10 Questions
What milestone in the study of the endocrine system occurred in 200 B.C.?
The Chinese began isolating sex and pituitary hormones from human urine and using them for medicinal purposes.
Who observed the increase of blood sugar, coma, and eventual death after the surgical removal of the pancreas in 1889?
Joseph von Mering and Oskar Minkowski.
What experiment did William Bayliss and Ernest Starling perform in 1902 related to the pancreas?
They observed that acid instilled into the duodenum causes the pancreas to begin secretion, even after they had removed all nervous connections between the two organs.
What was Otto Loewi's discovery in 1921 related to the endocrine system?
He discovered neurohormones by incubating a frog's heart in a saline bath.
Who was the first person with diabetes to receive insulin, and in what year?
Leonard Thompson, at age 14, in 1922.
Who observed that surgically removing the pancreas results in an increase of blood sugar, followed by a coma and eventual death?
Joseph von Mering and Oskar Minkowski
What milestone in the study of the endocrine system involved the discovery of neurohormones by incubating a frog's heart in a saline bath?
Otto Loewi in 1921
In what year did Leonard Thompson, at age 14, become the first person with diabetes to receive insulin?
1922
What did the Chinese begin isolating from human urine for medicinal purposes around 200 B.C.?
Sex and pituitary hormones
Who performed an experiment in which they observed that acid instilled into the duodenum causes the pancreas to begin secretion, even after removing all nervous connections between the two organs?
William Bayliss and Ernest Starling
Test your knowledge of the milestones in the study of the endocrine system with this quiz. From ancient Chinese medicinal practices to important discoveries by von Mering and Minkowski, this quiz covers key events in the history of endocrinology.
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