1. Leaving Certificate Biology Endocrine System 2 iQuiz SECOND Press the F5 Key to Begin, Then click on this Blue Box FIRST In PowerPoint 2007 if you see a Security Warning click HERE on Options… and then click on  Enable this content

2. Which of the following is not a hormone? InsulinTrypsin ThyroxineAdrenaline

3. Hormones, or chemical messengers, are distributed throughout the body by … DuctsBlood Ductless glandsNerves

4. The thyroid gland requires large amounts of which element? CalciumPhosphorus IronIodine

5. Which of the following structures regulates one’s metabolism? ThyroidPancreas ThymusParathyroid

6. Malfunctions of the thyroid gland result in all of the following except … GoitreMyxoedema CretinismThrombosis

7. What hormone regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates? Antidiuretic hormone Insulin AdrenalineOxytocin

8. Which of the following hormones affects secondary sexual characteristics? OestrogenOxytocin ThyroxineInsulin

9. If radioactive iodine was ingested in which endocrine gland would it be concentrated? AdrenalThyroid PituitaryTestes

10. Which of the following hormones is the odd one out? ProgesteroneTestosterone ThyroxineOestrogen

11. Name the hormone that encourages the reabsorption of water in the nephron of the kidney, controls osmoregulation and whose deficiency causes diabetes insipidus. Luteinising hormone Oxytocin Antidiuretic hormone Thyroxine

12. Name the process which stops the synthesis of a hormone because the products of the reaction (another hormone) inhibit production of the first hormone that controlled its formation. Growth regulator Negative feedback Grave’s disease Myxoedema

13. In which of the following structures is insulin found? Small intestinePancreas JawsStem

14. Which hormone stimulates the secretion of thyroxine? STSHFTSH TSHTFSH

15. The hormone FSH is responsible for … Development of the uterus Development of the placenta Initiating ovulation Ripening the ovarian follicles

16. A gland whose secretions (hormones) are delivered directly into the bloodstream is known as … An exocrine glandAn endocrine gland The master glandThe prostate gland

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