endocrine system

Which of these functions are the main function of the endocrine system?

• To ensure that we take in oxygen through the lungs

• To make hormones that control growth and development

• To control balance, movement, and coordination

• To protect the body from disease caused by pathogens

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Release of chemical messengers are called

• glands

• muscles

• hormones

• bones

These chemical messengers are synthesized and secreted by various ______________ glands

• nervous

• endocrine

• chemical

• circulatory

Glands are ________________.

• muscles

• bones

• organs

• blood vessels

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What is the function of the thymus?

• Help the immune system by training and developing cells

• Danger the inmune system

• Links nervous system to endocrine system

• Regulates blood sugar

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Insulin is produced by

• the liver

• the pancreas

• the kidneys

• the gall bladder

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

• Glucagon

• Insulin

• Glycogen

• ADH

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A hormone is _____________________.

• a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph.

• an enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

• a chemical substance produced by an organ and carried by the blood.

• a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

Does the endocrine system help with the overall health of the human body?

• True

• False

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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.

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