Endocrine Glands

Question 1

Name 10 endocrine glands

Answer 1

Pineal
Pituitary (Anterior/Posterior)
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Adrenal (medulla/cortex)
Ovaries
Placenta
Testes
Pancreas
Thymus

Question 2

What gland secretes melatonin?

Answer 2

pineal

Question 3

What gland secretes growth hormone?

Answer 3

Anterior pituitary

Question 4

What gland secretes thyroid stimulating hormone?

Answer 4

anterior pituitary

Question 5

What gland secretes adrenocorticotropic hormones?

Answer 5

anterior pituitary

Question 6

What gland secretes prolactin?

Answer 6

anterior pituitary

Question 7

What gland secretes luteinizing hormone?

Answer 7

anterior pituitary

Question 8

What gland secretes follicle stimulating hormone?

Answer 8

anterior pituitary

Question 9

What gland secretes antidiuretic hormone?

Answer 9

posterior pituitary

Question 10

What gland secretes oxytocin?

Answer 10

posterior pituitary

Question 11

What gland secretes thyroxine?

Answer 11

thyroid

Question 12

What gland secretes triiodothyronine?

Answer 12

thyroid

Question 13

What gland secretes parathyroid hormone?

Answer 13

parathyroid

Question 14

What gland secretes thymosins?

Answer 14

thymus

Question 15

What gland secretes calcitonin?

Answer 15

thyroid

Question 16

What gland secretes chromaffin cells?

Answer 16

adrenal medulla

Question 17

What gland secretes epinephrine & norepinephrine?

Answer 17

adrenal medulla

Question 18

What gland secretes vital hormones?

Answer 18

adrenal cortex

Question 19

What gland secretes aldosterone?

Answer 19

adrenal cortex

Question 20

What gland secretes cortisol?

Answer 20

adrenal cortex

Question 21

What gland secretes male adrenal androgens?

Answer 21

adrenal cortex

Question 22

What gland secretes hormones of Islets of Langerhans?

Answer 22

pancreas

Question 23

What gland secretes alpha, beta & delta hormones?

Answer 23

pancreas

Question 24

What glands secrete estrogen?

Answer 24

ovaries & placenta

Question 25

What glands secrete progesterone?

Answer 25

ovaries & placenta

Question 26

What secretes gonadotropin?

Answer 26

placenta

Question 27

What gland secretes testosterone?

Answer 27

testes

Question 28

What hormone is also known as Interstitial Cell Stimulating Hormone?

Answer 28

luteinizing hormone

Question 29

What does thyroxine do?

Answer 29

metabolizes iodine

Question 30

What does triiodothyronine do?

Answer 30

breaks down food, increases metabolism

Question 31

Which thyroid hormone is secreted the most?

Answer 31

thyroxine

Question 32

What does calcitonin do?

Answer 32

decreases calcium in blood

Question 33

What does parathyroid hormone do?

Answer 33

increases calcium in blood

Question 34

What happens if you get too much calcium?

Answer 34

become sluggish

Question 35

What do chromaffin cells do?

Answer 35

store & secrete epinephrine/norepinephrine

Question 36

What does aldosterone do?

Answer 36

regulates mineral & electrolytes, makes body retain water

Question 37

What type of hormone is cortisol?

Answer 37

glucocorticoid

Question 38

What can male adrenal androgens be made into?

Answer 38

estrogen

Question 39

What do alpha hormones do?

Answer 39

secrete glucagon (breaks down glycogen into glucose)

Question 40

What do beta hormones do?

Answer 40

secrete insulin (forms glycogen from glucose)

Question 41

What do delta hormones do?

Answer 41

secrete somatostatin (inhibits secretion of glucagon & insulin)

Question 42

What does estrogen do?

Answer 42

helps with secondary sex characteristics

Question 43

What is the main female hormone?

Answer 43

progesterone