The Endocrine System

Question 1

What is the function of the endocrine system?

Answer 1

Controls and regulates physiological processes in the body but using blood vessels to deliver hormones to target areas

Question 2

What is a hormone?

Answer 2

Slow acting chemical substance which are carried around the body by the bloodstream

Question 3

What is a gland?

Answer 3

An organ that produces and secretes different substances which are needed for the body to function

Question 4

What are three differences between the nervous system and the endocrine system?

Answer 4

1) The nervous system has a fast response whilst the endocrine system has a slow response
2) The nervous system has a short response whilst the endocrine system has a longer response
3) The nervous system acts in a specific area whilst the endocrine system acts in a general area

Question 5

What is the function of adrenaline/noradrenaline? What gland releases it?

Answer 5

Brings about fight or flight
Released from the adrenal gland