The Endocrine System

What is the endocrine system?

• senses the hormone levels in the blood
• controls all other endocrine glands
• A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions
• decreases bone calcium levels

The purpose of the endocrine system is to

• maintain homeostasis by reacting quickly to stimuli

• produce substances that protect the body from bacteria

• maintain metabolism, growth and development in homeostasis

• transport molecules throughout the body

The chemical product of an endocrine gland.

• Homeostasis

• Hormone

• Nerve Cell

• Neurotransmitter

The "master gland" of the endocrine system, a gland that controls many body activities.

• hormone

• pituitary gland

• hypothalamus

• adrenal gland

Which gland secretes insulin?

• Pancreas

• Ovaries

• Pituitary

• Thymus

What hormone is responsible for the "fight or flight" response?

• Testosterone

• Cortisol

• Adrenaline

• Parathyroid Hormone

Insulin causes

• a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose

• a decrease in the permeability of cell membranes to glucose

• an increase in the production of glucose from glycogen

• a release of adrenaline into the body

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Letter J is pointing to

• Ovaries

• Pineal Gland

• Adrenal

• Testes

What structure is this?

• Pancreas

• Thyroid

• Parathyroid

• Adrenal glands

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A goiter is an enlargement of what gland?

• Pituitary
• Adrenal
• Mammary
• Thyroid