exocrine.endocrine

Glands located on the kidneys that regulate the use of carbohydrates and salt, and prepare the body for emergencies.

• Thyroid gland
• Pancreas
• Adrenal glands
• Ovaries/testes

What is an Hormone?

• Substance produced in one part of an organism that affects another part of the organism
• Cells that has an receptor for a particular hormone
• Cells that pick up on a particular hormones through receptor
• Steroids that cause the abnormal actions in hormones

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The gland(s) most responsible for controlling your growth is

• The endocrine gland.
• The pituitary gland.
• The adrenal glands.
• The thymus gland.

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Insulin and glucagon;

• Are secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans
• Elevate blood glucose
• Are secreted in response to declining plasma levels of glucose
• Are secreted by the pancreas and are concerned with the regulation of blood glucose

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Where would you expect to find hydrochloric acid?

• stomach
• small intestine
• liver
• large intestine

What are the two main types/categories of glands in the human body?

• Endoderm & Mesoderm
• Connective & Muscle
• Merocrine & Apocrine
• Exocrine & Endocrine

Endocrine glands secrete _

• Hormones

• Neurotransmitters

• A wide range of chemical substances

The gland that stimulates body metabolism

• Thyroid
• testes
• ovary
• adrenal

The adrenal glands release adrenaline to help the body regulate _________________.

• diseases

• body temperature.

• stress.

• hormones.

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

• Hormones

• Glands

• Parathyroid

• Adrenal Gland