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Quiz about This Gland is Your Gland
Quiz about This Gland is Your Gland

This Gland is Your Gland Trivia Quiz


This will be all related to endocrine glands, their diseases, and treatments. Some of the questions are a bit indirect, so read carefully. There are many clues within some questions that will point you in the right direction.

A multiple-choice quiz by fervor. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
fervor
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
326,790
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Insulin is secreted by the Beta cells in the islets of Langerhans. These islets are found in which organ? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Normally you should have two of these glands which produce epinephrine, mineralocorticoids, and corticosteroids, among other things, and are unimaginatively named by their usual location. Where are they located? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. These glands primarily regulate the metabolism of calcium and phosphates. They are likewise named for their location. Where are they located? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. People who have recently developed diabetes in middle age commonly have _________________ (Fill in the blank) Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these elements is peculiarly critical to the proper function of the thyroid gland? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which glands are the proximate cause of underarm perspiration? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Human Growth Hormone (somatotropin) is synthesized and secreted by the front portion of which gland? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which gland secretes prolactin, which in turn stimulates milk production in females? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. If the ovaries fail to produce sufficient estrogens, some women will, for a variety of good reasons, opt to take oral estrogens. A very popular brand of oral estrogen is Premarin. From what words were the name, Premarin, derived? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In the U.S. this is known as epinephrine. What is this hormone more often called in Great Britain? Hint



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1. Insulin is secreted by the Beta cells in the islets of Langerhans. These islets are found in which organ?

Answer: Pancreas

That was an easy starter wasn't it? Before synthetic human insulin and human insulin from genetically modified bacteria was available, most insulin originated from slaughterhouses, thus there were pork insulin and beef insulin.
2. Normally you should have two of these glands which produce epinephrine, mineralocorticoids, and corticosteroids, among other things, and are unimaginatively named by their usual location. Where are they located?

Answer: Atop each kidney

Epinephrine is also called adrenalin. Both of these words refer to "above the kidney." Since we have described the adrenal glands, they are, indeed, located above the kidney. (Yeah, that was a little tricky, unless, of course, you knew the answer.
3. These glands primarily regulate the metabolism of calcium and phosphates. They are likewise named for their location. Where are they located?

Answer: On each side of the neck

This one you had to know a few things. It is the parathyroid glands, typically surrounded by the thyroid gland that regulate these minerals. The thyroid gland has lobes on each side of the neck. There are parathyroid glands in each lobe. (I can be brutal, unless of course, you knew the answer.)
4. People who have recently developed diabetes in middle age commonly have _________________ (Fill in the blank)

Answer: High serum levels of insulin

Adult-onset diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) is typically a problem with insulin-receptors. As working insulin-receptors in the cell membranes decrease in number, the pancreas is stimulated to release more insulin, thus, most adult-onset diabetics have high insulin levels at the time of diagnosis. Eventually the insulin producing cells may give out, but that often takes years if it happens at all.
5. Which of these elements is peculiarly critical to the proper function of the thyroid gland?

Answer: Iodine

Of course, you wouldn't be alive without calcium, but the thyroid requires iodine to make thryoxine, which in turn, has marked effects on the body's metabolism and mood.
6. Which glands are the proximate cause of underarm perspiration?

Answer: Sudoriferous glands

It would have been a bit too easy if I had said "sweat glands" but that is what sudoriferous glands are. I'm not so sure that underarm perspiration is generally regarded as particularly sexy and the other glands do not exist.
7. Human Growth Hormone (somatotropin) is synthesized and secreted by the front portion of which gland?

Answer: Pituitary

Human Growth Hormone is fairly expensive and demand is rising as people continue to search for the "fountain of youth" or the next season home-run record in baseball. It can be detected with blood tests now, so maybe some athletic associations will require such testing.
8. Which gland secretes prolactin, which in turn stimulates milk production in females?

Answer: Pituitary

That pituitary gland does a lot of stuff. It also regulates the production of hormones in a variety of other glands. In this case, the pituitary's release of prolactin is regulated by the hypothalamus. Both are fascinating little bits of tissue.
9. If the ovaries fail to produce sufficient estrogens, some women will, for a variety of good reasons, opt to take oral estrogens. A very popular brand of oral estrogen is Premarin. From what words were the name, Premarin, derived?

Answer: PREgnant MARe's urINe

Yes, indeedy! Wyeth Labs found a rich source for a variety of estrogen compounds in roughly the same mix that human female's tend to have. Don't worry, it's all dried and purified. No doubt, this was a wonderful thing, but their marketing department surely could have found a more inspiring name.
10. In the U.S. this is known as epinephrine. What is this hormone more often called in Great Britain?

Answer: Adrenalin or Adrenaline

Adrenalin comes from the Latin ad- (on) renes (kidney)
Epinephrine comes from the Greek epi- (above) nephros (kidney)

In either case, the hormone is named for the location of its source. A rose is a rose...
Source: Author fervor

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