WorksheetsHomeostasis & The Endocrine System
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 21mins
Insulin is produced by
the liver
the pancreas
the kidneys
Which one here reduces the amount of glucose in the blood?
Glucagon
Insulin
Glycogen
ADH
A hormone is
a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph.
an enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood.
a chemical substance produced by an organ and carried by the blood.
a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.
The main elements of the endocrine system are ______.
The glands, hormones, and cell receptors
The glands, nerves, and blood vessels
The blood, tissue, and brain
The hormones, blood, and brain
Hormones cause specific effects by ______.
Flooding the entire body
Targeting specific parts of the brain
Targeting specific groups of cells in the body
Spreading through the nervous system
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.
All of above
What does your thyroid gland do?
regulates metabolism/calorie burning for energy
secretes insulin
secretes bile
Hormones travel through your
blood
bone marrow
neurons
brain
Which of the following is not regulated by homeostasis?
body temperature
blood sugar
blood pH
body movements
This is the name of the simple sugar that is found in your blood?
water
glucose
sodium
sugar
Detects change and sends a message to the control center
receptor
control center
effector
regulation
Things in the human body that need to stay the same
Glucose
Temperature
Blood Pressure
All of the above
What is the point of a feedback loop?
To provide the body with more energy
To provide the body with more food
To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing
To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable
According to the feedback loop, what does high blood sugar promote?
Insulin Release
Glucagon Release
Insulin Uptake
Glycogen Uptake
When you are hot, your body sweats to cool you down. This means your temperature went above normal and your body sweats to counteract that change to bring you back to normal. What kind of feedback loop would this be?
Negative Feedback Loop
Positive Feedback Loop
Neutral Feedback Loop
Linear Feedback Loop
Osmoregulation happens when organisms regulate
temperature
blood glucose
oxygen
water and solutes
Thermoregulation happens when organisms regulate
temperature
blood glucose
oxygen and carbon dioxide
water and solutes
Diabetes is a disease where some mammals cannot properly regulate
temperature
blood glucose
oxygen and carbon dioxide
water and solutes
When blood glucose levels get too high, the pancreas stimulates the release of
glucose
glycogen
insulin
glucagon
If mammals get too warm, their blood vessels
constrict to release heat more easily
dialate to release heat more easily
constrict to prevent heat loss
dialate to prevent heat loss
If mammals get too cold, their blood vessels
constrict to release heat more easily
dialate to release heat more easily
constrict to prevent heat loss
dialate to prevent heat loss
Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy
is the formula of?
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Homeostasis
Negative Feedback
