Endocrinology and Nervous System Control Quiz

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Which system in the body is responsible for hormonal secretion and its effects on target organs?

  • Nervous system
  • Endocrine system (correct)
  • Muscular system
  • Digestive system

Which branch of medical physiology deals with the study of endocrine glands and hormonal secretion?

  • Neurology
  • Endocrinology (correct)
  • Cardiology
  • Orthopedics

What type of glands are the endocrine glands?

  • Adrenal glands
  • Exocrine glands
  • Lymphatic glands
  • Ductless glands (correct)

True or false: The endocrine system consists of ductless glands whose secretions reach the blood directly?

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True or false: Endocrinology is a branch of medical physiology that deals with the study of exocrine glands?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The control system in the body consists of the nervous system and the endocrine system?

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What are the two main components of the body's control system?

<p>Nervous system and endocrine system</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are endocrine glands and how do their secretions reach their target organs?

<p>Endocrine glands are ductless glands, and their secretions reach the blood directly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define endocrinology and briefly explain its scope.

<p>Endocrinology is the branch of medical physiology that deals with the study of endocrine glands, hormonal secretion, their effects on target organs, and glandular disorders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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