Topic 7 - Animal Coordination, Control and Homeostatis

Question 1

name some endocrine glands

Answer 1

pituitary, thyroid, andrenals, ovaries, testies, pancreas

Question 2

pituitary gland -> what does it release

Answer 2

‘master gland’ secrete several hormones into the blood in response to body conditions
-> releases FSH and LH

Question 3

where is the pituitary gland

Answer 3

at the base of the brain

Question 4

what does the adrenal gland produce

Answer 4

adrenaline

Question 5

what do testes produce

Answer 5

testosterone

Question 6

why does thyroid town produce

Answer 6

thyroxine

Question 7

what does pancreas produce

Answer 7

insulin and glucagon

Question 8

what do ovaries produce

Answer 8

oestrogen and progesterone

Question 9

target organ

Answer 9

organ that is affected by specific hormone

Question 10

homeostasis

Answer 10

Regulation of the internal condition of an organism - to maintain optimum conditions in response to internal and external changes

Question 11

What two automatic control systems detect changes and respond to them?

Answer 11

nervous system and endocrine system

Question 12

endocrine system

Answer 12

Composed of glands which secrete chemicals called hormones directly into the bloodstream

Question 13

oestrogen function

Answer 13

Stop FSH and prepare the lining of the womb for pregnancy

Question 14

progesterone function

Question 15

FSH function

Question 16

LH function

Question 17

testosterone function

Question 18

insulin and glucagon function

Question 19

thyroxine function

Question 20

Adrenaline function