Chemical Messengers 101
Description: A chemical messenger
What is a hormone?
This gland is known as the “master gland” because it triggers other glands to release hormones.
What is the pituitary gland?
This gland is located at the lower part of your larynx.
What is the thyroid gland?
This hormone lowers blood sugar levels.
What is insulin?
This hormone targets the kidneys to reduce urine production.
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
This hormone causes milk production for breastfeeding.
What is prolactin?
True or False: Hormones are sent from one organ to another.
What is True?
This structure belongs to both the nervous system and the endocrine system.
What is the hypothalamus?
This gland sits behind the sternum and in front of the lungs.
What is the thymus gland?
This hormone raises blood sugar levels by acting on the liver.
What is glucagon?
This hormone targets T-cells and helps them mature.
What is thymosin?
This hormone causes uterine contractions during childbirth.
What is oxytocin?
Hormones travel to their target organs using this body system.
What is the bloodstream?
The hypothalamus receives information from both the bloodstream and this organ.
What is the brain?
These glands are found above the kidneys.
What are the adrenal glands?
This hormone is released when light levels are low and helps regulate sleep.
What is melatonin?
These two hormones act on most organs and are released by the thyroid gland.
What are thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)?
his hormone increases metabolic rate.
What is triiodothyronine (T3)?
These glands are responsible for making and releasing hormones directly into the blood.
What are endocrine glands?
Hormones made by the hypothalamus are sent to this gland.
What is the pituitary gland?
These reproductive glands are also classified as gonads. Name 2!
What are ovaries and testes?
This hormone triggers the “fight-or-flight” response along with norepinephrine.
What is epinephrine?
This hormone targets bones to move calcium into the bloodstream.
What is parathyroid hormone?
This hormone helps you stay calm and sleepy.
What is melatonin?
The pituitary glad releases hormones that trigger other glands to do this.
What is produce hormones?
There are the two (2) parts of the pituitary gland.
What are the anterior pituitary and posterior pituitary?
This gland is part of both the endocrine system and the digestive system.
What is the pancreas?
This hormone stimulates growth by signaling the liver to release another hormone.
What is growth hormone?
This hormone targets uterus muscles and breast tissue.
What is oxytocin?
This hormone stimulates ovulation each month.
What is luteinizing hormone?