AP Endocrine system

The purpose of the endocrine system is to

• maintain homeostasis by reacting quickly to stimuli

• produce substances that protect the body from bacteria

• maintain metabolism, growth and development in homeostasis

• transport molecules throughout the body

This part of the brain that links the nervous system and the endocrine system.

• Pancreas

• Hypothalamus

• Pituitary gland

• Pineal gland

The chemical product of an endocrine gland.

• Homeostasis

• Hormone

• Nerve Cell

• Neurotransmitter

The "master gland" of the endocrine system, a gland that controls many body activities.

• hormone

• pituitary gland

• hypothalamus

• adrenal gland

Which gland secretes insulin?

• Pancreas

• Ovaries

• Pituitary

• Thymus

What is the main function of the endocrine system?

• it creates chemicals that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis

• it creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis

• it maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis

• it releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis

What does melatonin do?

• Raises our blood sugar

• Regulates our blood pressure

• Regulates our metabolism

• Regulates our sleep cycle

Insulin causes

• a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose

• a decrease in the permeability of cell membranes to glucose

• an increase in the production of glucose from glycogen

• a release of adrenaline into the body

What structure(s) shown in the picture above the kidneys?

• Thyroids

• Adrenal glands

• Testes

• Parathyroids

What structure is this?

• Pancreas

• Thyroid

• Parathyroid

• Adrenal glands