<p>BIOL 164, Jones Fall 2009</p><p>PREP GUIDE FOR QUIZ #9 Supplement</p><p>Ch. 10 (Endocrine System)</p><p>PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS:</p><p>The following are multiple choice questions that are similar in content, scope, and difficulty to the questions that will appear on the actual weekly quizzes and final exam. There will be no key provided—all answers can be deduced by referencing your lecture notes and Goodenough textbook. Trust me: looking up the answers to these questions to see how you’ve done is a valuable form of studying…as is making up your own exam questions and quizzing each other on them. More work for you in the short term, but you’ll thank me later! ☺ </p><p>MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS – Circle the best answer.</p><p>CHAPTER 10</p><p>1. A gland that drains via a duct to an organ cavity or external surface is …. a. endocrine b. exocrine c. both endocrine and exocrine d. neither endocrine or exocrine</p><p>2. The master gland which controls many other endocrine glands is the …. a. pineal gland b. pancreas c. adrenal gland d. pituitary gland</p><p>3. Four small glands embedded in the posterior thyroid gland are…? a. Parathyroid glands b. Adrenal glands c. Testes d. Ovaries</p><p>4. The hypothalamus is ….? a. A region of the brain controlled by the pituitary gland. b. A region of the brain controlled by the pineal gland. c. A region of the brain that controls the pineal gland. d. A region of the brain that controls the pituitary gland.</p><p>5. A single endocrine gland located at the top of each kidney is the …? a. Thyroid gland b. Thymus gland c. Pineal gland d. Parathyroid gland e. Adrenal gland</p><p>6. The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland …? a. Is directly connected to the hypothalamus via neurosecretory cells. b. Is connected to the hypothalamus by capillaries only. c. Is perfused by capillaries and innervated by neurosecretory cells both from the hypothalamus d. Has neither capillaries nor neurosecretory cells associated with it. e. Is connected to the hypothalamus by the anterior pituitary</p><p>7. The pancreas is an organ that… a. Has exocrine tissue b. Makes digestive enzymes c. Has endocrine tissue d. Is found posterior to the stomach in the abdominal cavity e. all of the above</p><p>8. An endocrine gland found in the thoracic cavity immediately superior to the heart is the …. a. Thyroid b. Thymus c. Pineal d. Parathyroid</p><p>9. A structure connected to the hypothalamus via capillaries only is the…? a. Adrenal cortex b. posterior pituitary c. anterior pituitary c. Pineal d. Adrenal medulla</p><p>Page 1 BIOL 164, Jones Fall 2009</p><p>10. Endocrine tissue in the pancreas is clustered in structures called…? a. Islets of Langerhans b. Acini c. Infundibulum d. Follicle DON’T FORGET THE HORMONES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS FOR THE FINAL EXAM! </p><p>Hungry for more? Try…</p><p> Goodenough’s “Reviewing the Concepts” questions at the end of each chapter.  The questions in the optional Study Guide book that is the companion to Goodenough’s textbook.</p><p>Looking for more visual and interactive activities and practice questions? Check out…</p><p> the InterActive Physiology CD-ROM packaged with the Goodenough textbook.  Goodenough’s companion website at www.prenhall.com/goodenough. </p><p>Good luck, and contact me by phone/voicemail, by email, after lecture, or during office hours if you have any questions!</p><p>Page 2</p>