Digestive, Urinary and Endocrine Systems Test Review

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Digestive, Urinary and Endocrine Systems Test
Review

• by Ms. Rodriguez and Mr. Pitts

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The ______ is the passageway for food and air

• A) Esophagus
• B) diaphragm
• C) larynx
• D) pharynx

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The chemical and mechanical break down of food
and the absorption of nutrients is the function
of the_______ ?

• A) Endocrine system
• B) Digestive system
• C) Excretory system (urinary)
• D) Nervous system

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In the picture 5 is

• A) Liver
• B) spleen
• C) stomach
• D) pancreas

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Most of the products of digestion are absorbed
into the circulatory system from?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• D) 5

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Which of the following are involved in chemical
digestion?

• A) hydrochloric acid (HCl)
• B) pepsin
• C) saliva
• D) All of the above

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_______ is known as the wavelike contractions
that move food through the digestive system.

• A) indigestion
• B) peristalsis
• C) involuntary contractions
• D) mechanical digestion

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Releasing hormones are produced by the ?

• A) thyroid
• B) pituitary
• C) parathyroid
• D) hypothalamus

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______ is produced by the liver, stored in the
gall bladder and breaks down globules of fat into
tiny droplets.

• A) chyme
• B) amylase
• C) pepsin
• D) bile

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The chemical digestion of Carbohydrates begins by
enzymes in?

• A) the stomach
• B) the pancreas
• C) the saliva
• D) the liver

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An underactive thyroid, or Hypothyroidism can
cause?

• Lack of energy
• B) Increased blood sugar
• C) Nervousness
• D) Weight loss

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Glucagon is a hormone that

• A) Raises the blood sugar level
• B) Lowers the blood sugar level
• C) Does not affect the blood sugar level
• D) Raises the insulin level

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_____ is a hormone released by the thyroid that
stimulates cell metabolism and growth

• A) oxytocin
• B) thyroxine
• C) prolactin
• D) epinephrine

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The ______ sends enzymes through a duct into the
first part of the small intestine.

• A) stomach
• B) liver
• C) pancreas
• D) spleen

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A(an) ______ is caused when digestive enzymes eat
through part of the stomach or duodenal lining

• A) tumor
• B) ulcer
• C) stomach ache
• D) bowel movement

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In the stomach, digestion of proteins begins with
____ and ____.

• A) Pepsin and Amylase
• B) Amylase and Lactase
• C) Hydrochloric Acid and Lipase
• D) Pepsin and Hydrochloric Acid

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What hormone regulates the bodys normal
metabolic rate?

• Prolactin
• B) Estrogen
• C) Epinephrine
• D) Thyroxine

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Which of the following substances might the
filtrate, that is removed from the blood by the
kidneys, contain?

• A) salts, urea and plasma
• B) ammonia, red blood cell, and minerals
• C) fat, urea, and water
• D)salts, amino acids, glucose, and urea

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The part of the urinary system through which
urine leaves the body is ?

• A) bladder
• B) urethra
• C) intestine
• D) ureter

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Which of the following is known as the first
stage of urine formation?

• A) Filtration
• B) Bladder inflation
• C) Reabsorption
• D) nephrosis

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_______ are transported to their targets by the
bloodstream or secreted into extracellular fluid.

• A) Enzymes
• B) Nerve Impulses
• C) Hormones
• D) Pathogens

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Which of the following are NOT paired correctly?

• A) thyroxine- pituitary gland
• B) glucagon- pancreas
• C) insulin- pancreas
• D) oxytocin- pituitary

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____ is converted to urea because it is less
toxic to the body.

• A) carbon dioxide
• B) carbon monoxide
• C) maltose
• D) ammonia

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What must reach its target cell, bind to a
receptor protein, and move its message across a
cell membrane in order to work?

• A) Nerve impulse
• B) hormone
• C) oxygen
• D) glucose

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_______ is not reabsorbed in significant amounts
back into the bloodstream by the nephrons

• A) glucose
• B) urea
• C) ions
• D) water

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Testosterone is produced by ?

