WorksheetsEndocrine System Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
endocrine glands secrete _
Hormones
Neurotransmitters
A wide range of chemical substances
What is the main function of the endocrine system?
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.
It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.
This gland is located between the lungs behind the sternum and secretes thymosin that helps mature WBC's in our bodies when we are children.
thyroid
thymus
brain stem
parathyroid
Letter H is pointing to
Pancreas
Thymus
Pituitary
Pineal
The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.
Positive Feedback
Homeostasis
Targeted Cells
Negative Feedback
The "cause" for something to happen is the
response
effect
stimulus
homeostasis
When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed. This is an example of what type of feedback?
Negative Feedback Loop
Positive Feedback Response
Glands are
blood vessels
organs
bones
muscles
Release of chemical messengers
are called......
bones
glands
hormones
muscles
Which of these functions are the main function of the endocrine system?
To ensure that we take in oxygen through the lungs
To control balance, movement, and coordination
To protect the body from disease caused by pathogens
To make hormones that control growth and development
