ANA 109 Exam 5 uky ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What 2 systems function together to regulate body activities? - CORRECT
ANSWER endocrine & nervous
What does the endocrine system release to control body activities & maintain homeostasis? -
CORRECT ANSWER hormones
What does the nervous system release to control body activities & maintain homeostasis? -
CORRECT ANSWER neurotransmitters
How does communication/control differ between the nervous system and the endocrine
system? - CORRECT ANSWER nervous system- rapid and controlled
endocrine system- slow and more sustained; signals adapt over a longer time frame
pineal gland - CORRECT ANSWER secretes melatonin
hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER controls pituitary gland
pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWER master gland/regulator of the entire body
growth disorders stem from this
All of the major hormones are produced/regulated by the __________ and the
____________. - CORRECT ANSWER hypothalamus, pituitary gland
thyroid gland (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER butterfly-shaped organ on front of
trachea, on back of the thyroid gland is the parathyroid gland
, thymus (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER shrinks as we get older, critical for pediatric
development
main source for white blood cells (helps us program immune cells to fight infection)
adrenal gland (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER aka "suprarenal glands", sits on top of
kidney
produce adrenaline- fight or flight response
pancreas (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER has 2 functions: endocrine & exocrine
critical for glucose homeostasis (eating food)
parathyroid glands (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER on back of the thyroid gland
ovary - CORRECT ANSWER female gonad
testis - CORRECT ANSWER male gonad
neurotransmitter - CORRECT ANSWER a chemical (protein)
EX: Acetylcholine- comes from the end of a neuron into a synapse & then bind to a muscle or
neuron
hormones - CORRECT ANSWER chemical messengers that are transported
throughout the entire body in the blood
differences between the nervous and endocrine system - CORRECT
ANSWER nervous- releases elecrical impulses & neurotramsmitters synapses at
CORRECT ANSWERS
What 2 systems function together to regulate body activities? - CORRECT
ANSWER endocrine & nervous
What does the endocrine system release to control body activities & maintain homeostasis? -
CORRECT ANSWER hormones
What does the nervous system release to control body activities & maintain homeostasis? -
CORRECT ANSWER neurotransmitters
How does communication/control differ between the nervous system and the endocrine
system? - CORRECT ANSWER nervous system- rapid and controlled
endocrine system- slow and more sustained; signals adapt over a longer time frame
pineal gland - CORRECT ANSWER secretes melatonin
hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER controls pituitary gland
pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWER master gland/regulator of the entire body
growth disorders stem from this
All of the major hormones are produced/regulated by the __________ and the
____________. - CORRECT ANSWER hypothalamus, pituitary gland
thyroid gland (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER butterfly-shaped organ on front of
trachea, on back of the thyroid gland is the parathyroid gland
, thymus (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER shrinks as we get older, critical for pediatric
development
main source for white blood cells (helps us program immune cells to fight infection)
adrenal gland (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER aka "suprarenal glands", sits on top of
kidney
produce adrenaline- fight or flight response
pancreas (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER has 2 functions: endocrine & exocrine
critical for glucose homeostasis (eating food)
parathyroid glands (picture) - CORRECT ANSWER on back of the thyroid gland
ovary - CORRECT ANSWER female gonad
testis - CORRECT ANSWER male gonad
neurotransmitter - CORRECT ANSWER a chemical (protein)
EX: Acetylcholine- comes from the end of a neuron into a synapse & then bind to a muscle or
neuron
hormones - CORRECT ANSWER chemical messengers that are transported
throughout the entire body in the blood
differences between the nervous and endocrine system - CORRECT
ANSWER nervous- releases elecrical impulses & neurotramsmitters synapses at
