HORMONES OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
LATEST EXAM 2025 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
QUESTIONHormone - answer-a chemical messenger; secreted by glands directly into the
bloodstream; travels round the body dissolved in blood plasma
QUESTIONtarget organ/cells - answer-contains receptors on its cells allowing the hormone to bind
to the cell membrane and deliver its instructional message
QUESTIONendocrine gland - answer-ductless glands, secreting hormones directly into the blood
vessels that pass through the gland
QUESTIONSteroid hormone - answer-A lipid-soluble hormone which brings about a change by
binding directly to receptors in the cytoplasm or on the nucleus, bringing about a transcriptional
change
QUESTIONNon-steroid/Peptide hormone - answer-A hydrophilic hormone which binds to a receptor
on the cell surface membrane and brings about a transcriptional change via second messengers
Estrogen - answer-controls development of female secondary sexual characteristics; secreted from
the ovaries
QUESTIONadrenaline (epinephrine) - answer-released by adrenal medulla in response to critical
stress; ;flight or fight; dialates pupils, increases blood pressure and oxygen levels.
QUESTIONinsulin(BETA CELLS) - answer-lowers blood glucose; instructs liver and muscle cells to
absorb glucose and store it as glycogen.
QUESTIONGlucagon (ALPHA CELL) - answer-increases blood glucose levels; instructs liver and
muscle cells to convert glycogen to glucose.
QUESTIONTestosterone - answer-responsible for secondary sex characteristics; in men facial hair,
deepened voice.
QUESTIONPancreas - answer-Gland in the abdomen which produces insulin and glucagon
QUESTIONPineal gland - answer-Gland in the brain which produces melatonin
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LATEST EXAM 2025 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
QUESTIONHormone - answer-a chemical messenger; secreted by glands directly into the
bloodstream; travels round the body dissolved in blood plasma
QUESTIONtarget organ/cells - answer-contains receptors on its cells allowing the hormone to bind
to the cell membrane and deliver its instructional message
QUESTIONendocrine gland - answer-ductless glands, secreting hormones directly into the blood
vessels that pass through the gland
QUESTIONSteroid hormone - answer-A lipid-soluble hormone which brings about a change by
binding directly to receptors in the cytoplasm or on the nucleus, bringing about a transcriptional
change
QUESTIONNon-steroid/Peptide hormone - answer-A hydrophilic hormone which binds to a receptor
on the cell surface membrane and brings about a transcriptional change via second messengers
Estrogen - answer-controls development of female secondary sexual characteristics; secreted from
the ovaries
QUESTIONadrenaline (epinephrine) - answer-released by adrenal medulla in response to critical
stress; ;flight or fight; dialates pupils, increases blood pressure and oxygen levels.
QUESTIONinsulin(BETA CELLS) - answer-lowers blood glucose; instructs liver and muscle cells to
absorb glucose and store it as glycogen.
QUESTIONGlucagon (ALPHA CELL) - answer-increases blood glucose levels; instructs liver and
muscle cells to convert glycogen to glucose.
QUESTIONTestosterone - answer-responsible for secondary sex characteristics; in men facial hair,
deepened voice.
QUESTIONPancreas - answer-Gland in the abdomen which produces insulin and glucagon
QUESTIONPineal gland - answer-Gland in the brain which produces melatonin
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