Endocrine System Review

A patient presents with metabolic difficulties. He is tired and has been gaining weight.  Which gland is most likely involved with the patient's condition?

• pancreas

• pituitary glad

• adrenals

• thyroid

When comparing the nervous system to the endocrine system, which of the following is true concerning responses of the nervous system?

• Signals can only travel in one direction.

• It transmits information by chemical means.

• The control is normally long-lasting.

• It is suitable for long term biological processes.

Which of the following is controlled by the endocrine system?

• blushing from embarssment

• the thyroid glad release growth hormones

• heart racing after a car accident

• the parasympathetic nervous system controlling the pancreas

Which statement explains how the pancreas and liver work together to maintain blood sugar levels?

• The liver signals the pancreas to make glucagon which causes sugar to be stored.

• The liver releases insulin which causes the pancreas to make more sugar.

• The pancreas releases glucagon which causes the liver to release sugar into the blood stream.

• The pancreas releases insulin which causes the liver to make more sugar.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the pineal gland?

• making hormones that control appetite, sleep and mood

• producing melatonin

• regulating body rhythms

• making hormones that control our limbic systems' fight or flight resonse

The thyroid is responsible for producing thyroxine, this is control by the TSH(thyroid stimulating hormone) sent from the pituitary gland. This is an example of?

• Pituitary dominance

• hormone cascade

• thyroid cascade

• negative feedback loop

True or False, the only hormones produced by the endocrine system are sex hormones?

• True

• False

Two classmates are disagreeing about whether it is possible to live without the adrenal gland.  Which of the following statements offers a correct explanation for why this gland is needed? 

The adrenal gland is needed because it produces 

• aldosterone which regulates blood calcium levels.

• aldosterone which controls blood pressure

• insulin which regulates blood sugar.

• glucagon which stimulates the liver.

Which part of the nervous system's feedback loop is responsible for maintaining a stable body temperature?

• hypothalamus

• synapse

• dendrite

• spinal cord

Diabetes is a result of what?

• the pancreas not producing enough glucagon

• The liver producing too much or too little glucagon

• the liver not producing enough insulin

• The pancreas producing too much or too little insulin