HERLIHY CHAPTER 14 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM TEST BANK 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HERLIHY CHAPTER 14 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
TEST BANK 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

◉ The trophic hormones, gonadotropic hormones,
adrenocorticotropic hormone, and somatotropic hormone are:
Answer: growth-promoting hormones


◉ The -crine in exocrine and endocrine glands refers to the ability
to: Answer: secrete


◉ The -megaly in hepatomegaly, cardiomegaly, acromegaly, and
splenomegaly refers to: Answer: enlargement


◉ What does lactiferous duct, prolactin, lactogenic hormone, and
lactation have in common? Answer: milk


◉ Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP): Answer: is an example
of a second messenger


◉ The anterior pituitary gland: Answer: is also called the
adenohypophysis

, ◉ ACTH, TSH, FSH, and prolactin are: Answer: secreted by the
adenohypophysis


◉ Secretes ACTH, TSH, prolactin, growth hormone, and the
gonadotropins Answer: Anterior pituitary gland


◉ Cortisol: Answer: is secreted by the adrenal cortex in response to
ACTH.


◉ Stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete steroids Answer: ACTH


◉ A drug used to induce labor is: Answer: oxytocin


◉ Calcitonin: Answer: lowers blood calcium


◉ Catecholamines and steroids: Answer: are secreted by the adrenal
gland


◉ The chief mineralocorticoid is: Answer: aldosterone


◉ Glucocorticoids Answer: convert amino acids into glucose