Name
Where a baby lives until birth
Womb
Chemical messengers
Hormones
"Control center" for all of the functions which take place in the cell
Nucleus
The process which converts food to energy to help you work and play
Metabolism
What hormone causes your body to release extra energy during emergency situations?
Adrenaline
Made up of three basic parts: the cell membrane, the cytoplasm, and the nucleus
Cell
Causes your body to grow
Growth hormone
Surrounds and protects the other portions of the cell
Cell membrane
Hormone which helps to maintain the proper level of glucose (sugar) in the blood
Insulin
Similar tissues that are grouped together are called ___________?
Organs
Movements that are learned
Motor skills
Groups of organs performing similar tasks
Systems
Thick fluid inside the cell membrane
Cytoplasm
An organ that secretes digestive juices and hormones
Pancreas
What disease is caused by a deficiency of insulin?
Diabetes mellitus
Lifeline of oxygen and nutrients for the unborn child
Umbilical cord
System that produces and distributes hormones
Endocrine system
A material in the nucleus which forms chromosomes
Chromatin
Reproductive glands; concerned with the conception, development, and birth of babies
Gonads
Groups of similar cells are called _________?
Tissues
Functions as a kidney, lungs, and intestines for the unborn baby
Placenta
Hormone that controls the rates of certain chemical reactions in your body, including your metabolism
Thyroxine
Organelles
Hormone which helps to maintain the proper levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood (not insulin)
Glucagon
What are tightly coiled strands of chromatin which contain DNA called?
Chromosomes