Questions to accompany

Anatomy and Physiology

CHAPTER 11 THE ENDOCRINE S YSTEM

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Each question consists of a stem statement or question, and 5 options.
You must pick the one correct answer.

1. Most hormones travel from the gland where 4. The family of steroid hormones are
they were produced to the tissues and cells chemically derived from cholesterol and
which they act upon: include:
A. along nerve fibres A. gonadotrophin-releasing hormone
B. via synapses (GnRH), growth hormone-releasing
C. in the bloodstream hormone (GHRH) and thyrotropin-
D. in ducts releasing hormone (TRH)
E. by diffusion B. growth hormone (GH) and
adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
2. What type of signalling occurs when C. T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (triiodothyronine)
neurons release chemical signal molecules D. corticosteroids, sex hormones and
which influence the activity and behaviour vitamin D
of neighbouring neurons? E. antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
A. autocrine
B. synaptic 5. The gland that secretes the hormone that
C. paracrine determines the basal rate of metabolism
D. endocrine and normal growth is located:
E. neurocrine A. in the brain
B. in bones
3. G-proteins (guanine nucleotide-binding C. in front of the trachea
proteins) are molecules involved in the D. in the pelvis
transmission of hormonal signals from E. on top of the kidneys
outside a cell to the interior by means of a
process called: 6. The posterior pituitary gland is sometimes
A. signal transduction called the neurohypophysis and it secretes
B. signal conduction which neurohormones?
C. signal targeting A. calcitonin and parathyroid hormone
D. local signalling (PTH)
E. long-distance signalling B. insulin and glucagon
C. adrenaline and cortisol
D. antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
E. testosterone and oestrogen

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7. Which hormone is produced in the hours of 10. Which of the following cell types is NOT
darkness and encourages sleep? found in the pancreas?
A. insulin A. acinar cells
B. renin B. alpha cells
C. angiotensin C. beta cells
D. leptin D. kappa cells
E. melatonin E. delta cells

8. The exocrine cells of the pancreas produce: 11. Which of the following hormones are
A. adrenaline produced and secreted by the adrenal
B. insulin medulla?
C. cortisol A. T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (triiodothyronine)
D. digestive juices B. adrenaline and noradrenaline
E. oestrogen C. insulin and glucagon
D. calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH)
9. Which hormone is primarily responsible for E. aldosterone and cortisol
uptake of glucose from blood by cells?
A. insulin 12. Which hormone from the anterior pituitary
B. renin gland regulates the release of corticosteroid
C. angiotensin hormones from the adrenal cortex?
D. leptin A. TSH
E. melatonin B. ACTH
C. FSH
D. LH
E. ADH

Critical thinking: ARQs (assertion reasoning questions)

These questions consist of two statements:
• an assertion, and
• a reason.
You must first determine whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE.
• If both statements are true, you must next determine whether the reason correctly explains the
assertion. The answer will be option 1 or option 2.
• If one statement is true and the other is false then the answer is option 3 or option 4, depending
on which of the statements is correct.
• If both statements are false, then the answer is option 5.
There is one option for each possible outcome.