LIVING ENVIRONMENT: endocrine system

Question 1

endocrine system consist of____

Answer 1

endocrine glands that secrete hormones which regulated a wide range of activities in humans

Question 2

hormones

Answer 2

are secreted by glands and diffuse directly into the blood stream

Question 3

nervous

Answer 3

nerve responses are more rapid (neorons) than the endocrine system

Question 4

endocrine

Answer 4

nerve responses are of a longer duration than that of nerve responses

Question 5

hypothalamus

Answer 5

controls the release of hormones by the pituitary glands
(the link between the nervous and endocrine system)

Question 6

putuitary gland

Answer 6

located at the base of the brain called the “master gland” secretes three major hormones:
GH, TSH, FSH

Question 7

growth hormones

Answer 7

controls the growth of the body by stimulating the elongation

Question 8

thyroid stimulating hormones (TSH)

Answer 8

stimulates the thyroid gland to produce its hormone thyoxide regulates the rate of metabolism, essential for normal physical and mental development

Question 9

thyroid gland

Answer 9

this gland secretes thyroxin which contains iodine

Question 10

goiter

Answer 10

lack of iodine in the diet will lead to the lack of thyroid secretion (this enlarges your thyroid) called a: goiter

Question 11

goiter

Answer 11

result of iodine deficiency in diet

Question 12

parathyroid gland

Answer 12

are tiny over glands embedded in the walls of the tyroid glands

Question 13

adrenal gland

Answer 13

ontop of the kidney, each gland consist of two layers:
adrenal cortex
adrenal medulla

Question 14

what two body systems are involved in regulation?

Answer 14

Nervous system
endocrine system

Question 15

which body system uses hormones secreted from glands as chemical messangers

Answer 15

endocrine

Question 16

gaurd cells in a plant open and close, this response to changing water levels is an example of

Answer 16

feedback mechanism

Question 17

what gland secretes thyroxin and can become enlarged with a lack of iodine

Answer 17

thyroid

Question 18

what gland secretes insulin and glucagon

Answer 18

pancreas

Question 19

what hormone is involved in blood sugar homeostasis

Answer 19

insulin

Question 20

the nervous system uses neurotransmitters to end messages the endocrine system uses __________

Answer 20

hormones

Question 21

hormones

Answer 21

send chemical messages to the body

Question 22

the release of insulin in response to higher blood sugar is an example of

Answer 22

feedback

Question 23

the endocrine system maintains homeostasis through _______

Answer 23

feedback mechanisms

Question 24

what gland secretes many hormones and is called the “master gland”

Answer 24

pituitary

Question 25

a disorder that develops when the pancrease does not create enough insulin is __________

Answer 25

diabetes

Question 26

insulin helps______ blood sugar and glucagon ____________ blood sugar

Answer 26

lowers
raises

Question 27

what part of the brian acts as an endocrine gland and is the link to the nervous system

Answer 27

hypothalamus

Question 28

Glucagon

Answer 28

Stimulates the release of sugar from the liver and into the blood.

Question 29

Regulation

Answer 29

Achieved through the human nervous system and the human endocrine system.

Question 30

Insulin

Answer 30

Lowers blood sugar levels by promoting the movement of sugar out of the blood and into the liver where it is stored as glucagon.