SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ In addition to the endocrine system, the hypothalamus is also part of which
system? Excretory NervousCirculatory Digestive.
Answer: Nervous
◍ 8. Which hormone production is increased with sunlight? MSH -melanocyte
stimulating hormone Melatonin Cortisol GH -Growth hormone.
Answer: MSH -melanocyte stimulating hormone
◍ 6. Growth hormone____ A. is most active during childhood/adolescence. B.
can cause disease if levels are not correct. C. cannot affect an adult. D. A
&B.
Answer: D
◍ which of the muscles pictured above act to flex the hip joint?.
Answer: a. the rectus femoris
◍ 6. Growth hormone______ A. is most active during adulthood. B. is
produced by the anterior pituitary gland. C. underproduction is called
acromegaly. D. A &C.
Answer: B
◍ Prolactin (PRL).
Answer: Produced in quantity only during pregnancy and
childbirth/nursing.Causes the mammary glands in the breasts to develop and
produce milk.Plays a role in carbohydrate and fat metabolism.
◍ Which gland decreases in size with age?.
Answer: thymus
, ◍ phagocytosis.
Answer: endocytosis of extremely large things like other cells. Once
enclosed, lysosomes fuse with and digest it.
◍ The function of responsiveness is provided by what system?.
Answer: The nervous system
◍ pectoralis minor.
Answer: protracts and depresses scapula
◍ Cortisol.
Answer: Secreted by the adrenal cortex under the control of the anterior
pituitary hormone ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) Promotes the
hydrolysis of muscle protein to amino acids that enter the blood.Also
counteracts the inflammatory responses that cause the body to experience
pain and swelling.
◍ Hormone target and action of GH, TSH, and Gonadotropic hormones (FSH
and LH).
Answer: GH - All body cells. Causes cell growth, cell division, and protein
synthesis.TSH - Thyroid gland. Stimulates the thyroid gland to produce T3
and T4. Gonadotropic hormones (FSH, LH) -Gonads (testes and ovaries).
Control hormonal secretions of testes, ovaries.
◍ 13. List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below: I cause
blood glucose to rise and breakdown stored nutrients..
Answer: Glucagon
◍ 12. List the hormone(s) that best describes the statement below: I am
secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas..
Answer: Insulin
◍ True or false: Endocrine glands contain ducts and secrete their contents
directly into an epithelial lining..
Answer: False
◍ 15. Which hormone/s are involved in milk production? A. Thyroxin B.