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Endrocrine System Flashcards

1
Q

Name the 3 glands located in the Brain (head)

A

Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Pineal gland

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2
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Name the gland in the neck?

A

Thyroid

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3
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Name the 4 glands in the abdomen

A

Adrenal gland
Pancreas
Ovaries
Testes

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4
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Where are the adrenal glands located

A

On the kidneys

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5
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What hormone does the thyroid release

A

Thyroxine

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6
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The pancreas produces what hormone?

A

Insulin

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7
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What hormone does the adrenal gland release

A

Adrenaline

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8
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The hormone thyroxine helps control ?

A

Metabolism

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9
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Where is the thyroid located

A

In the neck below the larynx

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10
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The pituitary gland releases a hormone called?

A

LH

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11
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What are hormones?

A

Small molecules or chemical messengers

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12
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What is a gland

A

A special arrangement of specialised cells which secrete hormones into the blood stream

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13
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What does the thyroid do that is unlike most other glands ?

A

It can store its hormone it produces

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14
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What does the hormone adrenaline do ?

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Causes increase of heart rate, perspiration and breathing rate increases

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15
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What does the hormone insulin do ?

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Controls glucose levels in the body

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16
Q

What are receptors made of?

A

Protein

17
Q

What do receptors do?

A

detect 1 specific hormone

18
Q

Where are the receptors for LH?

A

The ovaries

19
Q

What does LH trigger?

A

Ovulation

20
Q

What does the Pancreas do?

A

Produces insulin

21
Q

What is the purpose of the endocrine system?

A

to act as the bodies central system for Producing, storing and secreting Hormones

22
Q

What two hormones do the ovaries produce?

A

Oestrogen
Progesterone

23
Q

What hormone do the testes produce?

A

Testosterone

24
Q

What hormone does the pineal gland produce?

A

Melatonin

25
Q

What process is melatonin used in?

A

Sleep/wake cycle
(Circadian rhythms)

26
Q

Why is the pituitary gland sometimes called the master gland?

A

It controls many of the other glands

27
Q

What does the hypothalamus secrete?

A

Releaser hormone

28
Q

What does the releaser hormone do?

A

Effects other glands which causes them to release other hormones

29
Q

What hormone does the pituitary gland produce?

A

Oxytocin

30
Q

What does Testosterone do?

A

Makes us present male characteristics
and helps with sperm production

31
Q

What do Oestrogen and progesterone do?

A

Control female reproductive cycle
and make us present female characteristics

32
Q

Which gland is known as the master gland and why?

A

The pituitary gland
as it can control many other glands in the body

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