1.

Myxedema (a lower than normal metabolic rate)

Thyroxine

2. Abnormally small structure, normal proportion

Growth hormone

3. Diabetes mellitus
Insulin

4. Tetany
Parathyroid hormone

5. Poor development of secondary sex characteristics

Estrogen / testosterone

6. Located in the throat

Thyroid

7. Found a top the kidney

Adrenal gland

8. Located close to the stomach and small intestine

Pancreas

9. Ride “horseback” on the thyroid gland

Parathyroid gland

10. Found in the pelvic cavity of the female concerned with ova and female hormone
production.
Ovaries

1. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)

________________ Basal metabolism hormone
T4 / T3 - Thyroid gland

2. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)

________________ Help mature the T lymphocytes
Thymosin - Thymus

3. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)

________________ Mimic the sympathetic nervous system
Epinephrine - Adrenal Medulla

4. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)

________________ Involved in milk ejection
Oxytocin - Hypothalamus

5. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)

________________; and ___________ (name of hormones), _____________ (site of
production) Directly responsible for regulating the menstrual cycle.
BOTH B AND D

6. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)

________________; and ___________ (name of hormones), _____________ (site of
production) Regulate blood calcium level
BOTH A AND C

7. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)

________________; and ___________ (name of hormones), _____________ (site of
production) Regulate blood glucose level; produced by the same “mixed” gland
BOTH A AND B

8. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)

________________; and ___________ (name of hormones), _____________ (site of
production) Help maintain salt and water balance in the body fluids
BOTH C AND B

9. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)

________________ Drive development of secondary sexual characteristics
Estrogen - Ovaries

10. Fill in the blank: The (name of hormones) ______________, (site of production)
________________ Regulates the function of another endocrine gland.
ALL OF THE ABOVE

1. The glucagon is a pancreatic hormone that controls the blood sugar level.
TRUE

2. The anterior pituitary gland is also referred to as the master’s endocrine gland
because it controls the activity of many other endocrine glands.
TRUE

3. A hormone is a chemical messenger into the blood by the endocrine system to

travel to their target.
TRUE

4. The acinar cells from the endocrine portion of the pancreas.

TRUE

5. The endocrine is the primary major controlling system of the human body.
FALSE

6. The endocrine glands produce neurotransmitters and released into the blood.
FALSE

7. The thymus gland is located in the neck wrapped around the trachea.
FALSE

8. The nervous system is fast in control while endocrine system acts much slower.
TRUE

9. Myxedema is the result of hyperthyroidism.

TRUE

10. Vasopressin is another name for antidiuretic hormone.

TRUE

11. The anterior pituitary stores two hormones that are made by the hypothalamus.
FALSE

12. The adrenal medulla and posterior pituitary are both composed of nervous
tissue.
TRUE

13. The hypothalamus controls the anterior pituitary by the releasing or inhibiting
hormones it produces.
TRUE

14. The pituitary gland is found in the brain closely associated with the
hypothalamus.
TRUE

15. Parathyroid hormone is the most important regulator of blood calcium

concentration.
TRUE

16. The gonads are considered both endocrine and exocrine in function.
TRUE

LABELING: Name the structure pointed (A) using the image given below.
A - Pineal Gland
B - Hypothalamus
C - Pituitary gland
D - Thyroid gland
E - Parathyroid gland
F - Thymus
G - Adrenal gland
H - Pancreas
I - Ovary
J - Testes

1. Seven days after ovulation, pituitary secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH)

decreases rapidly. What is the cause of this decrease in secretion?
D) Secretion of estrogen and progesterone by the corpus luteum suppresses
hypothalamic secretion of GnRH and pituitary secretion of LH

2. Which of the following is inconsistent with the diagnosis of Graves’ disease?

E) Increased plasma levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone

3. Which of the following statements about antidiuretic hormone is true?

D) It has opposite effects on urine and plasma osmolality

4. After menopause, hormone replacement therapy with estrogen-like compounds is

effective in preventing the progression of osteoporosis. What is the mechanism of
their protective effect?
A) They stimulate the activity of osteoblasts

5. One treatment for erectile dysfunction requires the injection of a substance

into the corpora cavernosa of the penis. The injection of which of the following
causes an erection?
E) None of the above

6. A baby is born with a penis, a scrotum with no testes, no vagina, and XX

chromosomes. This condition is referred to as hermaphroditism. Which of the
following could cause this abnormality?
B) The presence of a testosterone-secreting tumor in the mother’s right adrenal
gland

7. A young woman is given daily injections of a substance beginning on the 16th day
of her normal menstrual cycle and continuing for 3 weeks. As long as the injections
continue, she does not menstruate. The injected substance could be which of the
following?
E) HCG
8. Which of the following could inhibit the initiating labor?
C) Administration of an antagonist of prostaglandin E2 effects

9. Exposure to UV light directly facilitates which of the following?

A)Conversion of cholesterol to 25-hydroxycholicalciferol

10. Spermatogenesis is regulated by a negative feedback control system in which

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulates the steps in sperm cell formation.
What is the negative feedback signal associated with sperm cell production that
inhibits pituitary formation of FSH?
B) Inhibin

11. During the 12-hr period preceding ovulation, which of the following is true?
B) A surge of luteinizing hormone is secreted from the pituitary

12. Some cells secrete chemicals into the extracellular fluid that act on cells in
the same tissue. Which of the following refers to this type of regulation?
D) Paracrine

13. Estrogen is required for normal reproductive function in the male. Where is the
principal site of estrogen synthesis in the male?
C) Liver cells

14. Parathyroid hormone directly

D) controls the rate of formation of 1, 25-dihydroxycholicalciferol

15. Which of the following is most likely to produce the greatest increase in
insulin secretion?
B) Amino acids and glucose

16. In order for male differentiation to occur during embryonic development,

testosterone must be secreted from the testes. What stimulates the secretion of
testosterone during embryonic development?
B) Human chorionic gonadotropin

17. A patient has an elevated plasma thyroxine (T4 ) concentration, a low plasma
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration, and a thyroid gland that is
smaller than normal. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for
these findings?
C) Patient is taking thyroid extract

18. As menstruation ends estrogen levels in the blood rise rapidly. What is the
source of the estrogen?
B) Developing follicles

19. Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones plays a major role in the
regulation of a nonendocrine target gland?
C) Prolactin

20. A female athlete who took testosterone-like steroids for several months stopped
having normal menstrual cycles. What is the best explanation for this observation?
D) Testosterone inhibits the hypothalamic secretion of gonadotropin-releasing
hormone and the pituitary secretion of LH and FSH