PSIO 202 Endocrine 1 Question and
answers 100% correct 2025/2026
How are signals spread in the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔widespread via blood
What kind of signals are sent in the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔chemical
What kind of mechanisms does the endocrine system use? - correct answer ✔feedback
What is the endocrine system dependent on? - correct answer ✔receptor
What are the effectors of the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔hormones
What are the glands of the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔hypothalamus, pituitary,
parathyroids, thyroid, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries, testes
What is the largest endocrine organ in the body? - correct answer ✔skin
What hormone does adipose release? - correct answer ✔leptin
What does leptin do? - correct answer ✔cause hunger
What hormone does skeletal muscle release? - correct answer ✔irisin
What hormone does the bone release? - correct answer ✔lipocalin
, What are the master regulators of the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔hypothalamus and
pituitary gland
Where is the pineal gland found? - correct answer ✔in diencephalon
What does the pineal gland release? - correct answer ✔melatonin
What does melatonin do? - correct answer ✔regulate circaidan cycle
What do the thyroid and parathyroid hormones do? - correct answer ✔regulate energy homeostasis
What is the thymus gland involved in? - correct answer ✔immune system
What does the pancreas do? - correct answer ✔help with energy balance
What are the sex hormones? - correct answer ✔ovaries and testes
What are the classes of hormones? - correct answer ✔peptide, catecholamines, and steroids
What are peptides? - correct answer ✔short chains of amino acids
What are some examples of peptides? - correct answer ✔CCK, glucagon, ANP
What are catecholamines? - correct answer ✔derived from tyrosine
What are examples of catecholamines? - correct answer ✔norepinephrine, dopamine, thyroxine
answers 100% correct 2025/2026
How are signals spread in the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔widespread via blood
What kind of signals are sent in the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔chemical
What kind of mechanisms does the endocrine system use? - correct answer ✔feedback
What is the endocrine system dependent on? - correct answer ✔receptor
What are the effectors of the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔hormones
What are the glands of the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔hypothalamus, pituitary,
parathyroids, thyroid, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries, testes
What is the largest endocrine organ in the body? - correct answer ✔skin
What hormone does adipose release? - correct answer ✔leptin
What does leptin do? - correct answer ✔cause hunger
What hormone does skeletal muscle release? - correct answer ✔irisin
What hormone does the bone release? - correct answer ✔lipocalin
, What are the master regulators of the endocrine system? - correct answer ✔hypothalamus and
pituitary gland
Where is the pineal gland found? - correct answer ✔in diencephalon
What does the pineal gland release? - correct answer ✔melatonin
What does melatonin do? - correct answer ✔regulate circaidan cycle
What do the thyroid and parathyroid hormones do? - correct answer ✔regulate energy homeostasis
What is the thymus gland involved in? - correct answer ✔immune system
What does the pancreas do? - correct answer ✔help with energy balance
What are the sex hormones? - correct answer ✔ovaries and testes
What are the classes of hormones? - correct answer ✔peptide, catecholamines, and steroids
What are peptides? - correct answer ✔short chains of amino acids
What are some examples of peptides? - correct answer ✔CCK, glucagon, ANP
What are catecholamines? - correct answer ✔derived from tyrosine
What are examples of catecholamines? - correct answer ✔norepinephrine, dopamine, thyroxine
