Endocrine & Immune System Review

What is the endocrine system?

• A system of vessels that circulates blood around the body.

• A group of bones and tissue that provides support and structure for the body.

• A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions

• A group of organs that is responsible for eliminating wastes.

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What is the main function of the endocrine system?

• It creates chemicals, or hormones, 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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This is your endocrine system’s "master gland." It uses information it gets from your brain to tell other glands in your body what to do and it makes many important hormones

• thyroid gland.

• adrenal gland.

• pancreas.

• pituitary gland.

Which of the following are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body?

• Hormones

• Glands

• Parathyroid

• Adrenal Gland

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What is gland #3?

• Adrenal Gland
• Pancreas
• Ovaries
• Testes

Letter H is pointing to

• Thymus
• Pancreas
• Pituitary
• Pineal

The gland labeled 4 in the diagram is?

• the thymus gland

• the thyroid gland

• the parathyroid glands

• the adrenal glands

Produces the hormone insulin and glucagon, which controls the level of glucose in the blood.

• Thyroid Gland

• Pancreas

• Thymus Gland

• Pituitary Gland

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Small glands located at the top of each kidney. Best known for making the "fight or flight" hormone adrenaline and helping the body respond to stress.

• thyroid gland

• parathyroid glands

• pancreas

• adrenal glands

It makes a chemical called melatonin that helps your body get ready to go to sleep.

• pineal gland

• adrenal gland

• thyrod gland

• parathyroid gland