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WorksheetsEndorcine System
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What kind of messages does the endocrine system send
Fast chemical signals
Slow chemical signals
Fast nerve signals
Slow nerve signals
What are these chemical signals?
enzymes
electric pulses
nutrients
Hormones
what are hormones responsible for?
Metabolism
Growth
Sexual development and function
All of the above
What is the role of the glands in the endocrine system?
secrete hormones
control puberty, growth etc
recieve nerve signals
which gland is referred to as the master gland?
testes
adrenal gland
thyroid gland
Pituitary gland
What is the role of the pituitary gland?
behaviour changes
regulates and controls other endocrine glands
control the body
how many lobes does the pituitary gland have?
3
4
1
2
How many hormones is the anterior pituitary lobe responsible for?
5
4
3
6
What is prolactin responsible for?
growth
stimulating the ovaries and testes
stimulating the adrenal glands
stimulate milk production
what is follicle stimulating hormone for?
growth
stimulate the ovaries and testes
stimulate the adrenal glands
stimulating milk production
how many hormones are the posterior pituitary gland responsible for?
3
4
2
5
what is oxytocin responsible for?
ovulation
produces contractions of the uterus during birth
fertilisation
production of milk
Which gland is located either side of the larynx
Adrenal
pituitary
thyroid
thymus
which gland is located on the kidneys
Adrenal
Thymus
Thyroid
pituitary
Which gland is located near the sternum
pituitary
thyroid
adrenal
thymus
what produces the hormones oestrogn and progesterone
testes
pituitary
ovaries
pancreas
which is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland?
ovaries
pancreas
testes
parathyroid
