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B11 Hormones_(summary)

Quiz by Mr R Horn

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  • Q1
    What is a hormone?
    A chemical reaction
    A chemical messenger
    A type of cell
    An electrical impulse
    30s
  • Q2
    How do hormones travel around the body?
    Through neurones
    By diffusion
    By electrical impulses
    In the bloodstream
    30s
  • Q3
    Which hormone controls the amount of water in the body?
    Adrenaline
    Oestrogen
    ADH
    Insulin
    30s
  • Q4
    Which hormone prepares the body for an emergency (fight or flight)?
    Adrenaline
    Oestrogen
    ADH
    Insulin
    30s
  • Q5
    Which hormone helps to reduce our blood-glucose concentration?
    Insulin
    Oestrogen
    Adrenaline
    ADH
    30s
  • Q6
    Which organ monitors the concentration of glucose in the blood?
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    The pituitary gland

    The liver
    The adrenal glands
    The pancreas
    30s
  • Q7
    Which organ releases insulin (when the blood-glucose concentration in high)?
    The adrenal glands
    The liver
    The pancreas
    The gall bladder
    30s
  • Q8
    Which structures are damaged by high blood-glucose concentration?
    Bone marrow, red blood cells and liver
    Eyes, kidneys and circulatory system
    Muscles, ears and lungs
    Lungs, stomach and testes
    30s
  • Q9
    Which hormone controls our metabolic rate?
    ADH
    Thyroxine
    Oestrogen
    Adrenaline
    30s
  • Q10
    What is 'metabolism'?
    How fast you digest food
    How quickly your blood can transport oxygen
    A measure of your fitness levels
    All of the chemical reactions in the body (or in a cell)
    30s
  • Q11
    Which type of diabetes is caused when the pancreas cannot make enough insulin?
    Type 2 diabetes
    Type 1 diabetes
    30s
  • Q12
    Which type of diabetes is caused when the body cells do not respond to insulin?
    Type 1 diabetes
    Type 2 diabetes
    30s
  • Q13
    Which type of diabetes usually begins in childhood?
    Type 1 diabetes
    Type 2 diabetes
    30s
  • Q14
    Which hormone helps to increase our blood-glucose concentration?
    Adrenaline

    Glucagon

    ADH
    Insulin
    30s
  • Q15
    Which type of diabetes is more likely to occur in people who are obese/overweight?
    Type 1 diabetes
    Type 2 diabetes
    30s

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