Ch. 4.3 Endocrine System

The endocrine system is made up of glands that release hormones into the blood.

• True

• False

Are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body

• Hormones
• Glands
• Parathyroid 
• Adrenal Gland 

What are some major organs of the Endocrine system?

• Heart and blood vessels
• Mouth, Lungs, Bronchi, and Trachea
• Esophagus, Stomach, Small and large instestine
• Pineal gland, Thyroid gland, Adrenal gland, and pancreas

Controls long term changes such as growth

• limbic system

• endocrine system

• nervous system

• temporal lobe

When you eat a burger , your body produces insulin to control blood sugar . What type of feedback is that

• Positive feedback

• Negative Feedback

• None

• Both

Hormones travel through the blood and encounter many cells. How do they affect ONLY target cells?

• Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone

• Target cells send out signals that attach to hormones and draw them to the cell

• Target cells have cell membranes with a different composition

• Magic!

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

Which one here reduces the amount of

glucose in the blood?

(a)  

• Insulin
• Glucagon
• Glycogen
• ADH

When it starts to get dark, your brain releases ____, which makes you tired.

• Oxytocin

• Melatonin

• Testosterone

• Estrogen

These two systems control functions, including movement, communication, and growth, by working with other systems in the body and help maintain homeostasis

• Control and Coordination

• Nervous system and Mechanical system

• Nervous system and Endocrine system

• Nerves and spinal system