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This is a test of a student's knowledge of hormones and what they do.
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What can be done if a gland is producing too much hormone?
You can take shots to give you more hormone.
You can have all or part of the gland removed.
2
Your adrenal glands are located here.
above your liver
in your throat
at the base of the brain
above you kidneys
3
Thyroxine is your "stress hormone".
False
True
4
Type 2 Diabetes is preventable.
True
False
5
Why are pro basketball players so tall?
genetic inheritance
too much growth hormone
6
Adrenaline does this for you.......
prepares you for action
breaks down sugar
maintains pregnancy
grows hair in weird places
7
Estrogen is the hormone that affects......
female sex characteristics
male sex characteristics
8
Which statement is not true about type 2 diabetes?
it is a lifestyle disease
sufferers must check their blood sugar level frequently
is inherited
usually affects older people
9
The results of too little insulin in the body is .......
hyperglycemia
hypoglycemia
10
The pituitary gland is located beneath the brain because.......
allows hormones to reach the brain more quickly
it is closer to the heart
it is better protected by the skull
11
There are no side affects to taking steroids.
false
true
12
This gland is sometimes called the "master gland"?
thyroid
adrenal
pituitary
pancreas
13
Testosterone is a hormone which is responsible for .......
larger muscles
all of these
deeper voice
facial hair
14
Which gland is this?
pancreas
thyroid
pituitary
adrenal
15
Hormones are .....
secreted directly into the bloodstream
produced by everyone of your organs
