Endocrine

Question 1

Pituitary Gland

Answer 1

pea-sized gland receives signals from the hypothalamus and releases hormones. Some of these hormones are signals to other endocrine glands. Others, such as growth hormone, go to work directly on different body tissues.

Question 2

Hypothalamus

Answer 2

gland is located deep inside the brain, just above the spinal cord. Its function is to send out nerve and chemical signals. Its nerve signals control sleep, hunger, and other basic body processes. It produces hormones

Question 3

negative feedback

Answer 3

a process in which a system is turned off by the condition it produces, regulates the level of the hormone thyroxine in the blood.