Endocrine Glands
This is considered the "master gland"
What is the pituitary gland?
Salivary glands produce this.
What is saliva?
What are the chemical messengers of the endocrine system?
Hormones
endo-
within
What is the name of Santa's workshop elf who is on the hunt for his real dad in the movie Elf?
Buddy
These glands are responsible for the "fight-or-flight" response
What are adrenal glands
Mucus is produced by these glands.
Brunner's glands
The endocrine system works with this system to maintain homeostasis.
What is the nervous system?
gluc/o
sweet, sugar
What country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
This primarily digestive organ works for the endocrine system by excreting insulin into the bloodstream.
What is the pancreas?
Sebum (or oil) is produced by these glands.
What are the sebaceous glands?
The thymus is located in the thoracic cavity and works to build what?
Adaptive immunity.
crin/o
to secrete
What gifts did the Three Wise Men bring to baby Jesus?
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh.
What are the ovaries?
What are the sudoriferous glands?
The thyroid is shaped like this and is located here.
Butterfly shaped, located in the throat
kal/i
potassium
What is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
The hollow base of the skull under the brain, behind the bridge of the nose.
True or false: the exocrine system has ducts.
True
What is the pineal gland?
ophthalm/o
eye
What books of the Bible is the birth of Jesus?
The Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke