Endocrine System Review

What are glands?

• Organs that make and excrete waste

• Organs that make and release secretions

• Organs that make and release white blood cells

• Organs that make and excrete carbon dioxide

What is one difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?

• Exocrine and endocrine glands both release secretions into the blood

• Exocrine and endocrine glands both release secretions into open space

• Exocrine glands - release secretions into the blood

  Endocrine - release secretions into open space

• Exocrine glands - release secretions into open space

  Endocrine - release secretions into the blood

Endocrine glands DO NOT...

• Contain ducts

• Secrete into the blood

• Secrete hormones

• Affect homeostasis

Which organ is both an exocrine gland AND an endocrine gland?

• Parathyroid

• Kidneys

• Liver

• Pancreas

Which two body systems work together to regulate all other systems and maintain homeostasis?

• Excretory and endocrine

• Nervous and digestive

• Nervous and endocrine

• Endocrine and immune

Positive feedback is rare in nature because it causes processes to increase without limit and does not maintain homeostasis. What is one example of positive feeback?

• Uterine contractions during labor

• Blood sugar regulation

• Blood calcium regulation

• Body temperature regulation

Negative feedback balances out hormones and helps maintain homeostasis by...

• Turning on processes that are on

• Increasing substances that are low

• Increasing substances that are high

• Turning off processes that are off

What gland produces insulin and glucagon?

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Kidney

• Pituitary

What is the function of adrenaline?

• Increases metabolism

• Removes water from the blood

• Reduces blood sugar

• The "flight or fight" hormone

Where is follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) produced?

• Pituitary

• Ovaries

• Testes

• Hypothalamus