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WorksheetsEndocrine system
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Endocrine glands secrete _
Hormones
Neurotransmitters
A wide range of chemical substances
What is the endocrine system?
A system of vessels that circulates blood around the body.
A group of bones and tissue that provides support and structure for the body.
A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions
A group of organs that is responsible for eliminating wastes.
What is the main function of the endocrine system?
It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.
It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.
It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.
It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.
Which term refers to the body's use of energy for energy and growth?
Excretion
Metabolism
Digestion
Respiration
Hormone regulation operates under which type of feedback mechanism?
positive feedback
negative feedback
zero feedback
Hormones are not regulated
Feedback loops are important because they allow organisms and the environment to
change based on new inputs
fall apart
change based on new outputs
maintain balance
Letter J is pointing to
Ovaries
Pineal Gland
Adrenal
Testes
The gland labeled 4 in the diagram is?
the thymus gland
the thyroid gland
the parathyroid glands
the adrenal glands
Which gland lowers blood glucose levels?
Pancreas
Adrenal
You see a car accident and feel a rush of hormones through your body causing you to react to this dangerous situation and help the victims involved. Which gland is involved in this scenario?
Thyroid
Pancreas
Adrenal
You hit a growth spurt and find that you've grown three inches over the summer! What gland is involved in this scenario?
Pituitary
Pancreas
Thymus
Throughout the year you've found that you feel tired and sluggish and you've put on some extra weight. What gland might be the cause of this?
Pituitary
Thyroid
Adrenal
After eating a sugary snack you feel an incredible rush in energy followed by a crash and exhaustion. The gland responsible for this is the ________.
Adrenal
Pituitary
Pancreas
This gland releases the male sex hormone testosterone.
ovaries
pancreas
testes
adrenal
____ releases the female sex hormones
progesterone
ovaries
estrogen
testosterone
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
