(Q3) 2 - Endocrine System and Hormones

Front

Which of these functions are the main function of the endocrine system?

• To ensure that we take in oxygen through the lungs
• To make hormones that control growth and development
• To control balance, movement, and coordination
• To protect the body from disease caused by pathogens

Back

To make hormones that control growth and development

Front

Release of chemical messengers are called

Back

hormones

Front

These chemical messengers are synthesized and secreted by various ______________ glands

Back

endocrine

Front

Glands are ________________.

Back

organs

Front

What is the function of the thymus?

Back

Help the immune system by training and developing cells

Front

Insulin is produced by: the liver, the pancreas, the kidneys, the gall bladder

Back

the pancreas

Front

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

Back

Insulin

Front

A hormone is _____________________.

Back

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

Front

The main elements of the endocrine system are ______.

Back

The glands, hormones, and cell receptors

Front

Hormones cause specific effects by ______.

Back

Targeting specific groups of cells in the body