ENDOCRINE SYSTEM TEST REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PituitaryA2GlandA2-A2Ans--
IsA2aA2masterA2gland,A2hasA23A2lobes,A2connectedA2byA2stalkA2toA2hypothalamus
HypothalamusA2-A2Ans--
BetweenA2cerebrumA2&A2brainA2stem;A2sendsA2nerveA2impulsesA2toA2posteriorA2lobeA2-
A2neurohypophysis; A2feedbackA2loopA2controlsA2hormoneA2levelsA2-
A2negativeA2&A2positiveA2response
GHA2-A2GrowthA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2cellA2metabolismA2inA2mostA2tissesA2ofA2theA2body;A2increasesA2proteinA2synt
hesisA2-A2breakdownA2ofA2fatsA2&A2carbbohydrates
GigantismA2-A2Ans--ExcessiveA2GHA2duringA2childhood
DwarfismA2-A2Ans--DecreaseA2ofA2GHA2duringA2childhood
AcromegalyA2-A2Ans--OverproductionA2ofA2GH;A2BonesA2widenA2inA2face,A2handsA2&A2feet
TSHA2-A2ThryoidA2StimulatingA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2thyroidA2glansA2toA2produceA2hormonesA2necessaryA2forA2metabolismA2&A2allA
2bodyA2functions
ACTHA2-A2AdrenocorticotropicA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2adrenalA2cortexA2toA2produceA2cortisol
CortisolA2-A2Ans--IsA2anA2anti-inflammatory
MSHA2-A2MelanocyteA2StimulatingA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
IncreasesA2theA2productionA2ofA2melaninA2inA2melancytesA2inA2theA2skin;A2responsibleA2for
A2darkA2pigmentationA2ofA2skin
FSHA2-A2FollicleA2StimulatingA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2developmentA2ofA2theA2folliclesA2inA2ovariesA2andA2theA2productionA2ofA2sper
mA2inA2maleA2testes
LHA2-A2LuteinizingA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2ovulationA2inA2femaleA2ovary;A2stimulatesA2productionA2ofA2progesteroneA2inA2
females;A2stimulatesA2synthesisA2ofA2testosteroneA2inA2testesA2toA2maintainA2spermA2cellA2
production
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PituitaryA2GlandA2-A2Ans--
IsA2aA2masterA2gland,A2hasA23A2lobes,A2connectedA2byA2stalkA2toA2hypothalamus
HypothalamusA2-A2Ans--
BetweenA2cerebrumA2&A2brainA2stem;A2sendsA2nerveA2impulsesA2toA2posteriorA2lobeA2-
A2neurohypophysis; A2feedbackA2loopA2controlsA2hormoneA2levelsA2-
A2negativeA2&A2positiveA2response
GHA2-A2GrowthA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2cellA2metabolismA2inA2mostA2tissesA2ofA2theA2body;A2increasesA2proteinA2synt
hesisA2-A2breakdownA2ofA2fatsA2&A2carbbohydrates
GigantismA2-A2Ans--ExcessiveA2GHA2duringA2childhood
DwarfismA2-A2Ans--DecreaseA2ofA2GHA2duringA2childhood
AcromegalyA2-A2Ans--OverproductionA2ofA2GH;A2BonesA2widenA2inA2face,A2handsA2&A2feet
TSHA2-A2ThryoidA2StimulatingA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2thyroidA2glansA2toA2produceA2hormonesA2necessaryA2forA2metabolismA2&A2allA
2bodyA2functions
ACTHA2-A2AdrenocorticotropicA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2adrenalA2cortexA2toA2produceA2cortisol
CortisolA2-A2Ans--IsA2anA2anti-inflammatory
MSHA2-A2MelanocyteA2StimulatingA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
IncreasesA2theA2productionA2ofA2melaninA2inA2melancytesA2inA2theA2skin;A2responsibleA2for
A2darkA2pigmentationA2ofA2skin
FSHA2-A2FollicleA2StimulatingA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2developmentA2ofA2theA2folliclesA2inA2ovariesA2andA2theA2productionA2ofA2sper
mA2inA2maleA2testes
LHA2-A2LuteinizingA2HormoneA2-A2Ans--
StimulatesA2ovulationA2inA2femaleA2ovary;A2stimulatesA2productionA2ofA2progesteroneA2inA2
females;A2stimulatesA2synthesisA2ofA2testosteroneA2inA2testesA2toA2maintainA2spermA2cellA2
production