Glands
This gland is known as the “master gland.”
What is the pituitary gland?
This hormone lowers blood glucose levels.
What is insulin?
The endocrine system mainly communicates using these.
What are hormones?
This disease results from too little insulin.
What is diabetes?
This prefix means within or inside.
What is endo-?
These glands sit on top of the kidneys.
What are the adrenal glands?
This hormone is responsible for the “fight or flight” response.
What is epinephrine?
This system works closely with the endocrine system to maintain homeostasis.
What is the nervous system?
This condition is caused by an overactive thyroid.
What is hyperthyroidism?
This suffix means hormone secretion.
What is -crine?
This gland produces insulin.
What is the pancreas?
This hormone regulates metabolism and is produced by the thyroid.
What is thyroxine (T4)?
This is the process of maintaining a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
This condition involves low thyroid hormone levels.
What is hypothyroidism?
This prefix means slow.
What is brady-?
This gland regulates calcium levels in the blood.
What are the parathyroid glands?
This hormone stimulates the production of red blood cells.
What is erythropoietin?
Hormones travel through this to reach target cells.
What is the bloodstream?
This disorder causes excessive growth hormone in children.
What is gigantism?
This suffix means disease.
What is pathy?
This gland plays a role in immune system development.
What is the thymus?
This hormone controls water balance in the body.
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
This type of feedback increases hormone production.
What is positive feedback?
This disease is caused by cortisol deficiency.
What is Addison’s disease?
This prefix means deficient or lacking.
What is a-?