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Question 1

What is the difference between the nervous system and endocrine system?

Answer 1

The nervous system uses neurons to send and deliver messages to localized areas of the body, it uses fast, short-lived messages. The endocrine system uses glands to create hormones, these messages are slower moving and target larger broad areas of the body

Question 2

What is homiostatis

Answer 2

This is the body’s ability to maintain internal stability. Example: Body temperature will stay around 98 degrees fahrenheit

Question 3

Explain the role of the hypothalamus in the endocrine system.

Answer 3

Directs different autonomic functions of the body and directs the pituitary gland

Question 4

Pituitary Gland
Location/Functions:
Hormones:

Answer 4

Location: Located at the base of your brain. It connects the nervous system and endocrine system. Also helps regulate all other glands in the body, in response to the hypothalamus

Hormones: Growth hormones, oxytocin, and vasopressin

Question 5

Pineal Gland
Location and hormones:

Answer 5

Location: Above the brainstem in the middle of the brain. Helps regulate sleep cycles
Hormones: Melatonin

Question 6

Thyroid and parathyroid gland
Location and hormones:

Answer 6

Location: Located in the throat. Regulates the metabolism, growth, nervous system, Helps control calcium and phosphate levels in blood.

Hormones: Thyroid hormones, parathyroid hormones, and calcitonin

Question 7

Adrenal glands

Answer 7

Location: Above your kidneys. Helps regulate salt, blood pressure, and oxygen intake.

Hormones: Norepinephrine, epinephrine, glucocorticoids, and Mineralocorticoids(aldosterone)

Question 8

Pancreas
Location and hormones:

Answer 8

Location: By the stomach. Regulates sugar level.

Hormones: Insulin and glucagon

Question 9

Gonads
Location and Hormones

Answer 9

Location: Ovaries or testes. Reproduction

Hormones: Testosterone, estrogen, progesterone