Chapter 10: Endocrine System
Eisenberg: Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology, 7th Edition
1. Which of the following are major glands of the endocrine system? (1) Adrenal.
(2) Liver.
(3) Thyroid.
a. Adrenal and Liver
b. Adrenal and Thyroid
c. Liver and Thyroid
d. Adrenal, Liver, and Thyroid:
b. Adrenal and Thyroid
2. Which gland secretes steroid hormones?
a. Adrenal.
b. Pituitary.
c. Liver.
d. Parathyroid.:
a. Adrenal.
3. Which group of steroid hormones regulates salt and water balance?
a. Androgens.
b. Glucocorticoids.
c. Mineralocorticoids.
d. Epinephrines.:
c. Mineralocorticoids.
4. The production of aldosterone is primarily regulated by the secretion of
in the .
a. epinephrine; adrenals
b. epinephrine; pituitary
c. renin; thyroid
d. renin; kidneys:
d. renin; kidneys
5. Which group of steroid hormones regulates carbohydrate metabolism?
a. Androgens.
b. Glucocorticoids.
c. Mineralocorticoids.
d. Sex hormones.:
, b. Glucocorticoids.
6. Which steroid hormone depresses the inflammation response to injury?
a. Aldosterone. b. Renin.
c. Cortisone.
d. Epinephrine.:
c. Cortisone.
7. Which endocrine gland secretes cortisone?
a. Kidneys.
b. Thyroid.
c. Parathyroid.
d. Pituitary.:
d. Pituitary.
8. Which group of steroid hormones is sex hormones that tend to masculin- ize the body, to
retain amino acids, and to enhance protein synthesis?
a. Norepinephrines.
b. Mineralocorticoids.
c. Glucocorticoids.
d. Androgens.:
d. Androgens.
9. Which hormones are known as "fight or flight" hormones?
a. Epinephrine and norepinephrine. b. Aldosterone and cortisone.
c. Cortisone and epinephrine.
d. Renin and norepinephrine.:
a. Epinephrine and norepinephrine.
10. Another name for epinephrine is a. aldosterone
b. cortisone c. adrenaline
d. glucagon:
c. adrenaline
11. Epinephrine is secreted by the a. thyroid
b. adrenals
c. parathyroid
d. pituitary:
b. adrenals
Eisenberg: Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology, 7th Edition
1. Which of the following are major glands of the endocrine system? (1) Adrenal.
(2) Liver.
(3) Thyroid.
a. Adrenal and Liver
b. Adrenal and Thyroid
c. Liver and Thyroid
d. Adrenal, Liver, and Thyroid:
b. Adrenal and Thyroid
2. Which gland secretes steroid hormones?
a. Adrenal.
b. Pituitary.
c. Liver.
d. Parathyroid.:
a. Adrenal.
3. Which group of steroid hormones regulates salt and water balance?
a. Androgens.
b. Glucocorticoids.
c. Mineralocorticoids.
d. Epinephrines.:
c. Mineralocorticoids.
4. The production of aldosterone is primarily regulated by the secretion of
in the .
a. epinephrine; adrenals
b. epinephrine; pituitary
c. renin; thyroid
d. renin; kidneys:
d. renin; kidneys
5. Which group of steroid hormones regulates carbohydrate metabolism?
a. Androgens.
b. Glucocorticoids.
c. Mineralocorticoids.
d. Sex hormones.:
, b. Glucocorticoids.
6. Which steroid hormone depresses the inflammation response to injury?
a. Aldosterone. b. Renin.
c. Cortisone.
d. Epinephrine.:
c. Cortisone.
7. Which endocrine gland secretes cortisone?
a. Kidneys.
b. Thyroid.
c. Parathyroid.
d. Pituitary.:
d. Pituitary.
8. Which group of steroid hormones is sex hormones that tend to masculin- ize the body, to
retain amino acids, and to enhance protein synthesis?
a. Norepinephrines.
b. Mineralocorticoids.
c. Glucocorticoids.
d. Androgens.:
d. Androgens.
9. Which hormones are known as "fight or flight" hormones?
a. Epinephrine and norepinephrine. b. Aldosterone and cortisone.
c. Cortisone and epinephrine.
d. Renin and norepinephrine.:
a. Epinephrine and norepinephrine.
10. Another name for epinephrine is a. aldosterone
b. cortisone c. adrenaline
d. glucagon:
c. adrenaline
11. Epinephrine is secreted by the a. thyroid
b. adrenals
c. parathyroid
d. pituitary:
b. adrenals
