9 Responding - Nervous and Endocrine Systems

Which is NOT a function of the nervous system?

• responding to information

• making blood cells

• receiving information on the environment

• maintaining homeostasis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Controls long term changes such as growth

• limbic system

• endocrine system

• nervous system

• temporal lobe

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which row shows the effects of increased adrenaline release?

breathing rate >> pulse rate >> pupil

• decreases >>increases >>widens

• increases >> decreases >> widens

• increases >> increases>> narrows

• increases >> increases>> widens

Insulin is produced by

• the liver

• the pancreas

• the kidneys

Which one here reduces the amount of glucose in the blood?

• Glucagon

• Insulin

• Glycogen

• ADH

A hormone is

• a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph.

• an enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

• a chemical substance produced by an organ and carried by the blood.

• a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

The main elements of the endocrine system are ______.

• The glands, hormones, and cell receptors

• The glands, nerves, and blood vessels

• The blood, tissue, and brain

• The hormones, blood, and brain

Hormones cause specific effects by ______.

• Flooding the entire body

• Targeting specific parts of the brain

• Targeting specific groups of cells in the body

• Spreading through the nervous system

There are ______ main hormone-producing glands in the body.

• 7

• 16

• 10

• 8

Men and women have completely different hormones.

• True

• False