• A) ovaries
• B) thymus
• C) spleen
• D) testes

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What breaks down fat molecules into fatty acids?

• A) emulsifiers
• B) bile
• C) sphincters
• D) enzymes

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The ____ in the small intestine allows for an
increase in the rate of nutrient absorption.

• A) hormones
• B) bacteria
• C) enzymes
• D) villi

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In what organ is urea formed?

• A) kidneys
• B) liver
• C) pancreas
• D) lungs

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What is the structure shown in the diagram called?

• A) bladder
• B) ureter
• C) nephron
• D) testes

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The ____ plays a major role ion maintaining
homeostasis by removing urea, water, and other
wastes from the blood.

• A) Lungs
• B) Small intestines
• C) Large intestine
• D) Kidneys

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____ produces insulin

• A) Spleen
• B) Hypothalamus
• C) Pituitary gland
• D) Pancreas

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During emergency situations (that cause the
fight or flight response) the ______ is/are
stimulated

• A) Pituitary gland
• B) Thymus gland
• C) Thyroid gland
• D) Adrenal glands

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What is pointing to the pituitary gland?

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4

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The gland which secretes hormones for the
development and maintenance of female sexual
characteristics is/are?

• A) ovaries
• B) testes
• C) hypothalamus
• D) adrenal glands

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_______ produces growth hormones

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4

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Which of these glands produces testosterone?

• A) ovaries
• B) testes
• C) pituitary
• D) pancreas

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A defect in the functioning of this gland is
associated with Diabetes Mellitus.

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4

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Which of the following do not correspond with
each other?

• A) ADH- kidneys
• B) oxytocin- uterus
• C) parathyroid- bones
• D) insulin- hypothalamus

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If you have Diabetes mellitus, you can have high
blood glucose levels and .?

• A) Your cells may still not be able to obtain
  glucose
• B) Glycogen may be stored in large quantities
• C) Insulin levels will still increase
• D) All of the above

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A ____ affects only its target cells.

• A) enzyme
• B) hormone
• C) toxin
• D) pathogen

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine are produced by
which gland?

• A) Adrenal
• B) parathyroid
• C) thyroid
• D) pancreas

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An increase of _____ in the bloodstream can be
caused by secretion of epinephrine during
stressful times.

• A) Oxygen
• B) Ions
• C) Calcium
• D) Glucose

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_______ is the hormone that enables cells of
certain tissues to take in glucose molecules.

• A) glucagon
• B) insulin
• C) epinephrine
• D) estrogen

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The tubes that carry urine from kidneys to
bladder are called?

• A) urethra
• B) sphincters
• C) ducts
• D) ureters

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Located in the brain, this structure controls
much of the endocrine activity of the body by
regulating the secretions of the pituitary gland

• A) thyroid
• B) hypothalamus
• C) brainstem
• D) thalamus

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Located within the pancreas, the Islets of
Langerhans, are responsible for ?

• A) Making hormones that regulate blood sugar
  levels
• B) Regulating calcium levels in blood and bones
• C) Controlling the amount of iodine that reaches
  your thyroid
• D) Producing epinephrine and norepinephrine

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Hormones produced in this gland are regulated by
the secretions from the hypothalamus, control the
activity of other endocrine glands, and are
produced as a result of stimulation by releasing
hormones.

• A) adrenal
• B) pancreas
• C) pituitary
• D) testes

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The pituitary releases all of the following
hormones except

• prolactin
• B) Parathyroid hormone
• C) Oxytocin
• D) growth hormone

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The gland(s) that secrete(s) a hormone that
regulates the level of calcium in the body is/are
called ____?

• A) parathyroid
• B) thyroid
• C) testes
• D) Both A B

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The functional unit of the kidneys is known as?

• the nephron
• B) the ureter
• C) the adrenal gland
• D) the loop of
• Henle