Endocrine System Glands/Locations
What two glands sit on top of the kidneys?
What are the adrenal glands?
What hormone lowers blood sugar levels?
What is insulin?
The endocrine system works by...
What is releases hormones into the bloodstream
A system that the endocrine system works with
What is the immune, nervous or cardiovascular system?
What are two functions that the endocrine system has an effect on?
What is sleep, reproduction, mood, blood pressure, growth, metabolism, body comp, and emotions?
What gland sits at the base of the brain and is called the "master gland"?
What is the pituitary gland?
Signals the pituitary gland to produce hormones
What is the hypothalamus?
How does the pancreas respond when blood sugar levels are high?
What is releases insulin
PCB's, BPAs, and Parabens are examples of what?
What is an endocrine disruptor?
What is the name of the gland that regulates our sleep-wake cycles?
What is the pineal gland?
The gland located in the neck and controls metabolism?
What is the thyroid?
This gland produces the hormone cortisol.
What is the adrenal glands?
The endocrine system does what with hormones?
What is to help regulate and coordinate various bodily functions?
What disease is caused by insulin deficiency?
What is Type 1 diabetes?
What endocrine gland also acts as part of the digestive system?
What is the pancreas?
What gland produces melatonin?
What is the pineal gland?
What part of the brain signals the hypothalamus and is considered the "emotional center" ?
What is the amygdala?
Which system is faster endocrine or nervous system?
What is the nervous system?
What disorder results in too much thyroid hormone?
What is hyperthyroidism?
Which two hormones work opposite each other to control blood glucose levels?
What is insulin and glucagon?
Which gland has BOTH endocrine and exocrine functions?
What is the pancreas?
Endocrine secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream, what is it called when a duct secretes hormones?
What is exocrine?
The location that acts as a bridge between the nervous system and the endocrine system, regulating hormone release and maintaining homeostasis
What is the hypothalamus?
The study of the endocrine system is called
What is endocrinology?
Which hormone causes the fight or flight response and increases our heart rate and blood pressure?
What is adrenaline (epinephrine)?