NUR 257 Knowledge Check Endocrine System
Questions and Answers | 2025 New Update |
100% Correct - Galen College of Nursing
TERMS IN THIS SET (51) QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
1) The principal male sex steroid hormone is Testosterone
2) The anterior pituitary secretes ____, which Growth horome
stimulates cell metabolism in most tissues of the
body causing them to increase in size.
3) Secretion of ____ from the anterior pituitary MSH
increases pigmentation or darkening of the skin.
4) Seasonal affective disorder occurs in individuals Melatonin
who are sensitive to overproduction of ____.
5) Inadequate amounts of iodine in the diet leads to Goiter
an enlarged thyroid gland, known as a(n) ____.
6) Maintaining the body's internal environment Homeostasis
within certain narrow ranges is called
, 7) The outer layer of the adrenal cortex secretes a mineralocorticoids
group of hormones called ____.
8) A lowering of blood pH is called acidosis
9) Maintenance of the body's water balance is ADH
regulated by ____, which promotes increased
water reabsorption by the kidneys.
10) The action of ____________________ helps the Cortisol
body cope with stressful situations.
11) The thalamus plays a major role in controlling the pituitary gland.
secretions from
12) Secretion of ____ from the anterior pituitary Luteinizing hormone
stimulates ovulation in the ovary.
13) Circadian rhythms are regulated by ____. Melatonin
14) The endocrine glands are ductless glands that secrete
hormone directly into the
bloodstream.
15) exocrine glands secrete chemical substances
into ducts that lead either to
other organs or out of the
body
16) Negative feedback occurs when. the increasing blood level of
a hormone inhibits its
continued secretion from its
Questions and Answers | 2025 New Update |
100% Correct - Galen College of Nursing
TERMS IN THIS SET (51) QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
1) The principal male sex steroid hormone is Testosterone
2) The anterior pituitary secretes ____, which Growth horome
stimulates cell metabolism in most tissues of the
body causing them to increase in size.
3) Secretion of ____ from the anterior pituitary MSH
increases pigmentation or darkening of the skin.
4) Seasonal affective disorder occurs in individuals Melatonin
who are sensitive to overproduction of ____.
5) Inadequate amounts of iodine in the diet leads to Goiter
an enlarged thyroid gland, known as a(n) ____.
6) Maintaining the body's internal environment Homeostasis
within certain narrow ranges is called
, 7) The outer layer of the adrenal cortex secretes a mineralocorticoids
group of hormones called ____.
8) A lowering of blood pH is called acidosis
9) Maintenance of the body's water balance is ADH
regulated by ____, which promotes increased
water reabsorption by the kidneys.
10) The action of ____________________ helps the Cortisol
body cope with stressful situations.
11) The thalamus plays a major role in controlling the pituitary gland.
secretions from
12) Secretion of ____ from the anterior pituitary Luteinizing hormone
stimulates ovulation in the ovary.
13) Circadian rhythms are regulated by ____. Melatonin
14) The endocrine glands are ductless glands that secrete
hormone directly into the
bloodstream.
15) exocrine glands secrete chemical substances
into ducts that lead either to
other organs or out of the
body
16) Negative feedback occurs when. the increasing blood level of
a hormone inhibits its
continued secretion from its
