The Endocrine System HBS 2.2

The maintenance of stable body conditions is called

• homeostasis

• positive feedback

• negative feedback

• exocrine function

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Hormones travel from an endocrine gland to the target cell by the

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• nervous system

• digestive system

The ____ gland is known as the "master gland" because it influences many other endocrine glands and their functions.

• hypothalamus

• pancreas

• pituitary

• thyroid

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Yikes! You just ate a big cupcake! What changes would you expect in your body?

• Glucose levels in the blood do not change and stored glucose is released from the liver

• Glucose levels in the blood rise and glucagon is released

• Glucose levels in the blood stay the same

• Glucose levels rise and insulin is released

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Without the Endocrine System

• The body would have a stable rate of metabolism

• There would be improved cellular respiration

• The body could not maintain homeostasis

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Which hormone is produced when the blood glucose concentration is above normal?

• insulin

• glucagon

• both insulin and glucagon

• neither insulin nor glucagon

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Which hormone is produced when the blood glucose concentration is BELOW normal?

• insulin

• glucagon

• both insulin and glucagon

• neither insulin nor glucagon

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A person has not eaten for 12 hours. Which hormone is more likely to be produced?

• insulin

• glucagon

• both insulin and glucagon

• neither insulin nor glucagon

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A person has a disorder when the pancreas does not make enough insulin.

Which form of diabetes is this?

• Type I Diabetes

• Type II Diabetes

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If the environment gets cold, to maintain homeostasis we will often shiver to:

• keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
• decrease body temperature
• increase body temperature
• regulate blood pressure

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