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Endocrine System Characteristics Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the endocrine system?

Products secreted into blood

Non localized response

Glands with ducts (correct)

Secretes hormones

What type of hormone is testosterone?

Protein

Amino acid chain

Steroid (correct)

Catecholamine

What organ is nicknamed the 'master gland'?

Adrenal cortex

Adrenal medulla

Brain

Pituitary (correct)

What cell type secretes ACTH?

Gonadotropic cells Signup and view all the answers

Where is corpora arenacea found?

Adrenal gland Signup and view all the answers

Which gland secretes melatonin?

Adrenal gland (cortex) Signup and view all the answers

What type of hormone is insulin?

Peptide Signup and view all the answers

What connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus?

Infundibulum Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not part of the adenohypophysis?

Pars nervosa Signup and view all the answers

What cell type secretes prolactin?

Lactotropic cells Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following cells can be classified as an acidophil?

Lactotropic cells Signup and view all the answers

Which gland secretes calcitonin?

Thyroid Signup and view all the answers

Which cell type are also called C cells?

Parafollicular cells Signup and view all the answers

Where is glucagon secreted from?

Alpha cells Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a component of the adrenal medulla?

Chromaffin cells Signup and view all the answers

What are the cells of the pineal gland called?

Pinealocytes Signup and view all the answers