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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM TEST STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM TEST STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
pituitary - ANSWER-gland located at the base of the brain which stimulates skeletal
growth and development of the male and female sex organs

thymus - ANSWER-gland that regulates the development and function of the
immune system

thyroid - ANSWER-gland that increases metabolism and maintains levels of calcium
in the blood

parathyroid - ANSWER-gland that regulates levels of calcium and phosphorous in
the blood

adrenal - ANSWER-gland that increases heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
rate

islets of Langerhans - ANSWER-produces insulin and glucagon which regulates the
level of sugar in blood

ovary - ANSWER-produces female secondary sex organs

testes - ANSWER-produces male secondary sex organs

negative-feedback mechanism - ANSWER-method used by endocrine system to
regulate itself; certain glands detect the level of hormones in the blood and release
other hormones to either start or stop the production of the hormone being monitored
hormones - ANSWER-what are chemical messengers produced in the endocrine
glands

released to the circulatory system which carries them through the body - ANSWER-
how do hormones move throughout the body?

hypothalamus
pituitary
parathyroid
thyroid
thymus
adrenal
pancreas
gonads - ANSWER-name the 8 glands of the endocrine system

endocrine system's method for regulating itself - ANSWER-what is the negative-
feedback mechanism of the body?

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