EndocrineSet7HFL Word Scramble
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Definition | Term |
Controls levels of simple sugars in blood | Pancreas |
Triggers how body responds to situations | Adrenal glands |
Hormones from this organ help fight disease and infection | Thymus |
Releases controlled amounts of energy during resperation of cells | Thyroid |
Releases a hormone to regulate calcium levels in blood | Parathyroid |
Gland that regulates body processes and helps other endocrine glands | Pituitary gland |
Gland that controls the Pituitary gland and links to the nervous system | Hypothalamus |
Release male sex hormones and produces testosterone and sperm | Testes |
Releases female sex hormones and triggers the development of eggs | Ovaries |
Produces and releases chemicals into the bloodstream | Endocrine gland |
The chemical product of an endocrine gland | Hormone |
Cells that recodnize the chemical structure of a hormone and use the hormone | Target cell |
When energy needed to power cells repeatedly turns on and off to keep hormones levels steady | Negetive feedback |
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