Endocrine System

Hormones from this gland control other endocrine glands

• Pituitary

• Hypothalamus

• Thymus

• Pancreas

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

When there's not enough energy available, the hypothalamus signals the pituitary gland to release___

• thyroxine

• thyroid stimulating hormone

• hormones

• testosterone

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This gland releases the male sex hormone testosterone.

• ovaries

• pancreas

• testes

• adrenal

____ is the thyroid hormone that controls how much energy is available to the cells.

• TSH

• thyroxine

• progesterone

• estrogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

_____ links the nervous system with the endocrine system.

• thymus

• hypothalamus

• parathyroid

• pituitary

When a system is turned off by the condition it produces.

• target cells

• homeostasis

• hormone

• negative feedback

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

____ releases the female sex hormones

• progesterone

• ovaries

• estrogen

• testosterone

The major role of the hypothalamus is to maintain_____.

• homeostasis

• estrogen

• progesterone

• testosterone

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

____ controls the release of energy from food molecules.

• adrenal

• hypothalamus

• thyroid

• parathyroid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

___cells that recognize the hormones chemical structure.

• specialized cells

• blood cells

• target cells

• stem cells