endocrine system

Question 1

Pituitary gland

Answer 1

Controls other glands. Regulates growth and fluid balance

Question 2

Thyroid gland

Answer 2

Controls tissue metabolic rate and regulates calcium levels

Question 3

Pancreas

Answer 3

Regulates blood glucose levels

Question 4

Adrenal glands

Answer 4

Adjusts water balance, tissue metabolism, cardiovascular and respiratory activity

Question 5

Gonads-testes

Answer 5

Supports male sexual characteristics and reproductive functions

Question 6

Gonads-ovaries

Answer 6

Supports female sexual characteristics and reproductive functions

Question 7

Hormones released by Hypothalamus

Answer 7

Regulatory hormones; production of ADH and oxytocin

Question 8

Answer 8

Question 9

Answer 9

Pineal gland

Question 10

Answer 10

Hypothalamus

Question 11

Answer 11

Pituitary gland

Question 12

Answer 12

Thyroid gland

Question 13

Answer 13

Pancreas

Question 14

Answer 14

Adrenal glands

Question 15

Hormones

Answer 15

Chemical messengers
Work to bind the receptors on specific cells
Once attached, then specific changes to the cell and body occur

Question 16

Homeostasis and negative feedback

Answer 16

Your control system work to keep your levels at or near ideal
Negative feedback counteracts a change

Question 17

Homeostasis and positive feedback

Answer 17

Positive feedback is not a way to regulate the body, since positive feedback increases a change away from a set point

Question 18

Hypothalamus

Answer 18

Link between the two control systems
Endocrine and nervous system

Releases hormones that control the release of other hormones

Question 19

The two parts of the pituitary gland

Answer 19

Posterior pituitary and anterior pituitary

Question 20

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Answer 20

Maintaining internal fluid balance as well as controlling blood pressure

Question 21

T3 and T4

Answer 21

Play a large role in controlling cellular metabolism and growth in the body

Question 22

Hypothyroidism

Answer 22

Hashimoto’s disease
Body does not produce thyroid hormone because the thyroid gland has been attacked by the immune system

Question 23

Autoimmune attack

Answer 23

Immune system army begins to attack the thyroid

Question 24

Hyperthyroidism

Answer 24

Graves’ disease
Immune disorder, the thyroid gland over secretes T3 and T4

Question 25

Hypothyroidism causes what

Answer 25

Serve swelling

Question 26

Hyperthyroidism symptoms

Answer 26

Nervousness, fatigue, weight loss, muscle cramps, And hear intolerance

Question 27

Pineal gland

Answer 27

Produce the hormone melatonin

Question 28

thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Answer 28

increase secretion of thyroid hormones from thyroid gland
anterior

Question 29

epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine

Answer 29

increase duration of effect of your nervous system

Question 30

when blood sugar is low

Answer 30

glucagón is released

Question 31

when blood sugar is high

Answer 31

insulin is released

Question 32

hormone

Answer 32

your body’s chemical messengers

Question 33

homeostasis

Answer 33

any self-regulating process

Question 34

glucagón

Answer 34

a hormone your pancreas makes to help regulate your blood glucose levels

Question 35

glucose

Answer 35

type of sugar you get from the food you eat, and your body uses it for energy

Question 36

What lowers blood sugar

Answer 36

Insulin

Question 37

What increases blood sugar

Answer 37

Glucagon

Question 38

What regulates cell metabolism

Answer 38

Oxytocin

Question 39

What increases milk production in females

Answer 39

Prolactin

Question 40

What stimulates tissue growth

Answer 40

Growth hormone

Question 41

What decreases urination

Answer 41

Epinephrine

Question 42

What increases uterine contractions

Answer 42

Thyroxine