Question 1

Which term applies to hormones that stimulate the activity of other endocrine glands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Releasing 
B)  Positive 
C)  Negative 
D)  Tropic 
A)  Releasing 
B)  Positive 
C)  Negative 
D)  Tropic

Question 2

Which hormones require iodine in order to be produced?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thymosin and thymopoietin 
B)  Thyroid-stimulating hormone 
C)  Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone 
D)  Tri-iodothyronine and thyroxine 
A)  Thymosin and thymopoietin 
B)  Thyroid-stimulating hormone 
C)  Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone 
D)  Tri-iodothyronine and thyroxine

Question 3

Which hormone enhances and prolongs the physiological effects of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cortisol 
B)  Calcitonin 
C)  Aldosterone 
D)  Epinephrine 
A)  Cortisol 
B)  Calcitonin 
C)  Aldosterone 
D)  Epinephrine

Question 4

Which hormone stimulates protein synthesis for muscle and bone maintenance and repair, and plays a role in metabolism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oxytocin 
B)  Growth hormone 
C)  Thyroid-stimulating hormone 
D)  Prolactin 
A)  Oxytocin 
B)  Growth hormone 
C)  Thyroid-stimulating hormone 
D)  Prolactin

Question 5

Which hormone is referred to as the "hunger hormone?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Renin 
B)  Secretin 
C)  Thymosin 
D)  Ghrelin 
A)  Renin 
B)  Secretin 
C)  Thymosin 
D)  Ghrelin

Question 6

Which gland secretes melatonin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pineal 
B)  Thymus 
C)  Pituitary 
D)  Pancreas 
A)  Pineal 
B)  Thymus 
C)  Pituitary 
D)  Pancreas

Question 7

Which hormone increases blood glucose levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insulin 
B)  Prolactin 
C)  Glucagon 
D)  Aldosterone 
A)  Insulin 
B)  Prolactin 
C)  Glucagon 
D)  Aldosterone

Question 8

What is the function of T3 (tri-iodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regulate metabolism 
B)  Decrease urine production 
C)  Inhibit the secretion of luteinizing hormone 
D)  Stimulate the release of estrogens and progesterone 
A)  Regulate metabolism 
B)  Decrease urine production 
C)  Inhibit the secretion of luteinizing hormone 
D)  Stimulate the release of estrogens and progesterone

Question 9

Which hormone increases blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoclastic activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calcitonin 
B)  Thyroxine 
C)  Thymopoietin 
D)  Parathyroid hormone 
A)  Calcitonin 
B)  Thyroxine 
C)  Thymopoietin 
D)  Parathyroid hormone

Question 10

Which gland lies in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pineal 
B)  Thymus 
C)  Pituitary 
D)  Hypothalamus 
A)  Pineal 
B)  Thymus 
C)  Pituitary 
D)  Hypothalamus

Question 11

Which region secretes growth hormone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adrenal cortex 
B)  Adrenal medulla 
C)  Anterior pituitary 
D)  Posterior pituitary 
A)  Adrenal cortex 
B)  Adrenal medulla 
C)  Anterior pituitary 
D)  Posterior pituitary

Question 12

Which hormone stimulates the release of estrogens and progesterone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luteinizing hormone 
B)  Follicle-stimulating hormone 
C)  Thyroid-stimulating hormone 
D)  Prolactin 
A)  Luteinizing hormone 
B)  Follicle-stimulating hormone 
C)  Thyroid-stimulating hormone 
D)  Prolactin

Question 13

Which gland is both endocrine and exocrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pineal 
B)  Thymus 
C)  Pituitary 
D)  Pancreas 
A)  Pineal 
B)  Thymus 
C)  Pituitary 
D)  Pancreas

Question 14

Which hormone maintains the uterine lining for implantation and gestation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prolactin 
B)  Oxytocin 
C)  Progesterone 
D)  Testosterone 
A)  Prolactin 
B)  Oxytocin 
C)  Progesterone 
D)  Testosterone

Question 15

Which region secretes cortisol and aldosterone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adrenal cortex 
B)  Adrenal medulla 
C)  Anterior pituitary 
D)  Posterior pituitary 
A)  Adrenal cortex 
B)  Adrenal medulla 
C)  Anterior pituitary 
D)  Posterior pituitary

Exam 24: Endocrine System and Pathologies

Which term applies to hormones that stimulate the activity of other endocrine glands?

Which hormones require iodine in order to be produced?

Which hormone enhances and prolongs the physiological effects of stress?

Which hormone stimulates protein synthesis for muscle and bone maintenance and repair, and plays a role in metabolism?

Which hormone is referred to as the "hunger hormone?"

Which gland secretes melatonin?

Which hormone increases blood glucose levels?

What is the function of T3 (tri-iodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine)?

Which hormone increases blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoclastic activity?

Which gland lies in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone?

Which region secretes growth hormone?

Which hormone stimulates the release of estrogens and progesterone?

Which gland is both endocrine and exocrine?

Which hormone maintains the uterine lining for implantation and gestation?

Which region secretes cortisol and aldosterone?

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