ENDOCRINOLOGY PHARMACOLOGY
UPDATED SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What is endocrinology? Answer: The study of hormonal
communication.
● Which gland oversees the pituitary gland? Answer: Hypothalamus.
● What type of hormones are steroids? Answer: Slow and lasting
chemical messengers (e.g., testosterone).
● What type of hormones are peptides? Answer: Quick and brief
chemical messengers (e.g., insulin).
● What is the role of the hypothalamus? Answer: Controls body
functions and homeostasis, producing releasing factors and tropic
hormones.
● What hormone does the pineal gland produce? Answer: Melatonin,
which regulates sleep/wake cycles.
, ● What does the anterior pituitary gland regulate? Answer: Other
endocrine glands.
● What hormones do follicular cells of the thyroid secrete? Answer: T4
and T3.
● What is the function of parafollicular cells in the thyroid? Answer:
They secrete calcitonin, which helps control calcium levels.
● What does the adrenal medulla secrete? Answer: Epinephrine.
● What are the roles of the adrenal cortex? Answer: Secretes
glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids.
● What are the endocrine functions of the pancreas? Answer: Secretes
insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin.
● What initiates the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone
(GnRH)? Answer: Gonads.
● What is the role of estrogen in females? Answer: Develops secondary
sexual traits and affects bone health.
UPDATED SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What is endocrinology? Answer: The study of hormonal
communication.
● Which gland oversees the pituitary gland? Answer: Hypothalamus.
● What type of hormones are steroids? Answer: Slow and lasting
chemical messengers (e.g., testosterone).
● What type of hormones are peptides? Answer: Quick and brief
chemical messengers (e.g., insulin).
● What is the role of the hypothalamus? Answer: Controls body
functions and homeostasis, producing releasing factors and tropic
hormones.
● What hormone does the pineal gland produce? Answer: Melatonin,
which regulates sleep/wake cycles.
, ● What does the anterior pituitary gland regulate? Answer: Other
endocrine glands.
● What hormones do follicular cells of the thyroid secrete? Answer: T4
and T3.
● What is the function of parafollicular cells in the thyroid? Answer:
They secrete calcitonin, which helps control calcium levels.
● What does the adrenal medulla secrete? Answer: Epinephrine.
● What are the roles of the adrenal cortex? Answer: Secretes
glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids.
● What are the endocrine functions of the pancreas? Answer: Secretes
insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin.
● What initiates the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone
(GnRH)? Answer: Gonads.
● What is the role of estrogen in females? Answer: Develops secondary
sexual traits and affects bone health.
