ENDOCRINE QUIZ

It is considered to be ductless; hormone is secreted via the interstitial fluid then into the bloodstream and towards the different target organs

• NERVOUS SYSTEM

• ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

• URINARY SYSTEM

• CELLS AND TISSUES

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What are the functions of Hormones?

• Growth and Development

• Regulation of Metabolism

• Reproduction

• AOTA

What gland secretes at least nine hormones; said to be described as a pea on a stalk; the stalk, infundibulum, connects the gland to the hypothalamus?

• NEUROHYPOPHYSIS

• ADENOHYPOPHYSIS

• HYPOPHYSIS

It binds to membrane-bound receptors, that are proteins that extend across the cell membrane, with their hormone-binding sites exposed on the cell membrane’s outer surface

• RECEPTOR SITE

• WATER-SOLUBLE RECEPTORS

• LIPID-SOLUBLE RECEPTORS

• PROTEIN KINASES

What hormones targets ovaries and promotes ovulation and progesterone production

• GOWTH HORMONE

• FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE

• LUTEINIZING HORMONE

• PROLACTIN

The adrenal cortex is divided into three zones EXCEPT:

• ZONA FASCICULITIS

• ZONA GLOMERULOSA

• ZONA FASCICULATA

• ZONA RETICULARIS

What Disorder/Disease is caused by hyperthyroidism; results in increased metabolism, heat intolerance, rapid heartbeat, weight loss, and exophthalmos

• Goiters

• Cretinism

• Myxedema

• Graves’ Disease

What Disorder/Disease is caused by hyposecretion of thyroxine; results in dwarfism during childhood

• Goiters

• Cretinism

• Myxedema

• Graves’ Disease

What Disorder/Disease is caused by hypothyroidism in adults; results in physical and mental sluggishness

• Goiters

• Cretinism

• Myxedema

• Graves’ Disease

This hormone regulates the homeostasis of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate by increasing blood calcium and magnesium levels, and by decreasing blood phosphate level

• Vasopressin

• Oxytocin

• Parathyroid Hormone

• Thyrotrophic Hormone

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3