Question: Which is a function of the thyroid gland?

1. secretes immunologic substances

2. b. secretes thymosin

3. c. secretes corticosteroids

4. d. secretes thyroid-stimulating hormone

5. e. secretes thyroxine

6. Answer: e. secretes thyroxine

7. Question: What is another name for the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland?

8. a. Hypophysis

9. b. hypothalamus

10. c. adenohypophysis

11. d. neurohypophysis

12. e. thalamus

13. Answer: c. adenohypophysis

14. Question: Which of the following secretes cortisol?

15. a. testes

16. b. ovaries

17. c. adrenal medulla

18. d. adrenal cortex

19. e. pituitary gland

20. Answer: d. adrenal cortex

21. Question: Which is a hormone secreted by the pancreas?

22. a. estrogen

23. b. insulin

24. c. vasopressin

25. d. epinephrine

26. e. glucose

27. Answer: b. insulin

28. Question: Which hormone regulates calcium in the blood and bones?

29. a. parathyroid hormone

30. b. thyroxine

31. c. thyroid-stimulating hormone

32. d. prolactin

33. e. prostaglandins

34. Answer: a. parathyroid hormone

35. Question: Which hormone stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete hormones?

36. a. growth hormone

37. b. ADH

38. c. ACTH

39. d. Cortisone

40. e. Secretin

41. Answer: c. ACTH

42. Question: Which is an example of an electrolyte?

43. a. insulin

44. b. sodium

45. c. renin

46. d. glucagon

47. e. steroid

48. Answer: b. sodium

49. Question: Which is an element that is present in thyroxine?

50. a. iron

51. b. calcium

52. c. vitamin D

53. d. Glucose

54. e. Iodine

55. Answer: e. iodine

56. Question: Which is a hormone secreted by the ovary and adrenal cortex?

57. a. Follicle-stimulating hormone

58. b. Luteinizing hormone

59. c. androgen

60. d. estrogen

61. e. oxytocin

62. Answer: d. estrogen

63. Question: Which is a description of gonadotropins?

64. a. secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

65. b. stimulate the growth of long bones

66. c. stimulate glucose uptake in cells

67. d. secreted by the testes

68. e. stimulate the secretion of milk

69. Answer: a. secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland