Chapter 11 Endocrine System Answers

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 11 Endocrine System 1. The pancreas can perform both as an endocrine gland and an exocrine gland. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 2. The secretion of hormones operates on a negative feedback system. a. True b. False True ANSWER: 3. Vasopressin is released during childbirth, causing strong contractions of the uterus. a. True b. False False ANSWER: 4. Adrenalin is a powerful cardiac stimulant. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 5. Persons with Type 2 diabetes must take insulin and monitor blood glucose levels daily. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 6. Our bodies need to coordinate and integrate all of their functions into one harmonious whole to maintain homeostasis. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 7. The adrenal glands are known as the master glands. 3. True b. False ANSWER: False 8. Norepinephrine is also called adrenalin. a. True b. False ANSWER: False Page Name: Class: Date: Chapter 11 Endocrine System 9. Epinephrine causes bronchial relaxation. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 10. The alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas secrete the hormone insulin. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 11. The aging process causes a general decrease in all of the hormone secretions. a. True b. False False ANSWER: 12. The most common symptom of someone with diabetes insipidus is polydipsia. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 13. There is no effective treatment for SAD (seasonal affective disorder). a. True b. False ANSWER: False 14. Exophthalmos is a condition sometimes seen in patients with a parathyroid problem. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 15. Excessive thirst is called a. polyuria b. polydipsia c. polyphagia d. polygastria ANSWER: b 16. Hyperfunction of the pituitary gland in preadolescence results in a. gigantism b. dwarfism c. Cushing's syndrome d. diabetes mellitus ANSWER: a Name: Chapter 11 Endocrine System 17. The hormone secreted by the pineal gland is a. prostaglandins b. melatonin c. calcitonin d. oxytocin ANSWER: b Class: Date: 18. The anterior pituitary gland secretes a. growth hormone c. oxytocin ANSWER: a b. vasopressin d. calcitonin 19. The gland located at the base of the brain is the gland. a. pituitary b. thyroid c. thymus d. adrenal ANSWER: a 20. When the secretions from the gland must go through a duct, it is a(n) gland. a. endocrine c. islets of Langerhans ANSWER: b b. exocrine 21. Which of the following hormones controls the rate of metabolism, heat production, and oxidation of cells? a. Thyroxine b. Testosterone c. Thymosin d. ACTH ANSWER: a 22. A patient is discovered to have a high calcium blood level. Which gland is most likely causing the problem? a. Pituitary b. Parathyroid c. Adrenal d. Thymus ANSWER: b 23. Which of the following glands is both a endocrine gland and lymphatic organ? a. Thymus c. Pineal ANSWER: a b. Thyroid d. Pancreas 24. Cortisone and cortisol are examples of a. mineralocorticoids b. glucocorticoids c. androgens ANSWER: b Page Name: Class: Date: Chapter 11 Endocrine System 25. A(n) is any organ that produces a secretion. ANSWER: gland 26. The two glands located in the neck close to the Adam's apple are the glands. and ANSWER: thyroid, parathyroid parathyroid, thyroid 27. The hormone that lowers the calcium ion concentration in the blood is called ANSWER: calcitonin 28. The glands are located on the top of the kidneys. ANSWER: adrenal 29. The sex glands include the in the female and the in the male. ANSWER: ovaries, testes 30. Hypersecretion of the growth hormone in the adult results in ANSWER: acromegaly 31. The characteristics of a swollen face, weight increase, and failure in initiative and memory can result from ANSWER: myxedema 32. results from hypersecretion of the glucocorticoid hormones from the adrenal cortex. ANSWER: Cushing's syndrome 33. is the result of excessively low blood sugar, and it can result in insulin shock. ANSWER: Hypoglycemia 34. The secretion of hormones operates on a negative feedback system or under the control of the ANSWER: nervous system Name: Class: Date: Chapter 11 Endocrine System Match the gland with its hormone. a. pituitary anterior lobe b. pituitary - posterior lobe c. thyroid d. parathyroid e. adrenal medulla f. adrenal cortex g. pancreas h. thymus i. ovaries j. testes 35. testosterone ANSWER: j 36. estrogen ANSWER: 37. thyroxine ANSWER: C 38. adrenaline ANSWER: e 39. thymosin ANSWER: h 40. parathormone ANSWER: d 41. antidiuretic hormone ANSWER: b 42. androgens ANSWER: f 43. follicle-stimulating hormone ANSWER: a 44. glucagon ANSWER: g Page