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Question 1

Name the glands in the body that are exclusively endocrine

Answer 1

Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pineal

Question 2

Name the type of hormones that are stored and secreted from the anterior pituitary gland

Answer 2

Human growth hormone
Prolactin
Gonadotropins
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Melanocyte stimulating hormone

Question 3

What are the two types of gonadotrophins

Answer 3

Follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone

Question 4

Where is melatonin stored in the body?

Answer 4

Pineal gland

Question 5

What hormones are stored and secreted in the posterior pituitary gland

Answer 5

Oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone

Question 6

What hormone is stored in the parathyroid hormone?

Answer 6

PTH-Parathormone

Question 7

What hormones are stored in secreted in the thyroid?

Answer 7

Thyroxine T4
Triiodothyronine T3
Calcitonin CT

Question 8

What hormones are produced by the adrenal gland

Answer 8

Cortex

Glucocorticoids: cortisol
Mineralocorticoid: Aldosterone
Androgens: dehydroepiandrosterone

Medulla

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 9

What separates the two testees in the scrotum?

Answer 9

Dartos mm

Question 10

Where does sperm production occurs in the testicles?

Answer 10

Seminiferous tubules

Question 11

What is the name for the interstitial cells in the testes?

Answer 11

Leydig

Question 12

What hormone stimulates which cells to produce testosterone?

Answer 12

Luteinizing hormone stimulates Leydig cells in the testes to produce testosterone

Question 13

Describe the path of sperm and fluid in the male genitalia

Answer 13

Straight tubules 
Rete testis
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Ejaculatory duct
Urethra (Prosthetic, membranous, penile spongy)

Question 14

Where can you find the arteries and scenes as well as nerves and lymphatic vessels in the genitalia of a male?

Answer 14

Spermatic cord

Question 15

Where can you find the cremaster muscle?

Answer 15

Spermatic cord

Question 16

Where does sperm mature?

Answer 16

Epididymis

Question 17

What are the accessory glands of the male genitalia?

Answer 17

Seminal vesicle, bulbourethra gland, Prostate gland

Question 18

What is another name for the bulbourethral glands

Answer 18

Cowpers glands

Question 19

What ligaments support the ovaries?

Answer 19

Broad, ovarian, suspensory

Question 20

What is another name for a mature folicule in the female reproductive system?

Answer 20

Graafian

Question 21

What is another name for the vulva and what structures does it include?

Answer 21

The vulva a.k.a. pudendum, includes all female external genitalia; mons pubis, labia minor, labia majora, clitoris, vestibule

Question 22

What structures are part of the vestibule of the Vulva

Answer 22

Hymen, vaginal orifice, external urethral orifice, openings of ducts of several glands

Question 23

What gland in the female genitalia produces mucus during sexual arousal to provide lubrication?

Answer 23

Greater vestibular a.k.a. Bartholin’s glands

Question 24

Name the three ovarian cycle phases

Answer 24

Follicular, ovulation, luteal

Question 25

Name the four phases of the uterine cycle

Answer 25

Menstrual, pre-ovulatory/proliferative, ovulation, postovulatory

Question 26

What does the term menarche mean

Answer 26

Beginning of menstruation at puberty

Question 27

What hormone promotes the increase in basal metabolic rate?

Answer 27

Thyroid hormone

Question 28

What hormones are produced and secreted by the ovaries?

Answer 28

Estradiol, estrone, progesterone, and inhibin

Question 29

What does chromaffin cells secrete

Answer 29

Norepinephrine

Question 30

What anterior pituitary hormone stimulates a gland in the abdominal cavity to secrete cortisol?

Answer 30

The gland is the adrenal gland, and The hormone responsible is adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 31

Name some cardinal signs of diabetes Mellitus

Answer 31

Polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia Too much urine, Excessive thirst, and excessive hunger

Question 32

What anterior pituitary hormone does not target another endocrine gland?

Answer 32

Growth hormone

Question 33

What organ is responsible for synthesizing the hormone atrial natiruetic peptide Aka ANP

Answer 33

The heart

Question 34

What is the most important mineralocorticoid regulator of the electrolyte concentrations in extracellular fluid?

Answer 34

Aldosterone

Question 35

What is the single most important regulator of calcium levels in the blood?

Answer 35

Parathyroid hormone

Question 36

What is a group of lipid soluble hormones derived from cholesterol?

Answer 36

Steroids

Question 37

What anterior pituitary hormone stimulates the corpus luteum to secrete progesterone?

Answer 37

Luteinizing hormone

Question 38

What would be the result of a hyposecretion of aldosterone?

Answer 38

Dehydration

Question 39

What blood glucose lowering hormone is produced by the pancreatic islet cells?

Answer 39

Insulin

Question 40

What disease is caused due to excessive secretion of the thyroid gland?

Answer 40

Graves’ disease

Question 41

The human papilloma virus is a major risk factor associated with cancer of watch structure?

Answer 41

Cervix

Question 42

What is the structure that connects the ovaries to the uterus

Answer 42

Uterine a.k.a. fallopian tubes

Question 43

What is the difference between the dartos muscle and the detrusor muscle

Answer 43

The dartos muscle separates the scrotal sacs and the detrusor muscle helps in urination