You've got nerve!
Raise your glands!
Shhh....it's a secretion
Be specific
Endocrine Action
100
what are nerve cells called?
Neurons
100
Which gland is the usual source of insulin?
The Pancreas
100
What does the term secrete mean?
to release
100
What are cells that bind with hormones called?
Target Cells
100
How do hormones travel throughout the body?
In the bloodstream
200
a change in the external environment that causes a response is called
a stimulus
200
Which glands are located on top of the kidneys?
Adrenals
200
glands secrete chemicals called _________________.
hormones
200
What enables hormones to bind with specific cells?
Receptors
200
Draw how normal blood sugar regulation would look on a graph over a 12 hour period (X, Y axis)
300
what is the gap between neurons called?
synapse
300
Which gland is called the master gland?
The Pituitary
300
How does the body respond to an increase in blood sugar levels?
The pancreas releases insulin
300
What is an indication that a person may be diabetic?
High blood sugar levels
300
Gigantism is a problem with which endocrine hormone?
Growth Hormone
400
what substance is secreted between neurons?
neurotransmitters
400
Identify the male reproductive glands and the female reproductive glands
Testes - male
ovaries - female
400
Which secretion increases your heart rate during a fight or flight response?
Adrenaline
400
What number is the normal blood sugar for humans?
90 mg/dl
400
Which type of diabetes are you born with and which type can a person develop later in life?
Type I - born with
Type II - develop later in life
500
Damage to this part of the nervous system could result in paralysis.
The spinal cord
500
A goiter is an enlargement of which endocrine gland?
Where is it located?
The thyroid (in the neck)
500
Identify the 2 female reproductive hormones
Estrogen & Progesterone
500
What is it called when the level of a particular substance in the body causes a hormone to stop being released?
Feedback mechanism
500
When blood sugar levels are low, which hormone is released that increases blood sugar?
Glucagon