Endocrine System Terminology Quiz

Endocrine System Terminology Quiz

Chemical messengers cross vast internal distances to govern metabolism, growth, and homeostasis through intricate biological feedback loops.

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  1. Question 1
    • pituitar/o
    • crin/o
    • aden/o
    • thyr/o
  2. Question 2
    • parathyroid/o
    • gonad/o
    • adren/o
    • pancreat/o
  3. Question 3
    • Thyroid gland
    • Sugar
    • Calcium
    • Secretion
  4. Question 4
    • electr/o
    • hormon/o
    • gluc/o
    • metabol/o
  5. Question 5
    • Excessive or above normal
    • Around
    • Within
    • Below or deficient
  6. Question 6
    • hyper-
    • eu-
    • endo-
    • hypo-
  7. Question 7
    • Outside
    • Within
    • Excessive
    • Around
  8. Question 8
    • -uria
    • -ectomy
    • -megaly
    • -genesis
  9. Question 9
    • -pathy
    • -ism
    • -megaly
    • -tropin
  10. Question 10
    • -tropin
    • -genesis
    • -pathy
    • -crine
  11. Question 11
    • Normal hormone production
    • Low blood calcium
    • Excessive sugar in the blood
    • Enlargement of a gland
  12. Question 12
    • Adrenal gland
    • Thyroid gland
    • Pituitary gland
    • Pancreas
  13. Question 13
    • At the base of the brain
    • In the posterior abdomen
    • Within the gonads
    • In the neck
  14. Question 14
    • Thyroid
    • Adrenal
    • Pituitary
    • Pancreatic
  15. Question 15
    • Inside the cranial cavity
    • Within the pelvic cavity
    • Behind the thyroid
    • Above the kidneys
  16. Question 16
    • Pituitary gland
    • Thyroid gland
    • Parathyroid gland
    • Pancreas
  17. Question 17
    • Ovary
    • Adrenal gland
    • Pituitary gland
    • Thyroid gland
  18. Question 18
    • Testis
    • Pancreas
    • Parathyroid
    • Adrenal
  19. Question 19
    • Adrenal, thyroid, pituitary
    • Thyroid, pituitary, adrenal
    • Pituitary, adrenal, thyroid
    • Pituitary, thyroid, adrenal
  20. Question 20
    • Pancreatitis
    • Adrenalectomy
    • Hypopituitarism
    • Thyroiditis
  21. Question 21
    • -megaly
    • -ectomy
    • -tropin
    • -emia
  22. Question 22
    • It stores urine before elimination.
    • It transmits electrical impulses through axons.
    • It releases chemical messengers directly into the bloodstream.
    • It releases secretions through a duct to an epithelial surface.
  23. Question 23
    • Parathyroid hormone
    • Thyroid hormone
    • Insulin
    • Aldosterone
  24. Question 24
    • Insulin
    • Parathyroid hormone
    • Cortisol
    • Glucagon
  25. Question 25
    • Thyroxine
    • Insulin
    • Calcitonin
    • Glucagon
  26. Question 26
    • Insulin
    • Parathyroid hormone
    • Cortisol
    • Thyroid-stimulating hormone
  27. Question 27
    • Glucose and glycogen
    • Sodium and potassium
    • Thyroid-stimulating and growth hormones
    • Calcium and bone collagen
  28. Question 28
    • Calcitonin
    • Insulin
    • Cortisol
    • Melatonin
  29. Question 29
    • The response amplifies the original stimulus indefinitely.
    • The hormone is released only through an exocrine duct.
    • The gland stops responding to every hormone.
    • The response reduces the original stimulus or signal.
  30. Question 30
    • A response strengthens the original stimulus and promotes additional release.
    • A gland decreases in size when stimulated.
    • A rising hormone level suppresses further release of its stimulating hormone.
    • A hormone is secreted into a duct rather than the blood.
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