Endocrine System Exam Review

You are driving down the rode and come upon an accident.  You notice the victim is your best friend and the car door is stuck.  Your heart rate increases and your mental alertness is enhanced.  You are able to open the car door for an unexplained reason.  What is this reason?

• Your adrenal gland is producing epinephrine
• Your pancreas is producing insulin
• Your thyroid is producing T3 and T4

Name structure B

• Pancreas

• Adrenal glands

• Spleen

• Thymus

Identify the Pineal gland.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Name glands A

• Uterus

• Ovaries

• Adrenal glands

• Fallopian glands

An organ that produces secretions called hormones is known as a :

• chemical
• gland
• hormone
• duct

___________is a hormonal disorder that develops when your pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone during adulthood. When this happens, your bones increase in size, including those of your hands, feet and face.

• Addison's Disease
• Cushing's Disease
• Acromegaly
• Grave's Disease

This structure releases what hormones?

• insulin and glucagon

• calcitonin and estrogen

• Parathyroid hormone and antidiuretic hormone

• epinephrine and testosterone

Identify the Hypothalamus.

• A

• B

• C

• D

_____ disease is a disorder that occurs when your body produces insufficient amounts of cortisol and aldosterone  produced by your adrenal glands. Symptoms include fatigue, tan colored skin, low BP and hypoglycemia. 

• Cushing's 
• Addison's
• hypothyroidism
• hyperthyroidism

The _____ gland produces hormones that regulate the body's metabolic rate. Its correct functioning depends on having a good supply of iodine from the diet.  It has a butterfly shape and is located in the anterior neck.

• thymus
• thyroid
• pineal gland
• pituitary gland