Endocrine System

Release of chemical messengers

are called

(a)  

• hormones
• glands
• muscles
• bones

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.

How do hormones travel through the body?

• Through the food we eat

• Through injects

• through our blood

Pineal gland

• Chemical substances produced and secreted by the endocrine glands.

• releases melatonin and regulates sleep

• Pineapple flavor, please

Adrenal glands

• release adrenaline into the body

• Regulates blood pressure

• makes insulin

Pancreas does what

• regulates our body

• produces insulin and hormones

• makes pancakes in our dreams

What are the ovaries?

• Easter eggs

• egg from a chicken

• Sex glands in the female.

The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

• Positive Feedback

• Negative Feedback

• Homeostasis

• Targeted Cells