Endocrine System

SCIENCE 10

Endocrine System

Nervous Recall

Multiple Choice

The brain and the spinal cord make up which part of the nervous system?

• Automatic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Multiple Choice

What do you call the structure at the back of this brain, which controls coordination and balance, as well as skeletal muscle movement?

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Hypothalamus

• Medulla oblongata

Multiple Choice

What do you call the largest part of the brain that controls many actions in your body such as judgment, sensory organs, emotions and vision?

• Brainstem

• Cerebellum

• Cerebro

• Cerebrum

Multiple Choice

The human nervous system is capable of a wide range of functions. What is the basic unit of the nervous system?

• Glial cells

• Meninges

• Neuron

• Cerebrospinal fluid

Multiple Choice

What do you call to the psychological and/or physiological dependence on a drug?

• Addiction

• Stimulation

• Tolerance

• Treatment

Lesson Starter

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Open Ended

What can can you say about the picture? What do you think happen to them?

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What can can you say about the picture? What do you think happen to them?

Open Ended

What can can you say about the picture? What do you think happen to them?

Whodunnit?

Practice Exercise # 1

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A boy running away from danger

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A sick person.

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A kid growing taller.

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A girl eating sweets

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A pregnant woman

NameThat Gland

Practice Exercise # 2

Open Ended

I live deep within the brain. I’m only about the size of a pea, but I’m very powerful. I make the hormones that help you grow, and I control the activity of other glands too. Who am I? ­­­­

Open Ended

I’m shaped like a bowtie or a butterfly. I’m found in your neck. I make the hormones that help you stay alert and full of energy. Who am I?

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We come in a pair, one on top of each kidney. We produce hormones that help you to act fast when you’re in trouble or under stress. We’re triangular in shape. Who are we?

Open Ended

We are a set of four tiny glands that work with the thyroid to control the amount of calcium in the blood.

Who are we?

Open Ended

In girls, we’re the ovaries. In boys, we’re the testes. We’re involved in all the changes of puberty (when kids begin to become adults). Who are we?

Open Ended

I am the largest gland in the body. I produce the hormone called insulin that helps glucose, the sugar in your blood, enter the cells of your body. I work closely with the digestive system. Who am I?