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What do we call the chemical messenger substance made by the endocrine system?
What is hormone?
______________ glands are NOT part of the endocrine system because they send hormones through a duct rather than directly into the bloodstream.
Exocrine Gland
This gland is predominantly located at the base of the brain and is said to be the "master gland."
Pituitary Gland
This disorder occurs when the pancreas cannot make enough insulin to keep the blood glucose level constant.
Diabetes
This gland releases melatonin and its main job is to regulate the sleep-wake cycle.
Pineal Gland
What are the two reproductive glands in the human body?
What are testes and ovaries?
True or False. Salivary glands are part of the endocrine system.
False
The pancreas secretes this hormone when blood sugar is too low. It is the opposite of insulin.
Glucagon
This is the male reproductive gland/organ.
Testes
This gland produces T lymphocytes and works with the immune system.
Thymus
The name of this gland secretes hormone when we are in stressful situations such as preparing for a race, going for a job interview or just taking a difficult exam. It releases adrenaline and cortisol.
What is adrenal gland?
This hormone stimulates bone, muscle, and tissue growth. It’s crucial for normal physical development, especially during childhood and adolescence
growth hormone
This hormone prepares the body for immediate action in stressful situations (also known as the fight –or-flight response). The adrenal glands produce it.
Adrenaline
The female reproductive organ/gland.
Ovaries
This is one of the main female reproductive hormones.
Estrogen
True or False. Endocrine glands release hormones directly into the bloodstream and NOT through a duct.
True
This hormone controls the body’s metabolic rate (how fast chemical reactions take place in cells). Also it is the process of how the body transform the food you consume into energy. The thyroid releases it.
What is thyroxine?
This hormone produced by the testes in males and is found in small amounts in the ovaries of females, is responsible for muscle protein growth and repairs muscle damage which can occur during exercise.
Testosterone
_____________ are chemical messengers released by glands in the endocrine system.
Hormones
This type of feedback loop stops something from happening. For example, insulin stops blood sugar from getting too high, thereby, maintaining homeostasis.
Negative Feedback Loop
The ______________ gland releases growth hormone.
Pituitary Gland
This hormone increases calcium levels in the blood by promoting the release of calcium from bones. It is released by the parathyroid.
What is parathyroid hormone (PTH)?
This organ produces insulin and glucagon.
Pancreas
Organs that release hormones are called ___________.
Glands
This system is responsible for releasing hormones into the bloodstream to communicate messages throughout the body.
Endocrine System