NCSO Review Endocrine System Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Gland Correct Answer any structure that makes & secretes a substance that performs certain functions Exocrine glands Correct Answer produce nonhormonal substances, such as sweat and saliva, and are released through ducts to the exterior of your body Endocrine glands Correct Answer make hormones and release them into bloodstream Hypothalamus Correct Answer communicates w/ and controls pituitary gland. Connects endocrine and nervous systems Neurosecretory cells Correct Answer specialized neurons that synthesize & secrete hormones Pituitary gland Correct Answer "master gland" because it controls many other hormone releasing glands. Helps control body & tissue growth and secretes endorphins. Anterior pituitary Correct Answer its secretions regulate many other glands Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Correct Answer secreted by the pituitary gland to regulate production of estrogen and proesterone Thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) Correct Answer stimulates secretion of thyroxine from thyroid gland Adreno-corticotropic hormone (ACTH) Correct Answer stimulates release of chemicals from the adrenal cortex Growth hormone (GH) Correct Answer stimulates and regulates the growth of the body Melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH) Correct Answer increases the production of melanin in melanocytes of the skin