Hormonal Control

Question 1

What is the endocrine system?

Answer 1

Th endocrine system is made up of glands which secrete hormones

Question 2

What does the endocrine system work alongside with?

Answer 2

The endocrine system alongside the nervous system

Question 3

Why does the endocrine system work alongside the nervous system?

Answer 3

To maintain a constant internal environment(homeostasis)

Question 4

What are hormones?

Answer 4

Hormones are chemical messengers which travel in the blood to its target organ, where it binds receptors on the cell membranes to trigger an effect

Question 5

What is the difference between hormones and the control system?

Answer 5

Compared to the nervous system, the effects of hormones are slower but longer lasting

Question 6

What does the thyroid gland do?

Answer 6

A gland that controls the metabolic rate of the body

Question 7

What is the role of pancreas?

Answer 7

Controls the levels of glucose in the blood

Question 8

What do the testes do?

Answer 8

Control the development of the male secondary sexual characteristics

They are involved in the production of sperm

Question 9

What do ovaries do?

Answer 9

Controls the development of the female secondary sexual characteristics

Involved in the menstrual cycle

Question 10

What does the Adrenal gland do?

Answer 10

Prepares the body for stressful situations- ‘fight or flight’ responce

Question 11

What does the pituitary gland do?

Answer 11

Controls growth in children

Stimulates the thyroid gland to make thyroxine(which controls rate of metabolism

Stimulates ovaries to produce and release eggs in females

Stimulates testes to make sperm and testosterone in males