HBS 2.2 Everything Endocrine

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

Glands are .

(a)  

• organs
• muscles
• bones
• blood vessels

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

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.

Hormones cause specific effects by ______.

• Flooding the entire body

• Targeting specific parts of the brain

• Targeting specific groups of cells in the body

• Spreading through the nervous system

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!

What is the main reproductive organ in females? What hormone does it secrete?

• Testes: Estrogen

• Testes: Testosterone

• Ovaries: Estrogen

• Ovaries: Testosterone

What is the main reproductive organ in males? What hormone does it secrete?

• Testes: Estrogen

• Testes: Testosterone

• Ovaries: Estrogen

• Ovaries: Testosterone