Endocrine Exam

What is the endocrine system?

• A system of vessels that circulates blood around the body.

• A group of bones and tissue that provides support and structure for the body.

• A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions

• A group of organs that is responsible for eliminating wastes.

What is the main function of the endocrine system?

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

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

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

• It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.

What is the target cell?

• A cell that a hormone is specifically directed towards
• produces a large number of different hormones
• secretes digestive juices including enzymes
• secretes molecular messengers

Which of the following are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body?

• hormones

• glands

• parathyroid gland

• adrenal glands

What is the pituitary gland?

• the master gland
• helps you go to sleep
• influence metabolic rate
• decrease blood calcium

Our pineal glands....

• produce a hormone (melatonin) that helps you go to sleep

• produce a hormone that stimulates the immune response in children

• produce a hormone that increases blood

• produce a hormone that decreases bone calcium levels

Function of adrenal glands:

• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• control female characteristics and menstrual cycle
• control male characteristics and sperm production
• help prepare the body for stress

What is the function of ovaries?

• control female characteristics and menstrual cycle
• control male characteristics
• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• control blood pressure

What are the testes?

• control menstrual cycle
• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• control blood pressure
• control male characteristics

What gland produces the hormone prolactin?

• anterior pituitary gland

• posterior pituitary gland

• thyroid gland

• adrenal gland