5Th Grade The Endocrine System

Front 1

List the parts of this system.

Back 1

heart, thymus gland, parathyroid gland, thyroid, pituitary gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, brain, spinal chord, trachea, bronchus, lungs, stomach, kidney

Front 2

(T or F) Hormones can make you grow to be nine feet tall.

Back 2

T

Front 3

(T or F) Hormones affect your ability to taste salty foods.

Back 3

F

Front 4

(T or F) Hormones cam make you very sensitive to high-pitched sounds.

Back 4

F

Front 5

(T or F) Hormones can cause a young man to grow facial hair.

Back 5

T

Front 6

(T or F) Hormones fight stress.

Back 6

T

Front 7

(T or F) Hormones determine what color eyes you have.

Back 7

F

Front 8

(T or F) Hormones can cause you to be allergic to milk.

Back 8

F

Front 9

(T or F) Hormones can make your heart beat faster when you are scared.

Back 9

F

Front 10

(T or F) Hormones can soothe you.

Back 10

T

Front 11

(T or F) Hormones can cause you hands to tremble when you are nervous.

Back 11

T

Front 12

(T or F) Hormones affect how much energy you have.

Back 12

T

Front 13

(T or F) Hormones affect how fast or slow you read.

Back 13

F

Front 14

(T or F) Hormones tell your body how fast it should grow.

Back 14

T

Front 15

(T or F) Hormones give you the strength and energy to fight or run in a dangerous situation.

Back 15

T

Front 16

(T or F) Hormones cause your voice to change, especially in boys.

Back 16

T

Front 17

(T or F) Hormones can make twins become triplets before they are born.

Back 17

F

Front 18

(T or F) Hormones tell your body how to swallow.

Back 18

F

Front 19

(T or F) Hormones help control when you sleep and when you wake.

Back 19

T

Front 20

Who was Thomas Wharton?

Back 20

He was an English scientist in the 1700's, who disproved that the brain was just a gland whose job was to secrete mucous, and saw the distinctions between ductless glands and those with ducts, making the endocrine and the exocrine systems.

Front 21

who was Theophile Bordeu?

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He was a french scientist in the mid-1600's who realized that certain glands and structures produced substances that affected other parts of the body.

Front 22

Who was Fredrik Ruysch?

Back 22

He was a Dutch scientist in the late-1600's who theorized that the thyroid gland poured "important substances into the blood stream."

Front 23

What is the definition of the endocrine system?

Back 23

a body system of ductless glads that help control certain bodily functions

Front 24

What is the definition of hormones?

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chemicals produced by the endocrine system which travel freely, controlling many functions

Front 25

What is the definition of secrete?

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to produce a substance

Front 26

What is the definition of Endocrinology?

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the study of the endocrine system

Front 27

What is the definition of a gland?

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a special group of cells which produce substances
two kinds:
exocrine: produce substances pushed out by the body such as saliva and sweat
endocrine: produce hormones

Front 28

Describe the pituitary gland.

Back 28

This is a gland at the bottom center of the brain, and is the "boss gland". It helps control the growth of the body, and produces hormones that controls other glands.It controls a cell's nourishment, affects your blood pressure, controls the amount of water in you body, and it controls reproduction.

Front 29

Describe the parathyroid gland.

Back 29

This is a gland in the nick, that controls bone growth and calcium level.

Front 30

Describe the thyroid gland.

Back 30

This is a gland below the voice box in the place where a bow tie would be, and in the shape of a bow tie. it controls the rate at which the body burns and uses energy.

Front 31

Describe the adrenal glands.

Back 31

These glands is on top of the kidneys, controls the rate of breathing and heartbeat when you are scared, and releases adrenaline. This reaction is called fight of flight syndrome. If you are in extreme temperatures, this gland will adjust your body heat.

Front 32

Describe the pancreas gland.

Back 32

This is a gland near the liver, and is the size and shape of a pine cone. It is both ductless and duct, and lowers, produces insulin and glucagon, and produces digestive acid.

Front 33

Describe the ovaries gland.

Back 33

This is a gland in females which produces estrogen, controls maturation, pregnancy, and birth.

Front 34

Describe the testes gland.

Back 34

This is a gland in males that produces testosterone, and affects characteristics such as body hair and voice change.

Front 35

Describe the affect of adrenalin.

Back 35

Your pupils will dilate and blood rushes to your brain. your heart and breathing rates increase, and the liver releases stored up sugar.

Front 36

Describe hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism.

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respectively:
high hormone levels, fast metabolism, sweat, nervous, swelling in the neck , thin, and nervous

low hormone levels, slow metabolism, fat, tired, and won't grow normally