Front

Which is NOT a function of the nervous system?
- responding to information
- making blood cells
- receiving information on the environment
- maintaining homeostasis

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making blood cells

Front

Controls long term changes such as growth

Back

endocrine system

Front

Effects of increased adrenaline release on breathing rate, pulse rate, and pupil?

Back

increases >> increases >> widens

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Front

Insulin is produced by

Back

the pancreas

Front

Which one here reduces the amount of glucose in the blood? Options: Glucagon, Insulin, Glycogen, ADH

Back

Insulin

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Front

A hormone is

Back

a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Front

The main elements of the endocrine system are:

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The glands, hormones, and cell receptors

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Front

Hormones cause specific effects by ______. Options: Flooding the entire body, Targeting specific parts of the brain, Targeting specific groups of cells in the body, Spreading through the nervous system

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Targeting specific groups of cells in the body

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Front

How many main hormone-producing glands are in the body?

Back

10

Front

Do men and women have completely different hormones?

Back

False