Endocrine System

Question 1

Thymus

Answer 1

LOCATION: Right above the lunges, under the thyroid

FUNCTION: Supports the immune system, makes WBC

Question 2

Thyroid

Answer 2

LOCATION: Butterfly shaped gland just under the neck

FUNCTION: Regulates metabolism and body systems

Question 3

Parathyroid

Answer 3

LOCATION: Four, on the edges of the Thyroid

FUNCTION: Controls the use of calcium

Question 4

Pituitary

Answer 4

LOCATION: Base of the brain, towards the front, under the hypothalamus

FUNCTION: Secretes hormones that affect other glands

Question 5

Pineal

Answer 5

LOCATION: Small, back of the brain, line of eyesight

FUNCTION: Regulates circadian rhythm

Question 6

Adrenal

Answer 6

LOCATION: Triangle shaped above the kidneys

FUNCTION: Metabolism, fight or flight

Question 7

Pancreas

Answer 7

LOCATION: Stomach

FUNCTION: Controls level of sugar in the blood

Question 8

Ovaries

Answer 8

LOCATION: Only in women. end of lines

FUNCTION: Produce female characteristics and bodily functions

Question 9

Testes

Answer 9

LOCATION: Inside scrotum

FUNCTION: Produces male characteristics and age related changes

Question 10

Hypothalamus

Answer 10

LOCATION: Above the pituitary gland

FUNCTION: Controls the pituitary gland, regulates metabolism, connects endocrine and nervous system