04: Quiz: Mechanisms of Hormone Regulation

The pancreas is located _______.

• on top of the kidneys

• directly below the Adam's apple

• behind the stomach

• within the brain

Which of these anterior pituitary hormones regulated the activity of the cortex (middle) region of the adrenal gland?

• thyrotropic hormone (thyroid-stimulating hormone, or TSH)

• prolaction

• growth hormone (GH)

• adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Releasing and inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus influences the activities of the ______.

• pineal gland

• anterior pituitary gland

• adrenal gland

• posterior pituitary gland

The two hormones released by the thyroid gland are ______.

• Calcitonin and thyroid hormone

• Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH)

• Prolactin (PRL) and oxytocin

• Thyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone (PTH)

The hormone that appears to help regulate our sleep-awake cycles is ________.

• thymosin

• progesterone

• melatonin

• glucagon

Which of these hormones prods (causes) the thyroid glad to release thyroxine?

• follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

• adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

• gonadotropic hormones

• thyroid-stimulating hormone (THS)

The adrenal glands are located ______.

• on top of the kidneys

• directly below the Adam's apple

• behind the stomach

• within the brain

Where is calcitonin made?

• hypothalamus

• parafollicular cells of the parathyroid glad

• anterior pituitary

• parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland

Which of these hormones is released by the adrenal medulla?

• aldosterone

• cortisone

• glucocorticoids

• epinephrine

The pineal glad is located ______.

• on top of the kidneys

• directly below the Adam's apple

• behind the stomach

• within the brain