The Endocrine System.- PAPER 2

Question 1

What are hormones?

Answer 1

Hormones are chemical molecules carried in the blood

Question 2

What do the hormones that the pituitary gland releases do and where is the gland located?

Answer 2

The gland is located in the brain and it Regulates body conditions.

Question 3

What hormones does the ovary produce and what is it used for?

Answer 3

Oestrogen and progestrone which is used in reproduction.

Question 4

What hormone does the thyroid gland produce and what is it used for?

Answer 4

Thyroxine, which is used to control metabolism.

Question 5

What hormone does the pancreas produce and what is it used for?

Answer 5

Insulin, Which is used for controlling blood glucose levels.

Question 6

What hormone does the testes produce, and what is it used for?

Answer 6

Testosterone, Which is used to control puberty and sperm production.

Question 7

What are differences in the effect of the Endocrine System and the Nervous System?

Answer 7

• The effects of the nervous system are extremely quick, Whereas the endocrine systems effects are longer.
• The effects of the Nervous system last a shorter amount of time.
• The Endocrine systems hormone act in a more general way, Whereas the nervous system acts in a very specific area.