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The endocrine system is made of glands that produce chemical messengers called
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Hormones
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What do hormones do?
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Help regulate certain body activities
Turn on, off or speed up, down activities of organs and tissues |
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What gives off their chemicals through ducts into organs
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Exocrine glands
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What kind of glands are those that produce tears, sweat, oil, saliva
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Exocrine
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How are hormones delivered though the body
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Through the blood stream of the circulatory system
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How many endocrine glands are there
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8
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What are the 8 endocrine glands
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Hypothalamus
Pituitary Thymus Thyroid Adrenals Pancreas Ovaries and Testes |
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How is the level of hormones automatically controlled
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Negative feedback system
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What is an example of the negative feedback system where one hormone level controls another to keep internal environment stable
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Pituitary and thyroid
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Where is the hypothalamus located
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Base of brain
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What gland is the major link between the nervous system and the endocrine system
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Hypothalamus
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Where is the pituitary gland located
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Center of skull behind nose
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What gland controls blood pressure, growth, metabolism, sexual development, reproduction
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Pituitary
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What gland is responsible for the development of the immune system
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Thymus
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What gland increases the rate of metabolism
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Thyroid
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Where is the thyroid gland located
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Neck
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What glands control the level of calcium in the blood
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Parathyroids
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How many parathyroid glands are embedded in the thyroid
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4
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What glands increases heart rate, elevates blood pressure, raises blood sugar and increases breathing rate
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Adrenal
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What do the adrenal glands produce
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Adrenaline
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Where are the adrenal glands located
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Above the kidneys
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What gland keeps the level of sugar in the blood under control
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Pancreas
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What the the pancreas produce
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Insulin
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What changes excess sugar into glycogen so that it can be stored until needed
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Insulin
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What happens if you don't have enough insulin
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Diabetes mellitus
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What increases the level of sugar in the blood by speeding up the conversion of glycogen to sugar in the liver
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Glucagon
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What 2 things are needed to keep the blood sugar level normal
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Insulin and glucagon
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Where is the pancreas located
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In abdomen near stomach and small intestine
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What are the female reproductive glands
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Ovaries
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What are the male reproductive glands
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Testes
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Keeps blood sugar level normal
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Pancreas
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Produces body's "fight or flight" response
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Adrenals
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Produces the hormones insulin and glucagon
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Pancreas
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Releases a hormone to control calcium level
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Parathyroids
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Produces hormone that helps turn on and off other endocrine glands
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Hypothalamus
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Responsible for immune system
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Thymus
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Controls blood pressure, growth, metabolism, sexual development, reproduction
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Pituitary
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Controls how quickly food is burned up
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Thyroid
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The body's network of chemical control
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Endocrine system
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Chemicals secreted by endocrine system
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Hormones
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Pumps chemicals into nearby organs
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Exocrine glands
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Controls body temperature, appetite, sleep
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Hypothalamus
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Produces HGH - human growth hormone
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Pituitary
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H-shaped gland that produces calcitonin and thyroxine
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Thyroid
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Hormone that helps control metabolism
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Thyroxine
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4 small glands found on or in the thyroid
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Parathyroids
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Hormone that controls level of calcium in blood and maintains balance of phosphorus
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Parathyroid hormone
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Glands located on top of kidneys
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Adrenals
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Gland that has both endocrine and exocrine function
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Pancreas
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Hormone that lowers sugar in blood
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Insulin
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Hormone that raises sugar in blood
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Glucagon
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A giant has a problem with what hormone
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HGH - human growth hormone
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Diabetics get a shot of what every day to keep their blood sugar normal
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Insulin
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Someone with stunted growth who is very short has a problem with what hormone
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Pituitary
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Someone who can lift a car off a trapped child is using strength from what hormone?
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Adrenaline
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When diabetics get hungry and thirsty alot, what gland is not producing enough insulin?
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Pancreas
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