Endocrine Glands: Secretion and Action of Hormones

1. What year was the first hormone discovered?
a. 1910
b. 1898
c. 1849
*d. 1902
e. 1906

2. When you are dehydrated, your body will produce more _________ to conserve __________.
*a. ADH, water
b. TSH, iodine
c. oxytocin, water
d. water, MSH
e. none of the above

3. Steroid hormones are secreted by ____________.
a. the adrenal cortex
b. the gonads
c. the thyroid
*d. both a and b
e. both b and c


4. Which is not a part of the endocrine system?
a. thyroid
b. pancreas
c. pituitary
*d. brain

5. Why does insulin need to be given as a shot?
a. so the proteins can get into the blood stream
b. cause the incline get through the body faster
c.because if taken as a pill, the body will digest the incline before it makes it to the blood stream.
*d. both a and c

6. A_________hormone binds to a receptor within the target cell.
a. nonsteroid
b. cAMP
*c. steroid
d. adenylate cyclase

7. The hormone properly called _______is also commonly known as adrenaline.
* a. epinephrine
b. aldosterone
c. phospholipase c
d oxytocin

8. All hormones can be divided into four chemical classes, they are.
a. Leptin, Aldosterone, Glucagon, Epinephrine
*b. Amines, Polypeptides and proteins, Glycoproteins and Steroids
c. Melatonin, Oxytocin, Somatomedins and Glucocorticois
d. None of the above

9. What disease results from hyposecretion of GH ( in a child )?
*a. dwarfism
b. cretinism
c. graves' disease
d. goiter
e. all of the above


10. Which is not produced in the anterior lobe of the Pituitary Gland?
a. growth hormone
b. prolactin
c. luteinizing hormone
*d. Oxytocin
e. none of the above

11. Which disease causes fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, and dry skin?
a. hyperkalemia
b. pancreatitis
c. cushings syndrome
*d. hypothyroidism
e. all of the above

12. This gland is often called the master gland.
a. thymus
*b. pituitary
c. thyroid
d. parathyroid
e. none of the above

13. Which of the following are considered Endocrine glands?
a. Pineal
b. Pituitary
c. Islets of Langerhans
d. none of the above
*e. all of the above

14. How many hormones does the Pituitary gland secrete?
*a. 8
b. 5
c. 10
d. 3
e. 9