This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Endocrine Glands – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Endocrine Glands Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What gland secretes a hormone that can cause metabolism to increase? A) Thyroid. B) Parathyroid. C) Adrenal. D) Pancreas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thyroid. 2. Chemical product of an Endocrine Gland. A) Homeostasis. B) Hormone. C) Mitosis. D) Meiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hormone. 3. Chemical messengers that signal a change in the body A) Hormone. B) Enzyme. C) Protein. D) Carbohydrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hormone. 4. This hormone plays a role in regulating metabolism. A) Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. B) ADH. C) Thyroxine. D) Parathyroind hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thyroxine. 5. What gland is known as the the master gland? A) Adrenal. B) Pituitary. C) Thyroid. D) Thymus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pituitary. 6. The pituitary gland is most similar to: A) A worker in a factory. B) A mail carrier. C) The boss of a big office. D) A security guard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boss of a big office. 7. Estrogen & Progesterone A) Testes. B) Ovaries. C) Pineal. D) Thymus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ovaries. 8. What hormone stimulates the thyroid gland? A) ADH. B) TSH. C) ACTH. D) GH. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TSH. 9. A deficiency of growth hormone during adulthood. A) Grave's Disease. B) Addison's Disease. C) Dwarfism. D) Acromegaly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acromegaly. 10. When might your body release adrenaline? A) When you're waking up from a long night's sleep. B) When there isn't enough calcium in your bloodstream. C) When you're threatened by a schoolyard bully. D) When you've had too much to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When you're threatened by a schoolyard bully. 11. The thyroid gland enlarges, and the patient becomes nervous, has an intolerance to heat, loses weight, sweats and may have diarrhea, tremors and palpitations. A) Cretinism. B) Acromegaly. C) Grave's Disease. D) Addison's Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grave's Disease. 12. What hormone stimulates uterine contraction during childbirth and releases milk in nursing mothers? A) Prolactin. B) Calcitonin. C) T3 and T4. D) Oxytocin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxytocin. 13. Iodine is added to table salt to help prevent deficiencies of an essential mineral needed for the proper function of the ..... A) Parathyroid glands. B) Thyroid glandthyroid gland. C) Adrenal glands. D) Pancreas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thyroid glandthyroid gland. 14. Which of the following glands is essential for metabolism and energy? A) Thymus. B) Pituitary. C) Thyroid. D) Adrenal Glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thyroid. 15. Testosterone A) Thyroid. B) Anterior pituitary. C) Testes. D) Ovaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testes. 16. This hormone regulates water concentration. A) Insulin. B) Glucagon. C) Oxytocin. D) Antidiuretic hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antidiuretic hormone. 17. The adrenal glands release adrenaline to help the body regulate ..... A) Diseases. B) Body temperature. C) Stress. D) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stress. 18. The secretion of parathyroid hormone is controlled primarily by the A) Hypothalamus. B) Concentration of blood calcium. C) Thyroid gland. D) Pituitary gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentration of blood calcium. 19. The gland that controls regulation of metabolic rate is the: A) Thyroid. B) Parathyroids. C) Pancreas. D) Adrenal Glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thyroid. 20. What are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body? A) Hormones. B) Glands. C) Organs. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hormones. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEndocrine Glands Quiz 1Endocrine Glands Quiz 2Endocrine Glands Quiz 3Endocrine Glands Quiz 5Endocrine Glands Quiz 6Endocrine Glands Quiz 7Biological Sciences QuizBiology QuizBotany QuizCell Biology QuizCirculatory System QuizGenetic And Mendel S Law Of Heredity QuizHuman Body And Reproduction QuizHuman Physiology Anatomy QuizNervous System QuizPlant Kingdom QuizRespiration QuizScientific Names Of Plants And Animals QuizSkeletal System QuizVirus And Bacteria QuizVitamins Minerals Coenzymes And Deficiency Diseases QuizZoology Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books