Endocrine system

Open Ended

What do you think the Endocrine system is?

Hormones

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Multiple Choice

Hormones are?

• Chemical messengers that travel throughout the body coordinating complex processes.

• Electrical signals that travel throughout the body coordinating complex processes.

​Glands

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Multiple Select

Pituitary gland releases...

• ADH

• Insulin

• Oxytocin

• Testosterone

Multiple Select

What hormones are released by the pancreas?

• Insulin

• Glucagon

• ADH

• Oestrogen

Multiple Choice

Noradrenaline promotes

• Vasodilation

• Vasoconstriction

Multiple Choice

What hormone causes the ovaries and testes to develop?

• Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)

• Focille stimulating Hormone (FSH)

• Somatotrophin

​What we have covered

​The main glands and hormones in the body.

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​Functions of key hormones (we will come back to these in homeostasis)

​Your task - by Tuesday

​Please research how the nervous system and cardiovascular system works with the endocrine system.

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​In particular:

• ​Blood Glucose levels

• ​Thermoregulation

• ​Osmoregulation

• ​Blood pressure