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Which gland is known as the master control center of the endocrine system?
Which organ contains target cells for hormones?
Which gland is responsible for the secretion of regulatory hormones?
Which organ is connected to the hypothalamus by the infundibulum?
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Which gland is located just inferior to the hypothalamus?
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Which gland is housed in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone?
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Which gland is responsible for the secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
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Which gland is responsible for the secretion of oxytocin (OT)?
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Which gland regulates the secretory activity of the anterior pituitary gland?
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Which gland oversees stimulation and hormone secretion of the adrenal medulla?
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Which hormone is responsible for increasing the metabolic rate and requires iodine for its production?
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Which hormone is responsible for reducing blood calcium levels?
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Which gland is the largest gland entirely devoted to endocrine activities?
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Which hormone is secreted by the adrenal medulla and is involved in the fight-or-flight response?
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Which gland is located just superior to the heart and regulates body immunity?
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Which hormone is responsible for decreasing blood glucose levels?
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Which gland secretes androgens, primarily testosterone, that stimulate male reproductive organ development and production of sperm?
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What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?
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What are the symptoms of hypothyroidism?
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What hormone is responsible for increasing blood calcium levels?
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True or false: The endocrine system regulates a wide range of body functions through the production and secretion of enzymes into the bloodstream.
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True or false: Hormones have an effect only on specific cells called target cells which have receptors for that hormone.
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True or false: The target organs are the organs that contain target cells.
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True or false: The endocrine system regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and appetite.
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True or false: The hypothalamus is the master control center of the endocrine system.
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True or false: The hypothalamus controls the secretory activity of the posterior pituitary gland.
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True or false: The pituitary gland is located just superior to the hypothalamus.
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True or false: The pituitary gland is divided into anterior and posterior lobes.
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True or false: The pituitary gland secretes hormones that regulate other organs.
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True or false: The pancreas is an organ containing endocrine cells.
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True or false: The anterior pituitary gland releases hormones that regulate salt, sugar, and reproduction.
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True or false: The thymus is larger in infants and children than in adults.
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True or false: The pancreas secretes hormones that decrease blood glucose levels.
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True or false: The gonads are under the control of the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland.
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True or false: Pituitary dwarfism is caused by over-secretion of growth hormone during childhood.
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True or false: Hyperthyroidism is characterized by a decreased production of thyroid hormone.
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True or false: Hypothyroidism can lead to the enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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True or false: The adrenal medulla secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine involved with the fight-or-flight response.
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True or false: The parathyroid glands secrete hormones that decrease blood calcium levels.
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True or false: The hypothalamus is responsible for the secretion of oxytocin.
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