Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology Exam
Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology-The
Endocrine System Exam Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
Produces the hormones that promote the development of the female secondary sexual
characteristics at puberty. -Correct Answer ✔Ovaries
Storehouse for the hormones produced by the hypothalamus of the brain. -Correct
Answer ✔pituitary gland
Produces the hormones that direct the production of the secondary male sex
characteristics. -Correct Answer ✔Testes
Produce steroid hormones and glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. -Correct Answer
✔Adrenal glands
Produces hormones and is considered a neuroendocrine organ. -Correct Answer
✔Hypothalamus
What is the pituitary hormone targets:
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH). -Correct Answer ✔Bone and Muscle
What is the pituitary hormone targets: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) -
Correct Answer ✔Testes or Ovaries
What is the pituitary hormone targets: Prolactin-releasing hormone (PRH) -Correct
Answer ✔Mammary Gland
What is the pituitary hormone targets: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) -Correct
Answer ✔Adrenal Gland
What is the pituitary hormone targets: Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) -Correct
Answer ✔Thyroid Gland
An autoimmune problem involving the thyroid gland. -Correct Answer ✔Graves' disease
Hyposecretion of growth hormone -Correct Answer ✔Pituitary dwarfism
Hyposecretion of the pancreas. -Correct Answer ✔Diabetes Mellitus
Hyposecretion of the adrenal cortex. -Correct Answer ✔Addison's disease
Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology Exam
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Hypersecretion of growth hormone. -Correct Answer ✔Acromegaly
Hyposecretion of the thyroid in adults. -Correct Answer ✔Myxedema
Hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex. -Correct Answer ✔Cushing's Disease
Hypersecretion of growth hormone. -Correct Answer ✔Acromegaly
Hyposecretion of the thyroid in infants. -Correct Answer ✔Cretinism
The size and shape of a pea; produces hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands.
-Correct Answer ✔Hypophysis/Pituitary Gland
The gland that controls the fight-or-flight reaction. -Correct Answer ✔Adrenal Medulla
Produces hormones that regulate glucose levels in the body. -Correct Answer ✔E)
Pancreas
Produces a hormone that controls blood levels of calcium and potassium by their
removal from bone tissue. -Correct Answer ✔D) Parathyroid
Produces the body's major metabolic hormones. -Correct Answer ✔A) Thyroid
Produces glucocorticoids. -Correct Answer ✔Zona Fasciculata
Produces epinephrine. -Correct Answer ✔Adrenal Medulla
Produces aldosterone. -Correct Answer ✔Zona Glomerulosa
Excess hormone levels result in Cushing's syndrome. -Correct Answer ✔Zona
Glomerulosa
Hormones mimic sympathetic nervous system neurotransmitters. -Correct Answer
✔Adrenal Medulla
Produces androgens. -Correct Answer ✔Zona Reticularis
True/False
In humans, melatonin may inhibit sexual maturation. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
The antagonistic hormones that regulate the blood calcium level are calcitonin-
parathormone. -Correct Answer ✔True
Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology Exam
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True/False
The hormone that raises blood sugar levels is insulin. -Correct Answer ✔False
True/False
Addison's disease is due to a deficit output of glucocorticoids only. -Correct Answer
✔False
True/False
Both "turn on" factors (hormonal, humoral, and neural stimuli) and "turn off" factors
(feedback inhibition and others) may be modulated by the activity of the nervous
system. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex to release corticosteroid hormones. -Correct
Answer ✔True
True/False
LH is also referred to as a gonadotropin. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
With age, chronic stress increases blood levels of cortisol and appears to contribute to
memory deterioration. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
Oxytocin is a strong stimulant of uterine contractions. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
Follicle cells of the thyroid gland produce thyroglobulin, while follicle cells of the
parathyroid produce calcitonin. -Correct Answer ✔False
True/False
Type 2 diabetics may reflect declining receptor sensitivity to insulin rather than
decreased insulin production. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
The prime metabolic effect of cortisol is gluconeogenesis. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
The beta cells are the pancreatic islet cells that produce insulin. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
Most type 2 diabetics do not produce insulin. -Correct Answer ✔False
True/False
Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology Exam
Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology-The
Endocrine System Exam Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
Produces the hormones that promote the development of the female secondary sexual
characteristics at puberty. -Correct Answer ✔Ovaries
Storehouse for the hormones produced by the hypothalamus of the brain. -Correct
Answer ✔pituitary gland
Produces the hormones that direct the production of the secondary male sex
characteristics. -Correct Answer ✔Testes
Produce steroid hormones and glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. -Correct Answer
✔Adrenal glands
Produces hormones and is considered a neuroendocrine organ. -Correct Answer
✔Hypothalamus
What is the pituitary hormone targets:
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH). -Correct Answer ✔Bone and Muscle
What is the pituitary hormone targets: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) -
Correct Answer ✔Testes or Ovaries
What is the pituitary hormone targets: Prolactin-releasing hormone (PRH) -Correct
Answer ✔Mammary Gland
What is the pituitary hormone targets: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) -Correct
Answer ✔Adrenal Gland
What is the pituitary hormone targets: Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) -Correct
Answer ✔Thyroid Gland
An autoimmune problem involving the thyroid gland. -Correct Answer ✔Graves' disease
Hyposecretion of growth hormone -Correct Answer ✔Pituitary dwarfism
Hyposecretion of the pancreas. -Correct Answer ✔Diabetes Mellitus
Hyposecretion of the adrenal cortex. -Correct Answer ✔Addison's disease
Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology Exam
, Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology Exam
Hypersecretion of growth hormone. -Correct Answer ✔Acromegaly
Hyposecretion of the thyroid in adults. -Correct Answer ✔Myxedema
Hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex. -Correct Answer ✔Cushing's Disease
Hypersecretion of growth hormone. -Correct Answer ✔Acromegaly
Hyposecretion of the thyroid in infants. -Correct Answer ✔Cretinism
The size and shape of a pea; produces hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands.
-Correct Answer ✔Hypophysis/Pituitary Gland
The gland that controls the fight-or-flight reaction. -Correct Answer ✔Adrenal Medulla
Produces hormones that regulate glucose levels in the body. -Correct Answer ✔E)
Pancreas
Produces a hormone that controls blood levels of calcium and potassium by their
removal from bone tissue. -Correct Answer ✔D) Parathyroid
Produces the body's major metabolic hormones. -Correct Answer ✔A) Thyroid
Produces glucocorticoids. -Correct Answer ✔Zona Fasciculata
Produces epinephrine. -Correct Answer ✔Adrenal Medulla
Produces aldosterone. -Correct Answer ✔Zona Glomerulosa
Excess hormone levels result in Cushing's syndrome. -Correct Answer ✔Zona
Glomerulosa
Hormones mimic sympathetic nervous system neurotransmitters. -Correct Answer
✔Adrenal Medulla
Produces androgens. -Correct Answer ✔Zona Reticularis
True/False
In humans, melatonin may inhibit sexual maturation. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
The antagonistic hormones that regulate the blood calcium level are calcitonin-
parathormone. -Correct Answer ✔True
Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology Exam
, Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology Exam
True/False
The hormone that raises blood sugar levels is insulin. -Correct Answer ✔False
True/False
Addison's disease is due to a deficit output of glucocorticoids only. -Correct Answer
✔False
True/False
Both "turn on" factors (hormonal, humoral, and neural stimuli) and "turn off" factors
(feedback inhibition and others) may be modulated by the activity of the nervous
system. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex to release corticosteroid hormones. -Correct
Answer ✔True
True/False
LH is also referred to as a gonadotropin. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
With age, chronic stress increases blood levels of cortisol and appears to contribute to
memory deterioration. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
Oxytocin is a strong stimulant of uterine contractions. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
Follicle cells of the thyroid gland produce thyroglobulin, while follicle cells of the
parathyroid produce calcitonin. -Correct Answer ✔False
True/False
Type 2 diabetics may reflect declining receptor sensitivity to insulin rather than
decreased insulin production. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
The prime metabolic effect of cortisol is gluconeogenesis. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
The beta cells are the pancreatic islet cells that produce insulin. -Correct Answer ✔True
True/False
Most type 2 diabetics do not produce insulin. -Correct Answer ✔False
True/False
Bio202 Human Anatomy and Physiology Exam
