Functions of the Endocrine System
What is the primary function of the endocrine system?
What is to regulate body functions through hormone release?
What are hormones?
What are chemicals released in one part of the body to effect change in other parts through the bloodstream?
Where is the pituitary gland located?
What is at the base of the skull?
What is homeostasis?
What is the state of balance within the body?
What is diabetes mellitus?
What is a condition where the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar levels due to insufficient insulin?
How do hormones travel through the body?
What is through the bloodstream?
What is one effect of insulin?
What is it lowers blood sugar levels?
What is the main function of the thyroid gland?
What is to regulate metabolism?
What feedback mechanism helps to stabilize hormone levels?
What is feedback inhibition?
Name a disorder associated with the pituitary gland.
What is acromegaly (or pituitary dwarfism)?
What type of receptors do hormones interact with?
What are specific chemical receptors on target cells?
How do hormones achieve their specific effects on different cells?
What is by binding to specific receptors on target cells?
Name the two hormones produced by the pancreas.
What are insulin and glucagon?
Describe how the endocrine system maintains homeostasis.
What is by releasing hormones that regulate processes such as metabolism and calcium levels?
What condition results from overactive thyroid function?
What is hyperthyroidism?
Describe the relationship between the nervous system and the endocrine system.
What is the endocrine system interacts with the nervous system to control functions like the secretion of hormones by glands?
What role does glucagon play in the body?
What is it raises blood sugar levels?
What is the function of the parathyroid glands?
What is to maintain calcium levels in the blood?
How does the hypothalamus contribute to homeostasis?
What is it controls the secretions of the pituitary gland?
What is the effect of adrenal insufficiency?
What is it leads to fatigue, weight loss, and low blood pressure?
How does the endocrine system primarily communicate?
What is through the release of hormones?
Name a hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
What is cortisol (or adrenaline/epinephrine)?
Which gland is considered the "master gland" and why?
What is the pituitary gland because it regulates the functions of other glands?
Give an example of a situation in which the endocrine system maintains homeostasis.
What is regulating blood sugar levels through insulin and glucagon?
How might a dysfunction of the parathyroid gland affect your health?
What is it can lead to calcium imbalances causing issues such as bone weakness?