Endocrine System and Blood

Endocrine glands secrete _

• Hormones

• Neurotransmitters

• A wide range of chemical substances

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

• Pancreas

• Hypothalamus

• Pituitary gland

• Pineal gland

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The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

• Positive Feedback

• Negative Feedback

• Homeostasis

• Targeted Cells

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

• hormone

• pituitary gland

• hypothalamus

• adrenal gland

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

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Which gland secretes insulin?

• Pancreas

• Ovaries

• Pituitary

• Thymus

What hormone is responsible for the "fight or flight" response?

• Testosterone

• Cortisol

• Adrenaline

• Parathyroid Hormone

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The pituitary gland is most similar to:

• a worker in a factory

• a mail carrier

• the boss of a big office

• a security guard

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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

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Letter I is pointing to

• Testes

• Oviducts

• Ovaries

• Adrenals

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