PHINMA – UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN

Quiz Endocrine System)

Name:____________________________
Direction: Encircle the letter of best answer to the following questions.

1. The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are known as _______________.

a. effectors b. target cells c. hormones d. neurons e. stimuli

2. Prostaglandins are:
a. amino acid-based hormones d. steroid hormones
b. lipid hormones manufactured in cell plasma membranes e. glycerol hormones
c. target organs

3. Growth hormone:
a. is secreted by the thymus gland d. prevents urine production
b. promotes growth in long bones and skeletal muscles e. is produced by the thyroid gland
c. results in Cushing's disease if produced in excess

4. The hormone that triggers ovulation of an egg from the female ovary is:
a. luteinizing hormone c. prolactin e. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. progesterone d. interstitial cell-stimulating hormone

5. Hypersecretion of growth hormone after long bone growth has ended is called:
a. pituitary dwarfism c. Cushing's disease e. acromegaly
b. myxedema d. gigantism

6. Which one of the following hormones exerts its primary effects on the reproductive organs:
a. follicle-stimulating hormone c. adrenocorticotropic hormone e. prolactin
b. thyroid-stimulating hormone d. growth hormone

7. Which of these hormones regulate calcium levels in the body:

a. T3 and T4 c. calcitonin and parathyroid hormone e. oxytocin and prolactin
b. insulin and glucagon d. melatonin and glucocorticoids

8. Which of these hormones is released by the adrenal medulla:

a. sex hormones c. aldosterone e. cortisone
b. glucocorticoids d. epinephrine

9. The "fight-or-flight" response triggers the release of:

a. ADH b. prolactin c. growth hormone d. epinephrine e.
melatonin

10. Insulin causes:

a. a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose d. an increase in the concentration of blood glucose
b. an increase in blood pressure e. an increase in the production of glucagon
c. a decrease in blood pressure

11. The pineal gland produces

a. thymosin b. melatonin c. estrogen d. insulin e. cortisol

12. The hormone responsible for the maturation of white blood cells known as T lymphocytes is:
a. thymosin b. melatonin c. aldosterone d. progesterone e. thyroxine

13. Which of these hormones does NOT play a role in reproduction:

a. antidiuretic hormone c. follicle-stimulating hormone e. luteinizing hormone
b. testosterone d. estrogen

14. Most hormones are regulated by negative feedback mechanisms.

a. True b. False c. Maybe D. None of the above

15. Parathyroid hormone is the most important regulator of blood calcium concentration.
a. True b. False c. Maybe D. None of the above

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Quiz (Lymphatic System)

Name: ______________________________
Direction: Encircle the best answer to the following questions. No erasure of any kind!

1. This is the excess tissue fluid carried by lymphatic vessels.

a. perilymph b. lymph c. blood d. plasma

2. The following are the properties of the lymphatic vessels, EXCEPT:

a. One way direction, toward the heart only.
b. No pump action from the heart.
c. Collects the blood and transports to the body tissues and cells.
d. Fluids move towards the heart through the milking action of the skeletal muscles.

3. The structure of the lymphatic system that filters the fluid before it is returned to the blood to the heart.
a. Macrophages b. Lymph nodes c. Lymphatic vessels d. Lymphocytes

4. The outer part of the lymph node that contains the follicles and the collections of the lymphocytes, is:
a. Cortex b. Medulla c. Intima d. Externa

5. This lymphoid organ is located on the left side of the abdomen that acts as a blood reservoir and destroys worn out blood cells.
a. Spleen b. Thymus c. Tonsils d. Peyer’s patches

6. This body defense is also called the “immune system”.

a. Nonspecific defense system c. Innate defense system
b. Specific defense system d. None of the above

7. The following are classified as the first line body defenses, EXCEPT:
a. Skin c. Mucous membranes like the vagina
b. Secretions from the respiratory tract d. Antibodies and lymphocytes

8. These cells engulf foreign material into a vacuole and enzymes from their lysosomes digest the material.
a. Natural killer cells b. Phagocytes c. Inflammatory cells d. Perforins

9. This body defense cells are the natural police in the body because they look for and destroy cancer cells and virally infected cells.
a. Natural killer cells b. Phagocytes c. Inflammatory cells d. Perforins

10. The following are the functions of the inflammatory response, EXCEPT:
a. Prevents spread of damaging agents c. Disposes of cell debris and pathogens
b. Sets the stage for repair d. Engulfs the pathogens by producing lysozymes.

11. These proteins are activated when they encounter and attach to cells, and they release vasodilators and chemotaxis chemicals
that can cause opsonization where foreign cells become sticky that is easily to engulf.
a. Plasma proteins b. Albumin c. Complement proteins d. Hemoglobin

12. This antimicrobial chemical is secreted by virus-infected cells, and they bind to healthy cell surfaces to inhibit viruses binding.
a. Interferon b. Inflammatory response c. Complement protein d. Fever

13. The following statements about fever below are correct, except for one:
a. Hypothalamus can be activated to increase the body temperature by pyrogens.
b. Fever increases the speed of tissue repair.
c. It inhibits release of some nutrients, depriving bacteria from it.
d. It is always dangerous, and no benefit from it.

14. The type of cells that is involved in the humoral immunity is?
a. T cells b. B cells c. memory T cells d. Natural killer cells

15. This is any substance capable of exciting the immune system and provoking an immune response
a. antigen b. antibodies c. self-antigen d. foreigner
b