Unit (4)

Hormones in the Human Body

1. Choose the correct answer:

1. Hormones are secreted from ....... glands.
a. sweat b. endocrine c. target d. mammary
2. Target cells are cells that ..........
a. secrete the hormone.
b. transfer the hormone.
c. are affected by the hormone.
d. refuse receiving the hormone.
3. Pituitary gland is called the ...........gland.
a. activity b. master
c. main d. (b) or (c)
4. ……………… secretes facilitating hormone during delivery.
a. The pituitary gland b. The ovaries
c. The adrenal gland d. The thyroid gland
5. The hormone which determines the height that the person will reach at
adulthood stage is .......... hormone.
a thyroxin b. insulin c. testosterone d. growth
6. The hormone which regulates the level of calcium in blood is the ..........
hormone.
a. calcitonin b. thyroxin
c. progesterone d. adrenalin

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7. In The ……... hormone liberates the needed energy from the food stuff.
a. growth b. testosterone
c. estrogen d. thyroxin
8. The hormone, whose deficiency causes the enlargement of the thyroid
gland is ……………
a. estrogen. b. insulin.
c. thyroxin. d. glucagon.
9. The hormone that stimulates the storage of glucose sugar in liver is
the .......... hormone.
a. thyroxin b. insulin
c. parathormone d. estrogen
10. Glucagon hormone is secreted by ……………
a. pituitary gland. b. thyroid gland.
c. adrenal gland. d. pancreas.
11. ……………resulted due to the decrease in the secretion of the insulin
hormone.
a. Diabetes b. Dwarfism
c. Gigantism d. Simple goiter
12. …………… element shares in composing thyroxin hormone.
a. Iodine b. Iron
c. Sodium d. No correct answer
13. The hormone responsible for the appearance of secondary sexual
male characters is the .......... hormone.
a. progesterone b. testosterone
c. adrenalin d. sodium
14. The gland(s) which secrete(s) testosterone hormone is/are called
…………
a. pituitary gland. b. the two testes.
c. thyroid gland. d. the two ovaries.

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2. Complete the following statements:
1. Hormones are directly secreted into the blood stream by ……………
2............ is the only way for reaching the hormone to the ..........
cells.
3. ……………. , …………... and two adrenal glands are from examples of
endocrine glands.
4. On reaching adulthood stage..........glands are activated by
hormones secreted from pituitary gland
5. Deficiency of ......... hormone during ............. stage causes
dwarfism.
6. Thyroxin is a .......... that regulates food assimilation in your body.
7. The decrease in thyroxin hormone due to lack of iodine from food
causes .......... While the excess secretion of this hormone causes
..........
8......... hormone stimulates body organs to respond to emergencies and
it is secreted from .........glands.
9. Pancreas is located between the .......... and .........
10. hormone is secreted by pancreas to rise the glucose level in blood.
11. The .......... hormone is secreted when the rate of glucose sugar
increases in the blood.
12. Deficiency of insulin hormone secretion causes ………………
13. The …………… hormone promotes the growth of endometrium.

3.write the scientific term :

1. A chemical message that controls and regulates the activities and
functions of most of the body organs. (…………………)
2.• The endocrine gland that is called the master gland.
• A gland located below the brain and it consists of two lobes, each one
secretes various types of hormones. (…………………)
• A gland secretes a hormone that regulates the growth of the human
sexual organs. (…………………….)
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3. A hormone disorder caused by the decrease in secretion of the growth
hormone at the childhood. (……………..)
4. The endocrine gland that lies in the front surface of the neck on
both sides of the trachea . (…………………)
5. The hormone that stimulates body organs to respond to emergencies.
6. The disease caused by the increase in the secretion of thyroxin
hormone. (……………….)
7. The element that enters in the composition of thyroxin hormone……….)
8. The hormone which stimulates the storage of glucose sugar in liver……)
9. A disease caused by the decrease in the secretion of the insulin
hormone. (……………….)
10. A hormone which makes the female secondary sex characters
appear. (………………..)
11. A hormone responsible for the appearance of the male secondary sex
characters. (……………..)
4. Give Reasons for :
1. Blood stream is the only way for hormones to reach their sites of
action.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The pituitary gland plays an important role in delivery and breast
feeding processes.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The height of some persons may reach less than half meter.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The stopping of the body growth, so the person becomes a dwarf.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Some persons have enlarged thyroid gland.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Thyroid gland plays an important role in controlling the level of
calcium in the blood
……………………………………………………………………………………………

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7. A Pancreas is a double-function gland.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. The secretion of insulin hormone increases when the percentage of
glucose sugar increases in blood.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Diabetes is treated with insulin hormone.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. What would happen …? :
1. When the deficiency of growth hormone secretion at childhood.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. To the human as thyroxin hormone secretion increases.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. When man takes a little amount of iodine in his food.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. To blood sugar level when pancreas does not secrete glucagon
hormone.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5.1f the pancreas decreases its secretion of the insulin hormone.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. When glucose sugar level is increased in blood.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. When estrogen hormone doesn't secreted in adulthood stage in a
female.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Put (√) or (x) and correct what is wrong:
1. Thyroid gland is known as the master gland. ( )
2. Pituitary gland secretes a hormone that organizes the general growth
of the body. ( )
3. A person becomes giant on increasing the secretion of thyroxin
hormone in childhood stage. ( )

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4. Dwarfism is the continual growth of human limb bones, so the person
becomes a giant. ( )
5. Pancreas plays an important role in controlling level of glucose sugar
in blood. ( )
6. Thyroid stimulating hormone is secreted from the pituitary gland. ( )
7. The decrease in secretion of insulin hormone causes diabetes disease.(
8. Exophthalmic goiter is resulted due to thyroxin hormone deficiency( )
9. Estrogen hormone promotes the growth of endometrium. ( )

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8- Mention the name of the hormone :
1. Regulating the growth of the body as a whole.
2. Stimulating thyroid gland to secrete its hormones.
3. Affecting the development of sex organs prior to adulthood stage.
4. Liberating the energy necessary for the body from food.
5. Controlling the calcium level in the blood.
6. Stimulating body organs to respond to emergencies.
7. Stimulating the storage of glucose sugar in liver.
8. Stimulating the release of glucose sugar from the liver.
9. Appearing the female secondary sex characters.
10. Promoting the growth of endometrium.
11. Making the male secondary sex characters appear
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