Unit 5 Endocrine System Key Terms

Question 1

exocrine glands

Answer 1

carried by a duct or organ to the tissues

Question 2

endocrine glands

Answer 2

carried by blood or lymph; no ducts

Question 3

adrenal gland

Answer 3

small structures attached to the top of each kidney

Question 4

ovaries

Answer 4

the ovaries produce release eggs into the female reproductive tract.

Question 5

pancreas

Answer 5

helps digest food and produces hormones that control the energy in blood.

Question 6

pineal gland

Answer 6

site of the body’s melatonin (helps you sleep) production.

Question 7

testes

Answer 7

produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.

Question 8

thyroid gland

Answer 8

regulates the body’s metabolic rate, heart function, digestive function, muscle control, brian development, mood and bone maintenance

Question 9

salivary gland

Answer 9

produces saliva which allows food to be swallowed with less danger of choking

Question 10

prostate gland

Answer 10

gland in the male reproductive system that produces fluids that nourish sperm

Question 11

mammary gland

Answer 11

milk producing glands to provide nutrition for newborns

Question 12

hypothalamus

Answer 12

regulates automatic body responses such as body temperature, appetite, sleep, sexual desire and emotions.

Question 13

thymus

Answer 13

secretes thymosin and is important for proper development of the immune system.

Question 14

parathyroid gland

Answer 14

controls the body’s calcium levels