Endocrine System Exericises

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PINES CITY COLLEGES

COLLEGE OF NURSING

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

1. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the endocrine organ described by the following statements:

__________ 1. Ride ‘horseback’ on the thyroid (Parathyroid gland)


__________ 2. Found in the pelvic cavity of the female, concerned with ova and
female hormone production (Ovaries)
__________ 3. Located in the throat; bilobed gland connected by an isthmus (Thyroid)
__________ 4. A mixed gland, located close to the stomach and small intestine (Pancreas)
__________ 5. Found in the roof of the third ventricle (Pineal gland)
__________ 6. Found atop the kidneys (Adrenal glands)

II. Name the hormone whose production in INADEQUATE amounts results in the following

______________ 7 . Tetany (Parathyroid hormone)


______________ 8. Abnormally small stature, normal proportions (Growth hormone)
______________ 9. Myxedema (a lower-than-normal metabolic rate) (Thyroxine)
_____________ 10. Poor development of secondary sex characteristics (estrogen/testosterone)
_____________ 11. Diabetes Mellitus (Insulin)

III. For each statement describing hormonal effects, identify the hormone(s) involved by choosing a
number from key A, and note the hormone’s site of production with the a letter from key B.
More than one hormone may be involved in some cases.

_____ , ______ 1. Mimic the sympathetic nervous system (5,b)


_____ , ______ and _____ , ______ 2. Help maintain salt and water balance in the body fluids (3,a / 2,h)
_____ , ______ 3. Help mature T-lymphocytes (19,k)
_____ , ______ and _____ , ______ 4. Directly responsible for regulating the menstrual cycle (6,e / 13,e)
_____ , ______ 5. Basal metabolism hormone (17,j)
_____ , ______ 6. Involved in milk ejection (12,d)
_____ , ______ ; _____ , ______ ; _____ , ______ ; and _____ , ______ 7. Regulate the function of
another endocrine gland (7,c / 11,c / 1,c / 18,c )
_____ , ______ and _____ , ______ 8. Regulate blood calcium levels (15,g / 4,j)
_____ , ______ 9. Drive development of secondary sexual characteristics (6,e)
_____ , ______ and _____ , ______ 10. Regulate blood glucose levels; produced by the same
“mixed” glands (8.f / 10,f)

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