Body Hormones

The main elements of the endocrine system are ______.

• The glands, hormones, and cell receptors

• The glands, nerves, and blood vessels

• The blood, tissue, and brain

• The hormones, blood, and brain

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

There are ______ main hormone-producing glands in the body.

• 3

• 16

• 9

• 2

Diabetes is a disease triggered by hormone imbalance, occurring when ______.

• Adrenaline levels are imbalanced

• The liver secretes too much insulin

• There is too much insulin in the blood

• The pancreas secretes too little insulin

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Men and women have completely different hormones.

• True

• False