Choose the best answer.

1			Which of the following is NOT an effect of thyroid hormones?
			A)	Decreased heat production
			B)	fetal and childhood growth
			C)	promote alertness
			D)	Stimulation of protein synthesis
2			Which of the following hormones is NOT secreted by the liver?
			A)	Insulin
			B)	Insulin-like growth factors
			C)	Angiotensinogen
			D)	Precursor for calcitriol
			E)	Erythropoietin
3			Which structure develops from an embryonic pouch that grows upward from the ectoderm of the pharynx?
			A)	Pineal gland
			B)	Adenohypophysis
			C)	Neurohypophysis
			D)	Thymus gland
4			The chemical messengers that are secreted into the bloodstream and stimulate physiological responses in distant organs are called ________________.
			A)	neurotransmitters
			B)	hormones
			C)	modulators
			D)	facilitators
5			The only cells that respond to a hormone are called ____________________.
			A)	target cells
			B)	neuroendocrine cells
			C)	secretory cells
			D)	inhibitory cells
6			What is the name of the glands that release their product directly into the bloodstream?
			A)	Exocrine
			B)	Apocrine
			C)	Holistic
			D)	Endocrine
7			Normally the endocrine systems response time is ______________ than that of the nervous system.
			A)	slower
			B)	faster
			C)	not any different
8			The hypothalamus is connected to the anterior pituitary gland by the ______________.
			A)	hypothalamo-hypophyseal tract
			B)	direct nerve connections
			C)	hyophyseal portal system
			D)	pre and post synaptic nerve fibers
9			What is the name of the bony structure that houses the pituitary gland?
			A)	Crista galli
			B)	Anterior cranial fossa
			C)	Sella turcica
			D)	Clivus
10			Another name for the anterior pituitary gland is the _____________________.
			A)	pars intermedia
			B)	neurohypophysis
			C)	median eminence
			D)	adenohypophysis
11			Which is NOT a hormone of the anterior pituitary?
			A)	growth hormone
			B)	vasopressin
			C)	adrenocorticotropic hormone
			D)	follicle-stimulating hormone
12			The two hormones of the posterior pituitary are antidiuretic hormone and ________________.
			A)	vasopressin
			B)	prolactin
			C)	luteinizing hormone
			D)	oxytocin
13			The pineal gland is found in the ________________ and may regulate melatonin levels.
			A)	neck
			B)	abdominal cavity
			C)	brain
			D)	pelvic cavity
14			What is the name of the gland that is found in the mediastinum superior to the heart and is normally involuted in the adult?
			A)	Pineal
			B)	Thymus
			C)	Thyroid
			D)	Pancreas
15			The thyroid gland lies adjacent to the trachea within the ________________.
			A)	neck
			B)	mediastinum
			C)	thoracic cavity
			D)	abdominal cavity
16			What is the name of the gland that are small ovoids in the neck and most people have four but about 5% of people have more?
			A)	Pineal
			B)	Thymus
			C)	Parathyroid
			D)	Pancreas
17			This gland is called the suprarenal or ________________ gland.
			A)	pineal
			B)	thymus
			C)	pancreas
			D)	adrenal
18			The endocrine gland(s) of the pancreas are called ____________.
			A)	pars cells
			B)	islet cells
			C)	zona cells
			D)	interstitial cells
19			What two male and female structures function as endocrine glands?
			A)	Penis and uterus
			B)	Prostate and vagina
			C)	Testes and ovaries
			D)	Bulbourethral glands and vestibular glands
20			Which of these organs does NOT have endocrine cells?
			A)	Heart
			B)	Liver
			C)	Kidney
			D)	Rectum
21			This structure forms during a pregnancy and becomes a very powerful endocrine organ. What is the name of the structure?
			A)	Amnion
			B)	Placenta
			C)	Umbilical cord
			D)	Yolk sac