Endocrine Glands Quiz 5 (20 MCQs)

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1. What gland is involved in both digestion and the endocrine system?
2. A hormone is
3. What is the fight or flight hormone which is produced by the adrenals?
4. Responsible for female sexual development and the menstrual cycle
5. Structure of the Endocrine System which produces and releases hormones.
6. Insufficient production during childhood results in dwarfism, while overproduction results in gigantism.
7. Which of the following has both endocrine and exocrine functions?
8. Which hormone regulates water balance by reducing the amount of water leaving the body
9. Stores calcium in bones when calcium levels are high
10. What does melatonin do?
11. Which type of hormone cannot enter the cell it acts upon, but rather joins a complex on the cell membrane?
12. Targets the brain and make people sleepy when its dark
13. What anterior pituitary hormone stimulates the adrenal glands?
14. What pancreatic hormone increase blood glucose levels?
15. Hypersecretion of cortisol, often due to adrenal tumor, can lead to "moon face" feature and "buffalo hump" . Elevated blood sugar is another sign.
16. Reverses the effects of the stimulus
17. What gland secretes thyroxin causing metabolism to increase?
18. Glucose levels in the blood are controlled by the:
19. Parathyroid hormone
20. Thymosins are secreted by