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Endocrine System Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which blood glucose-lowering hormone is produced by the pancreatic islet cells?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Insulin from pancreatic beta cells lowers blood glucose by promoting uptake and storage, unlike glucagon (raises glucose), somatostatin (inhibits), or thyroid/calcitonin (metabolism/calcium). This distinguishes insulin's hypoglycemic action, key to diabetes management, contrasting with opposing or unrelated hormones.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following hormones is produced by the cells marked in the thyroid follicle shown in the histology picture?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is an abnormal condition of excess androgen secretion, observed primarily in women, that is characterized by the presence of excessive body and facial hair in a male pattern?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of an exocrine gland?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following can occur in someone reaching the exhaustion phase of the general adaptation syndrome?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.