hormones and endocrine system

Produces female sex characteristics

• thymus

• ovaries

• thyroid

• testes

Increases heart rate and breathing rate;increases blood pressure

• adrenals

• thyroid

• parathyroid

• pancreas

Stimulates skeletal growth; stimulates development of male and female sex organs

• pancreas

• adrenals

• pituitary

• hypothalamus

Regulates the activities of other glands

• ovaries

• testes

• thymus

• hypothalamus

Development of immune system

• adrenals

• parathyroid

• thymus

• testes

Produces male sex characteristics

• ovaries

• testes

• hypothalamus

• thymus

How do the hormones get around the body?

• Through the circulatory system

• Through the skeletal system

• Through the digestive system

• Through the respiratory system

Hormone regulation operates under which type of feedback mechanism?

• positive feedback

• negative feedback

• zero feedback

• Hormones are not regulated

Which of the following is a function of the endocrine system?

• maintain homeostasis through regulation of growth, metabolism, and sexual development

• provide the body with defense mechanisms to protect against pathogens

• provide boundaries and protective surfaces to lubricate and line vital organs

• propagate electrical impulses to communicate information between brain, spinal cord, muscles, and sensory organs

Which structure within the brain controls the pituitary gland?

• the pineal gland

• thymus gland

• thyroid gland

• hypothalamus