Pancreas/Gonads

Question 1

pancreas location

Answer 1

between duodenum and spleen; posterior to stomach

Question 2

pancreas has both…

Answer 2

exocrine (duct) and endocrine (secretes hormone directly to blood stream) functions

Question 3

pancreas secretes..

Answer 3

• insulin: lowers blood sugar levels
• glucagon: raises blood sugar levels
  antagonistic hormones

Question 4

diabetes mellitus

Answer 4

most common of all endocrine disorders

Question 5

type 1 diabetes

Answer 5

• lack of insulin secretion
• early onset
• blood sugar level monitoring and regular insulin injections

Question 6

type 2 diabetes

Answer 6

• normal or even increased insulin secretion but reduced sensitivity of insulins target cells
• late onset
• blood sugar level monitoring, diet (no carbs), exercise, medication

Question 7

ovaries

Answer 7

produce sex hormones and germ cells (oocytes, spermatozoa)

Question 8

ovaries secrete..

Answer 8

• estrogen: stimulates female secondary sex characteristics (breast development)
• progesterone: maintains lining of uterus during pregnancy (prevents menstruation)

Question 9

testes secrete…

Answer 9

androgens such as testosterone: promotes male secondary sex characteristics (increasing size in gonads, lower voice, body hair)