Hormone Regulation

Put in correct order following terms for the sentence below:   Endocrine system consist of several ... that produces specific ...  for a specific ... and release them into our ... .

• 1.glands 2. hormones 3. tasks 4. blood stream

• 1. hormones 2. glands 3. tasks 4. blood stream

• 1. tasks 2. blood stream 3. hormones 4. glands 

• 1. blood stream 2. tasks 3. blood stream 4. hormones

(Write your answer in plural form and with small letters)    

Hormones attaches to the target cell via ...

Pancreas produces

• insulin

• adrenalin

• estrogen

• growth hormon

Testosterone produced by

• testes

• ovaries

• pancreas

• adrenal glands

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

• Glucagon

• Insulin

• Glycogen

• ADH

If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:

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

The "cause" for something to happen is the

• response
• effect
• stimulus
• homeostasis

The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...

• response
• stimulus
• cause
• result

The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:

• positive and negative 
• receptor and effector
• static and dynamic
• minor and major

In this body temperature feedback loop, predict what would happen if cooling mechanisms were NOT activated?

• The body would not warm up.

• The body would not cool down.

• Your body would get colder and colder.

• Your body would release lots of heat.