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WANIC Health 12 - endocrine 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this gland? (It produces immune cells)

a)

Pancreas

b)

Adrenal Gland

c)

Thymus

d)

Parathyroid

2.

What doe the thymus gland do?

a)

It produces insulin

b)

It produces adrenaline

c)

It produces immune cells

d)

It regulates calcium levels in the blood

3.

This gland is constantly checking in to make sure you are in homeostasis. Not too hot, not too hungry, etc.

a)

Parathyroid

b)

Ovaries

c)

Pineal

d)

Hypothalamus

4.

What does the hypothalamus do?

a)

It regulates calcium levels in the blood

b)

It produces adrenaline

c)

It produces insulin

d)

It constantly checks to make sure you are in homeostasis. Not too hot, not too hungry, etc.

5.

What is this gland?

6.

What does the thyroid do?

a)

It regulates calcium levels in the blood

b)

It produces adrenaline

c)

It makes hormones that control the way the body uses energy

d)

It produces immune cells

7.

The pineal gland is responsible for?

a)

Digesting food

b)

Sleep/awake Cycle

c)

Fight/Flight Response

d)

Metabolism

8.

A (a)   is a chemical message sent by a gland in the endocrine system.

9.

How is the endocrine system different from the nervous system?

4 lines
10.

Can a hormone affect any cell?

a)

Yes, they affect all cells

b)

No, the cell has to have a matching receptor

c)

Maybe

d)

Depends on the situation

11.

How does a hormone identify its target cell?

a)

protein receptors on the cells surface

b)

it is only sent to its target cell

c)

neurons transmit the hormone signal

d)

glands are the target cell

12.

How do hormones get to their target cells?

a)

nerve impulses

b)

floating in the blood stream

c)

electric and chemical signals

d)

respiration

13.

Which of the following are the two main changes a hormone can cause in a cell?

a)

close the cell membrane

b)

turn an enzyme on or off

c)

turn a gene on or off

d)

turn everything in the cell on or off

14.

If you have trouble sleeping which gland may be the problem?

a)

pineal

b)

thyroid

c)

testes

d)

adrenal

15.

When a male takes performance enhancing drugs, his body thinks he is making lots of testosterone. Which glands will stop producing testosterone and even shrivel up...possibly never producing testosterone again?

a)

pineal

b)

thyroid

c)

testes

d)

adrenal

16.

If you have growth problems (too big or too small) which gland may be the problem?

a)

ovaries

b)

pituitary

c)

hypothalamus

d)

adrenal

17.

The endocrine system regulates long-term ​ (a)   in the body such as ​ (b)   .

It also controls many of your body's daily ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
changes
growth and development
activities
18.

Practice spelling "endocrine"

(a)  

19.

Explain what a hormone is, by putting the sentence in order

a)

A hormone

b)

is like

c)

a

d)

chemical

e)

messenger

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
20.

Match the hormone to what it does

a)

this directs your response to sudden stress or fear

1.

Adrenaline

b)

this controls beard growth

2.

Testosterone

c)

this regulates your adult height

3.

Growth Hormone

d)

this turns food into energy and manages your blood sugar level

4.

Insulin

e)

this hormone makes anyone feel loving, and also helps in childbirth and breastfeeding

5.

Oxytocin

21.

Getting to know the endocrine system

Categorize the following

hypothalamus

pituitary gland

thyroid and parathyroid glands

thymus gland

adrenal glands

pancreas

reproductive glands

the brain

the heart

the stomach

the lungs

the intestines

the nerves

the blood vessels

endocrine glands
Not part of the endocrine system
22.

Follow the numbers when you figure out which function goes where

23.

Label the endocrine system. Follow the numbers

24.

Two more important glands of the endocrine system

25.

They hypothalamus is located in the ​ (a)   It is actually part of BOTH the ​ (b)   system and the ​ (c)   system.

Choose from the below words
brain (1st blank)
nervous (2nd blank)
endocrine (3rd blank)
banking (2nd blank)
respiratory (3rd blank)
respiratory (2nd bank)
cardio-pulmonary (3rd blank)
cardio-pulmonary (2nd blank)
torso (1st blank)
left foot (1st blank)