Endocrine System and Hormones

Homeostasis is the maintenance of a constant...

• internal environment

• external environment

• living environment

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What is the function of the endocrine system?

• to filter and eliminate the waste from the blood

• to secrete hormones into the bloodstream to regulate body activities

• to provide structure and support for the body

• to defend the body against pathogens

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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

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.

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Cell metabolic rates are controlled by this hormone.

• insulin

• glucagon

• thyroxine

• melatonin

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Which one here is a hormone to control blood glucose levels?

• Glycogen

• Glycerol

• Glucagon

• Glucose

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What hormone triggers sleepiness within humans?

• thyroxine

• insulin

• glycogon

• melatonin

Which one here reduces the amount of glucose in the blood?

• Glucagon

• Insulin

• Glycogen

• ADH

A disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, causing an increase in blood sugar

• diabetes

• ulcers

• asthma

• bronchitis