Anatomy & Physiology Multiple
Choice Questions and answers
2025/2026
______ is a disease caused by a lack of insulin and an overproduction of glucose in the body.
1) Goiter
2) Hypoglycemia
3) Hyperglycemia
4) Diabetes Mellitus - correct answersdiabetes mellitus
______ is an important hormone produced by the pancreas
1) Glucagon
2) Androgens
3) Insulin
4) A and B
5) A and C - correct answersA and C
,______ is located close to the stomach in the abdominal cavity and is a mixed gland.
1) Adrenal gland
2) Thymus gland
3) Gonads
4) Pancreas - correct answerspancreas
_______ and ________ are released into the bloodstream when stimulated by the sympathetic
nervous system. *
1) Epinephrine; Norepinephrine
2) Epinephrine; Calcitonin
3) Norepinephrine; Calcitonin
4) Norepinephrine; Oxytocin - correct answersEpinephrine; Norepinephrine
_______ are tiny masses of glandular tissue most often found on the posterior surface of the
thyroid gland.
1) Pineal glands
2) Parathyroid glands
3) Thymus glands
4) Adrenal glands - correct answersparathyroid glands
_______ causes the kidneys to reabsorb more water from the forming urine; as a result, urine
volume decreases and blood volume increases.
1) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
2) Antidiuretic hormone
3) Lutenizing hormone
4) Growth hormone - correct answersantidiuretic hormone
,_______ decreases blood calcium levels by causing to be deposited in the bones.
1) Luteinizing Hormone
2) Growth Hormone
3) Oxytocin
4) Calcitonin - correct answerscalcitonin
_______ is located at the base of the throat, just inferior to the Adam's apple.
1) Pituitary Gland
2) Pineal Gland
3) Thymus Gland
4) Thyroid Gland - correct answersthyroid gland
_______ is often referred to as the body's major metabolic hormone and is actually two active
iodine-containing hormones
1) Thyroid Hormone
2) Antidiuretic Hormone
3) Parathyroid Hormone
4) Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - correct answersthyroid hormone
________ is an enzyme produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops and this enzyme
causes the release of aldosterone.
1) Catecholamines
2) Renin
3) Epinephrine
4) Glucocorticoids - correct answersrenin
________ is released in significant amounts only during childbirth and in nursing women.
, 1) Calcitonin
2) Lutenizing hormone
3) Oxytocin
4) Growth hormone - correct answersoxytocin
________ triggers ovulation of an egg from the female ovary and stimulates testosterone
production in the testes of men.
1) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
2) Antidiuretic hormone
3) Lutenizing hormone
4) Growth hormone - correct answerslutenizing hormone
__________ is a general metabolic hormone but its major effects are directed to the growth of
skeletal muscles and long bones of the body and plays an important role in final body size.
1) Luteinizing hormone
2) Antidiuretic hormone
3) Growth hormone
4) Adrenaline - correct answersgrowth hormone
__________ is when nerve fibers stimulate hormone release and the target cells respond.
1) Humoral
2) Hormonal
3) Neural
4) Chemical - correct answersneural
____________ is the contraction of the ventricles in the heart.
1) Systole
Choice Questions and answers
2025/2026
______ is a disease caused by a lack of insulin and an overproduction of glucose in the body.
1) Goiter
2) Hypoglycemia
3) Hyperglycemia
4) Diabetes Mellitus - correct answersdiabetes mellitus
______ is an important hormone produced by the pancreas
1) Glucagon
2) Androgens
3) Insulin
4) A and B
5) A and C - correct answersA and C
,______ is located close to the stomach in the abdominal cavity and is a mixed gland.
1) Adrenal gland
2) Thymus gland
3) Gonads
4) Pancreas - correct answerspancreas
_______ and ________ are released into the bloodstream when stimulated by the sympathetic
nervous system. *
1) Epinephrine; Norepinephrine
2) Epinephrine; Calcitonin
3) Norepinephrine; Calcitonin
4) Norepinephrine; Oxytocin - correct answersEpinephrine; Norepinephrine
_______ are tiny masses of glandular tissue most often found on the posterior surface of the
thyroid gland.
1) Pineal glands
2) Parathyroid glands
3) Thymus glands
4) Adrenal glands - correct answersparathyroid glands
_______ causes the kidneys to reabsorb more water from the forming urine; as a result, urine
volume decreases and blood volume increases.
1) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
2) Antidiuretic hormone
3) Lutenizing hormone
4) Growth hormone - correct answersantidiuretic hormone
,_______ decreases blood calcium levels by causing to be deposited in the bones.
1) Luteinizing Hormone
2) Growth Hormone
3) Oxytocin
4) Calcitonin - correct answerscalcitonin
_______ is located at the base of the throat, just inferior to the Adam's apple.
1) Pituitary Gland
2) Pineal Gland
3) Thymus Gland
4) Thyroid Gland - correct answersthyroid gland
_______ is often referred to as the body's major metabolic hormone and is actually two active
iodine-containing hormones
1) Thyroid Hormone
2) Antidiuretic Hormone
3) Parathyroid Hormone
4) Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - correct answersthyroid hormone
________ is an enzyme produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops and this enzyme
causes the release of aldosterone.
1) Catecholamines
2) Renin
3) Epinephrine
4) Glucocorticoids - correct answersrenin
________ is released in significant amounts only during childbirth and in nursing women.
, 1) Calcitonin
2) Lutenizing hormone
3) Oxytocin
4) Growth hormone - correct answersoxytocin
________ triggers ovulation of an egg from the female ovary and stimulates testosterone
production in the testes of men.
1) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
2) Antidiuretic hormone
3) Lutenizing hormone
4) Growth hormone - correct answerslutenizing hormone
__________ is a general metabolic hormone but its major effects are directed to the growth of
skeletal muscles and long bones of the body and plays an important role in final body size.
1) Luteinizing hormone
2) Antidiuretic hormone
3) Growth hormone
4) Adrenaline - correct answersgrowth hormone
__________ is when nerve fibers stimulate hormone release and the target cells respond.
1) Humoral
2) Hormonal
3) Neural
4) Chemical - correct answersneural
____________ is the contraction of the ventricles in the heart.
1) Systole
