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WorksheetsEndocrine System
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 10mins
The endocrine system is made up of glands that release hormones into the blood.
True
False
Controls long term changes such as growth
limbic system
endocrine system
nervous system
temporal lobe
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
When you eat a burger , your body produces insulin to control blood sugar . What type of feedback is that
Positive feedback
Negative Feedback
None
Both
Body's central command organ
Brain
Spinal Cord
Stomach
Heart
Allows your brain to communicate with the rest of your body
Heart
Brain
Blood Vessels
Spinal Cord
________________ gather info from around your body and send this info to the brain
Sensory Neurons
Motor Neurons
The Brain
The Spinal Cord
What are glands?
Organs that make and excrete waste
Organs that make and release secretions
Organs that make and release white blood cells
Organs that make and excrete carbon dioxide
Hormones travel through the blood and encounter many cells. How do they affect ONLY target cells?
Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone
Target cells send out signals that attach to hormones and draw them to the cell
Target cells have cell membranes with a different composition
Magic!
