Guideline for the endocrine system
prepared by Jean G Cantave for AVAGA.net
1. Hyposecretion of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) will cause an
increase of urinary production.
True or False
2. Hypersecretion of growth hormone in a child is likely to cause acromegaly
True or False
3. hypersecretion of growth hormone in an adult is likely to cause
giantism
True or False
4.
Myxedema is a result of lack of erythropoietin True or False
5. The main function of thyroid hormone metabolism True or
False
6. Grave’s disease is a result of low thyroid hormone
True or False
7. Increased Aldosterone levels would
cause increased sodium reabsorption and
hypertension True or False
8. PTH increases calcium in the blood True or False
9. FSH is more abundant in older women True or False
10. Diabetes type 1 is characterized by high sugar and high insulin in the blood
True or False
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Match the following
11. PTH ..........................A. Pancreatic hormone that lowers blood sugar level
12. Thyroid ..................... B. secretion of epinephrine
13. ACTH ....................... C. Pancreatic hormone
that increases blood sugar level
14. Insulin ...................... D. Metabolism
15. Adrenal medulla ..........
E. Calcium release from bone matrix
16. Glucagon ....................F. Produced by the hypophysis
17. FSH ..........................G.
Hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland
18. LH .......................... .H. Folliculine stimulating hormoen
19.
Oxytocin ....................I. Also called vasopressin. Conserves water
20. ADH ......................... J. Causes
milk secretion
21. Prolactin ................... K. Encourages milk
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22. Protein hormones work on receptors found
a. on the cell surface
b. on the DNA of the cell
23. Secretion of progesterone peaks before ovulation.
a.
true
b. false
24. The corpus luteum is produced after ovulation.
a. true
b.
false
25. The corpus luteum secretes progesterone a. true
b. false
26. Role of inhibin in man is to regulate the secretion of testosterone
a. true
b. false
27. Patients with Cushing’s syndrome
disease tends to have high blood sugar levels
a. true
b. false
28. Lack of aldosterone leads to dehydration
a. true
b. false
29. Gluconeogenesis means
a. production
of fat from glucose b. production of glucose from other nutrients
c. utilization of glucose
in new pathways d. all of the above
30. The adrenal medulla secretes
a. epinephrine
b. cortisol
c. progesterone
d.
acetyl choline
