The Endocrine System - Human Anatomy

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Anatomy & Physiology

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Set 1: Foundations: An Introduction to Anatomy

Set 2: Foundations: The Cell

Set 3: Foundations: Tissues and Early Embryology

Set 4: The Integumentary System

Set 5: The Skeletal System: Osseous Tissue and Skeletal Structure

Set 6: The Skeletal System: Axial Division

Set 7: The Skeletal System: Appendicular Division

Set 8: The Skeletal System: Articulations

Set 9: The Muscular System: Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Muscle Organization

Set 10: The Muscular System: Axial Musculature

Set 11: The Muscular System: Appendicular Musculature

Set 12: Surface Anatomy and Cross-Sectional Anatomy

Set 13: The Nervous System: Neural Tissue

Set 14: The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

Set 15: The Nervous System: Sensory and Motor Tracts of the Spinal Cord

Set 16: The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves

Set 17: The Nervous System: Autonomic Nervous System

Set 18: The Nervous System: General and Special Senses

Set 19: The Endocrine System

Set 20: The Cardiovascular System: Blood

Set 21: The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

Set 22: The Cardiovascular System: Vessels and Circulation

Set 23: The Lymphatic System

Set 24: The Respiratory System

Set 25: The Digestive System

Set 26: The Urinary System

Set 27: The Reproductive System

Set 28: Embryology and Human Development

Set 19 The Endocrine System

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Set 19 The Endocrine System

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following is/are a steroid hormone(s)that prepares the female body for possible pregnancy?

A) somatotropin
B) gonadotropins
C) prolactin
D) androgens
E) progestins

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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The secretion of ________ by the anterior pituitary gland is not under the control of a regulatory hormone from the hypothalamus.

A) growth hormone
B) prolactin
C) thyroid-stimulating hormone
D) follicle-stimulating hormone
E) melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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The thyroid gland is responsible for the secretion of which hormone(s)?

A) parathyroid hormone
B) thymosins
C) calcitonin
D) melatonin
E) androgens

Answer