Endocrine System

A tissue or group of tissues that make and releases hormones. 

• Endocrine System
• Pancreas
• Flight or Fight Response
• Glands

regulates blood-sugar levels.

• Endocrine System
• Pancreas
• Flight or Fight Response
• Glands

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

is a network of tissues and organs that release chemicals that control certain body functions.

• Hormones
• Pituitary Gland
• Endocrine System
• Type 2 Diabetes 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

a disease that is characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood.  Usually caused by the pancreas producing too little insulin or body not responding to insulin.

• Hormones
• Pituitary Gland
• Endocrine System
• Type 2 Diabetes 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The gland that stimulates body metabolism

• Thyroid
• testes
• ovary
• adrenal

The gland that stimulates secondary sex characteristics in females. 

• Thyroid
• testes
• ovary
• adrenal

Gigantism is a disorder in which an individual has a very large body; caused by excess human growth hormons

• True 
• False

stimulates secondary sex characteristics in males and stimulates sperm production.

• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Testosterone
• Estrogen 

The response to stress is called

• Flight or Fussy Response
• Fight or Afraid 
• Fish or Flee
• Fight or Flight Response 

Are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body

• Hormones
• Glands
• Parathyroid 
• Adrenal Gland 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3