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Endocrine glands and the hormones they release

10th grade (Year 11 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-LS1-2, NGSS.HS-LS1-3 · England: GCSE Combined Science: Homeostasis and response

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Question 1
Which hormone controls the body's basal metabolic rate?
- A. thyroxine
- B. insulin
- C. adrenaline
- D. testosterone
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Question 2
Does this describe the nervous system or the endocrine system: can affect target organs all over the body?
- A. nervous system
- B. endocrine (hormonal) system
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Question 3
Which gland releases adrenaline (epinephrine)?
- A. ovaries
- B. pituitary gland
- C. adrenal glands
- D. pancreas
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Question 4
Why is the pituitary gland called the "master gland"?
- A. Its hormones control the activity of other glands
- B. It makes all the body's hormones
- C. It is the largest gland
- D. It controls the heart directly
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Question 5
Does this describe the nervous system or the endocrine system: can affect target organs all over the body?
- A. nervous system
- B. endocrine (hormonal) system
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Question 6
Which gland releases adrenaline (epinephrine)?
- A. adrenal glands
- B. pancreas
- C. thyroid gland
- D. ovaries
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Question 7
Just before a big performance your heart races and your mouth is dry. Which hormone is responsible?
- A. thyroxine
- B. adrenaline
- C. insulin
- D. testosterone
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Question 8
Does this describe the nervous system or the endocrine system: can affect target organs all over the body?
- A. nervous system
- B. endocrine (hormonal) system
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Question 9
Which gland releases testosterone?
- A. pancreas
- B. pituitary gland
- C. testes
- D. adrenal glands
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Question 10
Which hormone controls the body's basal metabolic rate?
- A. testosterone
- B. adrenaline
- C. thyroxine
- D. insulin
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Question 11
Does this describe the nervous system or the endocrine system: very fast but short-lived effects?
- A. nervous system
- B. endocrine (hormonal) system
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Question 12
Which gland releases oestrogen (estrogen)?
- A. ovaries
- B. testes
- C. thyroid gland
- D. pituitary gland
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Question 13
Just before a big performance your heart races and your mouth is dry. Which hormone is responsible?
- A. thyroxine
- B. insulin
- C. testosterone
- D. adrenaline
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Question 14
Does this describe the nervous system or the endocrine system: electrical impulses along neurones?
- A. nervous system
- B. endocrine (hormonal) system
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Question 15
Which gland releases testosterone?
- A. ovaries
- B. adrenal glands
- C. testes
- D. pituitary gland
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Question 16
Just before a big performance your heart races and your mouth is dry. Which hormone is responsible?
- A. insulin
- B. adrenaline
- C. testosterone
- D. thyroxine

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