ENDOCRINE SYSTEM, PART I
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
tissueA2functionA2
A2sleepA2
A2sexualA2functionA2
A2reproductionA2
A2growthA2andA2developmentA2
A2metabolismA2
A2moodA2-A2Ans--
TheA2endocrineA2systemA2isA2theA2collectionA2ofA2glandsA2thatA2produceA2hormonesA2thatA
2regulateA2whichA2ofA2theA2following?A2(SelectA2allA2correctA2answers.)
testiclesA2-A2Ans--
TheA2_______________A2(alsoA2calledA2testesA2orA2gonads)A2areA2theA2maleA2sexA2gland
s.A2TheyA2areA2locatedA2behindA2theA2penisA2inA2aA2pouchA2ofA2skinA2calledA2theA2scrotum.
thymusA2-A2Ans--
UnlikeA2mostA2organsA2thatA2growA2untilA2theA2ageA2ofA2maturity,A2theA2____________A2e
nlargesA2throughoutA2childhoodA2butA2slowlyA2shrinksA2fromA2theA2onsetA2ofA2pubertyA2an
dA2throughoutA2adulthood.A2AsA2itA2shrinks,A2itsA2tissuesA2areA2replacedA2byA2adiposeA2tis
sue.A2TheA2shrinkingA2isA2dueA2toA2theA2reducedA2roleA2ofA2theA2thyroidA2inA2adulthoodA2-
A2theA2immuneA2systemA2producesA2mostA2ofA2itsA2TA2cellsA2duringA2childhoodA2andA2requ
iresA2veryA2fewA2newA2TA2cellsA2afterA2puberty.
ovariesA2-A2Ans--
InA2theA2endocrineA2system,A2whatA2isA2theA2femaleA2counterpartA2ofA2theA2testes?
hypothalamusA2-A2Ans--TheA2________________A2usesA2aA2set-
pointA2toA2regulateA2theA2body'sA2systems,A2includingA2electrolyteA2andA2fluidA2balance,A2
bodyA2temperature,A2bloodA2pressure,A2andA2bodyA2weight.A2ItA2receivesA2inputsA2fromA2t
heA2body,A2thenA2makesA2theA2properA2changesA2ifA2anythingA2differentiatesA2fromA2thisA2
set-point.A2TheA2set-
pointA2canA2temporarilyA2change,A2butA2remainsA2remarkablyA2fixedA2fromA2day-to-day.
testosteroneA2-A2Ans--
TheA2testiclesA2produceA2andA2storeA2sperm,A2andA2theyA2areA2alsoA2theA2body'sA2mainA2s
ourceA2ofA2maleA2hormones.A2WhatA2isA2theA2nameA2ofA2theA2maleA2hormone?
conversionA2ofA2nervousA2systemA2signalsA2toA2endocrineA2signalsA2
A2regulationA2ofA2endocrineA2functionsA2
A2causesA2feelingA2ofA2sleepinessA2
A2influencesA2sexualA2developmentA2
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
tissueA2functionA2
A2sleepA2
A2sexualA2functionA2
A2reproductionA2
A2growthA2andA2developmentA2
A2metabolismA2
A2moodA2-A2Ans--
TheA2endocrineA2systemA2isA2theA2collectionA2ofA2glandsA2thatA2produceA2hormonesA2thatA
2regulateA2whichA2ofA2theA2following?A2(SelectA2allA2correctA2answers.)
testiclesA2-A2Ans--
TheA2_______________A2(alsoA2calledA2testesA2orA2gonads)A2areA2theA2maleA2sexA2gland
s.A2TheyA2areA2locatedA2behindA2theA2penisA2inA2aA2pouchA2ofA2skinA2calledA2theA2scrotum.
thymusA2-A2Ans--
UnlikeA2mostA2organsA2thatA2growA2untilA2theA2ageA2ofA2maturity,A2theA2____________A2e
nlargesA2throughoutA2childhoodA2butA2slowlyA2shrinksA2fromA2theA2onsetA2ofA2pubertyA2an
dA2throughoutA2adulthood.A2AsA2itA2shrinks,A2itsA2tissuesA2areA2replacedA2byA2adiposeA2tis
sue.A2TheA2shrinkingA2isA2dueA2toA2theA2reducedA2roleA2ofA2theA2thyroidA2inA2adulthoodA2-
A2theA2immuneA2systemA2producesA2mostA2ofA2itsA2TA2cellsA2duringA2childhoodA2andA2requ
iresA2veryA2fewA2newA2TA2cellsA2afterA2puberty.
ovariesA2-A2Ans--
InA2theA2endocrineA2system,A2whatA2isA2theA2femaleA2counterpartA2ofA2theA2testes?
hypothalamusA2-A2Ans--TheA2________________A2usesA2aA2set-
pointA2toA2regulateA2theA2body'sA2systems,A2includingA2electrolyteA2andA2fluidA2balance,A2
bodyA2temperature,A2bloodA2pressure,A2andA2bodyA2weight.A2ItA2receivesA2inputsA2fromA2t
heA2body,A2thenA2makesA2theA2properA2changesA2ifA2anythingA2differentiatesA2fromA2thisA2
set-point.A2TheA2set-
pointA2canA2temporarilyA2change,A2butA2remainsA2remarkablyA2fixedA2fromA2day-to-day.
testosteroneA2-A2Ans--
TheA2testiclesA2produceA2andA2storeA2sperm,A2andA2theyA2areA2alsoA2theA2body'sA2mainA2s
ourceA2ofA2maleA2hormones.A2WhatA2isA2theA2nameA2ofA2theA2maleA2hormone?
conversionA2ofA2nervousA2systemA2signalsA2toA2endocrineA2signalsA2
A2regulationA2ofA2endocrineA2functionsA2
A2causesA2feelingA2ofA2sleepinessA2
A2influencesA2sexualA2developmentA2