Endocrine

Test Your Endocrine Knowledge

Welcome to the Endocrine Quiz! This quiz is designed to test your knowledge on the human endocrine system, its glands, hormones, and their functions. Whether you're a student, teacher, or just someone interested in biology, this quiz will challenge your understanding of how hormones regulate various bodily functions.

31 engaging questions
Learn about key hormones and glands
Enhance your knowledge of human biology

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Is the system of glands, each of which secretes different types of hormones to maintain homeostasis

Chemicals, secreted by glands, that travel in the blood stream and carry messages to tissues and organs all over the body

It controls the secretion of hormone from the pituitary

Also known as the hypophysis.Its secretion affect other glands like the testis, ovaries, adrenal cortex and thyroid gland

Causes growth of muscles and bones

It stimulates the thyroid to produce its secretion

It stimulates the adrenal cortex

Elevates melanin production of the skin melanocytes resulting to darkening of the skin

Causes formation of sperm and egg cells

Causes ovulation, maturation of sperm and egg cells

Stimulates production of milk

Also called vasopressin.it regulates water balance in the body by stimulating the kidney to increase water reabsorption resulting to less water in the urine.

Stimulates uterine contractions during delivery

Produce thyroxine and triiodothyronine play important roles in metabolism and growth

Reduces the calcium and phosphate levels in the blood.

Four oval shaped glands located on the dorsal side of the thyroid.It secretes only one kind of hormones,

Plays an important role in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels in the blood

Also called suprarenal glands

Regulates reabsorbtion of sodium and excretion of potassium

Maintains glucose concentration during stressful situation. - helps breakdown fat into fatty acids and protein into amino acids.

Stimulate sexual characteristic development

It is flattened, elongated gland.

Secretes the hormone Insulin which promotes the glucose in the blood to be transformed into glycogen which is stored animal starch.

secretes the hormones Glucagon which stimulates the liver to convert the stored glycogen into glucose, when blood sugar level decreases.

Testes produce testosterone responsible for the reproductive structures enlargement

regulates menstrual cycle

promotes growth of female reproductive tissues

Secretes Thymosin which stimulate the production of T lymphocytes which is a kind of white blood cell that helps fight infection from microorganism.x

Also called Pineal body.secretes the hormone Melatonin and Seratonin

prevents the secretion of the gonadotropin hormones LH and LSH by the Anterior pituitary gland consequently inhibiting reproductive system function.

stimulates smooth muscle contraction

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