Endocrine system Review

This gland is often dubbed the “master gland” because its hormones control other parts of the endocrine system, namely the thyroid gland, adrenal glands, ovaries, and testes.

• pineal
• hypothalamus
• thyroid
• Pituitary

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A group of cells that produces and secretes, or gives off, chemicals.

• Glands
• Hormones
• Cells
• thymus

Chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body.  They influence almost every cell, organ, and function of bodies. Their function is to transfer information and instructions from one set of cells to another.

• Enzymes
• Hormones
• Cells
• Electrolytes

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Hormone produced by the Adrenal Glands

• 
  adrenaline
• Thyroxine
• 
  Testosterone  
• 
  Growth hormone

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The cells on which a hormone acts.

• Thymus
• Pineal gland
• Testosterone
• Target cells

What is the main function of the endocrine system?

• It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis

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What hormone prolongs and intensifies the sympathetic response during stress by increasing heart rate and raising blood glucose?

• Epinephrine

• Glucocorticoid

• ADH

• T3 & T4

What hormone lowers blood glucose levels?

• glucocorticoids

• glucagon

• aldosterone

• insulin

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Which hormone regulates water balance by reducing the amount of water leaving the body

• aldosterone

• ADH

• GH

• thyroxine

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How do the hormones get around the body?

• Through the skeletal system

• Through the digestive system

• Through the circulatory system

• Through the respiratory system