Endocrine System

What is the primary function of the endocrine system?

• To control our behavior

• To digest food

• To regulate our bodily processes

• To produce blood cells

What can disrupt the regulatory function of the endocrine system?

• Stress

• Healthy diet

• Exercise

• Sleep

What do receptors do in the endocrine system?

• Recognize specific hormones

• Trigger puberty

• Manage blood sugar levels

• Produce hormones

What is the role of the pancreas in the endocrine system?

• Cause facial hair growth

• Trigger puberty

• Manage blood sugar levels

• Produce blood cells

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

Release of chemical messengers

are called

(a)  

• hormones
• glands
• muscles
• bones

These chemical messengers are synthesized and secreted by various glands

(a)  

• endocrine
• nervous
• chemical
• circulatory

Glands are .

(a)  

• organs
• muscles
• bones
• blood vessels

Which one here reduces the amount of

glucose in the blood?

(a)  

• Insulin
• Glucagon
• Glycogen
• ADH

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.