This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Endocrine Glands – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Endocrine Glands Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What gland is involved in both digestion and the endocrine system? A) Pineal. B) Pituitary. C) Pancreas. D) P. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pancreas. 2. A hormone is A) A chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph. B) An enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood. C) A chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood. 3. What is the fight or flight hormone which is produced by the adrenals? A) Cortisol. B) Adrenaline. C) Testorerone. D) Aldosterone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adrenaline. 4. Responsible for female sexual development and the menstrual cycle A) Oestrogen. B) Testosterone. C) Progesterone. D) Glucagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oestrogen. 5. Structure of the Endocrine System which produces and releases hormones. A) Endocrine Glands. B) Hormones. C) Homeostasis. D) Negative Feedback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endocrine Glands. 6. Insufficient production during childhood results in dwarfism, while overproduction results in gigantism. A) Insulin. B) Follicle stimulating hormone. C) Oxytocin. D) Human growth hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human growth hormone. 7. Which of the following has both endocrine and exocrine functions? A) Pancreas. B) Anterior pituitary gland. C) Liver. D) Thyroid gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pancreas. 8. Which hormone regulates water balance by reducing the amount of water leaving the body A) Aldosterone. B) Antidiuretic hormone. C) Growth hormone. D) Thyroxine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antidiuretic hormone. 9. Stores calcium in bones when calcium levels are high A) Parathyroid hormone. B) Calcitonin. C) Calciumonus. D) T3 and T4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcitonin. 10. What does melatonin do? A) Raises Blood Sugar. B) Regulates BP. C) Regulates Metabloism. D) Regulate Sleep Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regulate Sleep Cycle. 11. Which type of hormone cannot enter the cell it acts upon, but rather joins a complex on the cell membrane? A) Non-Target Hormone. B) Target Hormone. C) Steroid Hormone. D) Protein Hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protein Hormone. 12. Targets the brain and make people sleepy when its dark A) Melanin. B) Melanoma. C) Melatonin. D) Melons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Melatonin. 13. What anterior pituitary hormone stimulates the adrenal glands? A) ADH. B) TSH. C) ACTH. D) GH. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ACTH. 14. What pancreatic hormone increase blood glucose levels? A) Glucagon. B) Insulin. C) Glucocorticoid. D) Epinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glucagon. 15. Hypersecretion of cortisol, often due to adrenal tumor, can lead to "moon face" feature and "buffalo hump" . Elevated blood sugar is another sign. A) Goiter. B) Grave's Disease. C) Cushing Syndrome. D) Addison's Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cushing Syndrome. 16. Reverses the effects of the stimulus A) Hypothalmus. B) Postive feedback loop. C) Pituitary Gland. D) Negative feedback loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negative feedback loop. 17. What gland secretes thyroxin causing metabolism to increase? A) Thyroid. B) Parathyroid. C) Adrenal. D) Pancreas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thyroid. 18. Glucose levels in the blood are controlled by the: A) Pancreas. B) Thyroid. C) Parathyroids. D) Adrenal Glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pancreas. 19. Parathyroid hormone A) Thyroid gland. B) Pancreas. C) Thymus. D) Parathyroid gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parathyroid gland. 20. Thymosins are secreted by A) Thyroid. B) Parathyroid. C) Thymus. D) Pituitary. 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