ENDOCRINE - DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS

Function of pancreas:

• control blood pressure
• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• control female characteristics
• control sperm production

What is the function of ovaries?

• produces hormones to control female characteristics and menstrual cycle

• produces hormones to control male characteristics

• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• produces hormones to control blood pressure

What are the testes?

• produces hormones to control menstrual cycles

• produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
• produces hormones to control blood pressure

• produces hormones to control male characteristics

What 2 systems: Absorb and deliver the digested nutrients to the cells

• Digestive and muscular

• Muscular and lymphatic

• Digestive and circulatory

• Nervous and skeletal

What body system helps break down food?

• Respiratory System

• Digestive System

• Nervous System

• Circulatory System

A goiter is an enlargement of what gland?

• Pituitary
• Adrenal
• Mammary
• Thyroid

Which of the following pituitary hormones stimulates growth of long bones?

• Prolactin
• Thyrotropin
• Adrenocorticotropic hormone
• Human growth hormone

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 are the functions of the Pancreatic hormones?

• Reduce or increase blood sugar levels
• Increase blood calcium levels
• Increase blood pressure
• Decrease rate of metabolism

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.