiology?

A) The parathyroid glands
B) spleen
C) kidneys
D) intestines

Question 6

Which organ needs to take up iodine in order to make the hormone that it secretes?

A) tonsils
B) thyroid gland
C) lungs
D) adrenal glands

Question 7

Which organ releases natriuretic peptides (substances that influence how much salt is excreted by the kidneys)?

A) brain
B) adrenal glands
C) heart
D) pineal glands

Question 8

Which organ releases erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells?

A) bone marrow
B) breast
C) kidneys
D) liver

Question 9

Which organ makes hormones from cholesterols?

A) stomach
B) adrenal glands
C) thyroid gland
D) parathyroid glands

Question 10

Surfactant is a lipid-rich (fatty) molecule that helps newborns to:

A) breathe
B) digest food
C) swallow
D) urinate

Question 11

Which organ stores and releases bile?

A) breast
B) uterus
C) gallbladder
D) urinary bladder

Question 12

Which of the following organs does NOT influence the physiology of angiotensin, a hormone that impacts blood pressure regulation?

A) lungs
B) kidneys
C) ovaries

Question 13

Which organ produces aldosterone, a hormone that stimulates the kidneys to retain sodium and release potassium into the urine?

A) parathyroid glands
B) adrenal glands
C) testes
D) ovaries

Question 14

Which organ secretes follicle-stimulating hormone?

A) thyroid gland
B) adrenal gland
C) parathyroid glands
D) ovaries and testes
E) None of the above

Question 15

Which organ's cells secrete intrinsic factor, a substance that is required for the absorption of Vitamin B12?

A) stomach
B) small intestine
C) gallbladder
D) salivary glands

Question 16

Which organ stores the secretions of the liver, before they are released into the gastrointestinal tract?

A) stomach
B) small intestine
C) gallbladder
D) pancreas

Question 17

Which organ has both exocrine and endocrine secretions?

A) skin
B) pancreas
C) pineal gland
D) organ of Corti

Question 18

In which organ are the Islets of Langerhans found?

A) pancreas
B) thyroid gland
C) pituitary gland
D) ovaries

Question 19

Which type of cell releases leptin?

A) fat cells
B) Skin cells
C) Nerve cells
D) Hepatocytes

Question 20

Which organ produces human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)?

A) ovaries
B) uterus
C) placenta
D) thyroid gland

Question 21

Which gland releases both growth hormone and prolactin?

A) pituitary gland
B) adrenal glands
C) thyroid gland
D) lymph glands

Question 22

Which gland produces thyroid stimulating hormone?

A) thyroid gland
B) parathyroid glands
C) anterior pituitary gland
D) posterior pituitary gland

Question 23

Which organ responds to the release of antidiuretic hormone by reducing the production of urine?

A) arteries
B) veins
C) kidneys
D) lungs

Question 24

Which organ produces the "releasing hormones?"

A) anterior pituitary gland
B) posterior pituitary gland
C) hypothalamus
D) placenta

Question 25

Which organ produces melatonin?

A) pineal gland
B) skin
C) salivary glands
D) gallbladder