Bio 112 Chapter 11 Practice Test - Endocrine System

1. Aldosterone and cortisol are hormones produced by the

A. pancreas

B. posterior pituitary

C. adrenal medulla

D. adrenal cortex

2. Which hormone acts to lower the concentration of sugar in the blood?

A. glucagon

B. insulin

C. ADH

D. PTH

3. Which of the following is not a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary?

A. oxytocin

B. GH

C. LH

D. TSH

4. Calcitonin is produced by

A. the thyroid gland

B. the parathyroid gland

C. the pancreas

D. anterior pituitary

5. Which of the following is located just above the heart?

A. thyroid

B. thymus

C. pituitary

D. adrenal gland

6. Epinephrine and norepinephrine are produced by which of the following?

A. adrenal cortex

B. adrenal medulla

C. anterior pituitary

D. posterior pituitary

7. Which of the following stimulates the body to conserve water?

A. ADH

B. GH

C. epinephrine

D. thymosin

8. Which of the following is located in the cranial cavity?

A. pancreas

B. adrenal

C. pineal

D. thyroid

9.  Where is the thyroid gland located?

1. just above the heart
2. just below the larynx
3. just above the larynx
4. at the base of the brain

10. What hormone does the pineal gland secrete?

1. thymosin
2. melatonin
3. melanin
4. epinephrine
5. insulin

11.  What is the function of prolactin?

1. to increase milk production
2. to increase uterine contractions
3. to stimulate the thyroid gland
4. to cause sodium retention

12.  What organ secretes glucagon?

1. pineal gland
2. pituitary gland
3. pancreas
4. parathyroid gland

13.  Which of the following is an action of LH and FSH.

1. increase sperm production
2. increase testosterone production
3. increase estrogen production
4. all of the above
5. A and B

14.  ADH is produced by

1. the anterior pituitary
2. the posterior pituitary
3. the pancreas
4. the adrenal cortex

Answers:

1. d    2. b    3. a    4. a    5. b    6. b    7. a    8. c    9. b    10. b    11. a    12. c    13. e    14. b