Endocrine
What constitutes endocrine?
It’s inside the bloodstream
Which gland deals with metabolism?
Thyroid
Between electrical and chemical messengers which is faster?
Electrical
Name one of the exocrine glands
sweat, salivary, mammory
What gland regulates your blood sugar level?
Pancreas
Which between the two (endocrine and exocrine) deals with hormones?
Endocrine
Which glands works with the fight or flight reflex?
Adrenal gland
Which hormone stimulates the productions of epinephrine?
ACTH
What is the purpose of the salivary gland?
To help digest food
What is the reproductive gland for women?
Ovaries
What does the endocrine control?
Controls longer bodily processes like metabolism and reprobductive processes
Which hormone that the pancreas releases decreases blood sugar?
Insulin
Which hormone controls growth and cell production?
Growth hormone
What is the purpose of the mammary gland?
To produce milk
What is the reproductive gland for men?
testes
Which of the three molecules is lipid soluble?
Steroids
Which hormone that the pancreas releases increases blood sugar levels?
Glucagon
Which part of the pituitary controls most of the glands?
Anterior
Why is the sweat gland not considered endocrine?
Because it does not release hormones and is not transferred through the bloodstream
What is anatomy the study of?
The human body
are monoamines water or lipid soluble?
Water soluble
What is the gland that releases melatonin?
Pineal gland
What is the hormone released to induce labor?
Oxytocin
Why is the endocrine system so important?
Because it regulates various body processes as well as emotions
Which gland produces white blood cells
Thymus gland