1) Where is the pineal gland located? a) Above the hypothalamus b) In the throat c) Above the kidneys d) In the stomach e) Below the stomach f) In the medulla oblongata 2) What hormone does the pineal gland secrete and what does is its function? a) Adrenaline - Prepares the body for a fight-or-flight response b) Calcitonin - Lowers the calcium level in the blood c) Parathyroid hormone - Increases blood glucose levels in the body d) Calcitonin - Increases calcium level in the blood e) Melatonin - Regulates sleep patterns f) Melatonin - Controls maturation of T-lymphocytes 3) What hormone(s) does the thyroid gland secrete? a) Thyroxine and Adrenaline b) Thyroxine and Triiodothronine c) Insulin and Glucagon d) Thyroxine, Triiodothronine and Calcitonin e) Cortisol and Noradrenaline f) Parathyroid hormone 4) What does thyroxine do? a) Prepares the body for a fight-or-flight response b) Increases metabolic rate and heat production c) Decreases blood glucose levels d) Regulates sleep patterns e) Decreases calcium levels in the blood f) Increases metabolic rate 5) What hormone does the parathyroid gland secrete and what is its function? a) Calcitonin - Increases calcium levels in the blood and phosphate excretion in the urine b) Parathyroid hormone - Increases calcium levels in the blood and phosphate excretion in the urine c) Parathormone - Decreases calcium levels in the blood d) Insulin - Decreases blood glucose levels e) Adrenaline - Increases blood glucose levels f) ACTH - Stimulates the secretion of hormone by the adrenal glands 6) Which part of the pancreas secretes glucagon? a) Beta-cells in the islets of Langerhans b) Islets of Langerhans c) Alpha-cells d) Beta-cells e) Alpha-cells in the islets of Langerhans f) Alpha and Beta cells in the islets of Langerhans 7) What does insulin and glucagon do? a) Both increases blood glucose levels b) Both promotes gluconeogenesis c) Decreases blood glucose levels; Increases blood glucose levels d) Increases blood glucose levels; Decreases blood glucose levels e) Both decreases blood glucose levels f) Increases uptake of glucose by cells; Decrease blood glucose levels 8) Where are the adrenal glands located? a) In the stomach b) In the hypothalamus c) In the frontal lobe d) In the neck e) In the liver f) Directly above the kidney 9) What does the adrenal cortex secrete? a) Cortisol, adrenaline, noradrenaline and aldosterone b) Cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline c) Cortisol d) Melatonin e) Cortisol and aldosterone f) Parathyroid hormone 10) What are the functions of adrenaline and noradrenaline? a) Prepares the body for a stress response b) Decreases sodium levels in the blood; Increases potassium excretion in urine c) Increases blood glucose levels d) Stimulates the secretion of ACTH e) Increases metabolic rate f) Prepares the body for a fight-or-flight response; Increases rate and force of heartbeat 11) What is the function of androgens? a) Regulates menstrual cycle b) Increases metabolism c) Produces sperm d) Maintains and develops male sex characteristic e) Maintains and develops female sex characteristics f) Maintains the uterus lining 12) What does thymus secrete? a) Thymosine b) Glucagon c) Insulin d) Melatonin e) Thyroxine f) ADH

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