Endocrine System

Question 1

specific type of organ that secretes hormones into the blood to target or affect other organs

Answer 1

Gland

Question 2

set of organs that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system

Answer 2

Endocrine System

Question 3

part of the brain that controls the pituitary gland

Answer 3

Hypothalamus

Question 4

Major glands of the endocrine system

Answer 4

Pineal
Pituitary
Thyroid and Parathyroid
Thymus
Adrenal

Question 5

Organs containing endocrine tissue and produce hormones

Answer 5

Pancreas

Ovaries or Testes

Question 6

regulates body functions by controlling the timing and number of hormones released, e.g. 
blood production
reproduction
sleep cycle
electrolyte balance, etc.

Answer 6

Endocrine System (functionality)

Question 7

releases insulin which triggers glucose uptake in cells

Answer 7

Pancreas

Question 8

can result from high blood sugar

Answer 8

Insulin resistance, Diabetes II

Question 9

When the pancreas does not produce insulin at all

Answer 9

Diabetes I

Question 10

releases glucagon when blood sugar is low

Answer 10

Pancreas

Question 11

promotes the break down of glycogen into glucose, thus raising blood sugar

Answer 11

Glucagon

Question 12

these types of hormones can enter the cell and regulate DNA

Answer 12

Lipid-based hormones

Question 13

Releases melatonin

Answer 13

Pineal gland

Question 14

hormone that regulates sleep cycle

Answer 14

melatonin

Question 15

hormones released in a pattern set by age and development (estrogen, progesterone); long-lasting effects

Answer 15

Nonpolar, fat-soluble hormones

Question 16

responsible for gamete production

Answer 16

reproductive hormones

Question 17

released in response to stress; short-lived effects (epinephrine)

Answer 17

Polar, water-soluble hormones

Question 18

Released by adrenal gland; Increases (fight or flight):

Bloodstream
heart rate
blood pressure
muscle strength
metabolism

Answer 18

Epinephrine

Question 19

cause cellular changes to regulate and control body functions (on cell membrane)

Answer 19

Hormone receptors

Question 20

can cause metabolic disease

Answer 20

Hormone imbalance

Question 21

thyroid produces too much thyroxine (T4)

Answer 21

Hyperthyroidism

Question 22

Pituitary gland releases too much growth hormone

Answer 22

Gigantism

Question 23

involved in rapid communication within the body as it detects stimuli and coordinates responses

Answer 23

Central Nervous System

Question 24

slower and longer-lasting responses to stimuli than the nervous system

Answer 24

Endocrine System

Question 25

Integration of Central Nervous system and Endocrine System

Answer 25

Neuroendocrine System Activation

Question 26

contains specialized cells that secrete releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones

Answer 26

Hypothalamus

Question 27

Hormone that stimulates uterine contractions

Answer 27

Oxytocin

Question 28

Location of oxytocin production

Answer 28

Posterior pituitary

Question 29

Pressure of fetus on the __________ triggers the hypothalamus to send releasing hormones to pituitary and thus oxytocin released into blood stream

Answer 29

Cervix