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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Endocrine glands are unique because they are _____ glands, meaning they do not use specialized piping or localized tubes | ductless |
| Instead of tubes, glands secrete chemical messengers called ____ directly into the surrounding interestial fluid | horomones |
| From there, these molecules diffuse into thin capillary walls to enter the ___ system, which acts as a massive body-wide transportation highway | circulatory |
| Even though horomones travel everywhere in the blood, they will only affect and bind to specific ____ cells that are engineered with matching molecular receptors. | target |
| Pituitary Gland: Found deep in the center of the head, at the base of the ______ | Brain |
| Pituitary Gland: Known as the the "_____" because it monitors the body and tells other peripheral glands when to release hormone. | Master Gland |
| Pituitary Gland: ______:Governs tissues and bone development | Growth Hormone (GH) |
| Pituitary Gland: _____: Signals the thyroid gland | Thyroid-Stimulating horone (TSH) |
| Thyroid Gland: A butterfly shaped organ located in the lower front of the ____ | neck |
| Thyroid Gland: Acts as the body's cruise control by regulating _______(the speed at which cells burn fuel for energy) | metabolism |
| Thyroid Gland: _______ and Triiodothyronine (T3) | Thyroxine (T4) |
| Parathyroid Glands: Four tiny pea sized noduels embedded on the ____ surface of the thyroid gland | posterior (back) |
| Parathyroid Glands: Acts as a strict monitor to balance levels of _____ in the blood. | Calcium |
| Parathyroid Glands: ____ Hormone (PTH) | Parathyroid |
| Thymus Gland: Located centrally in the upper chest cavity, directly beneath the ____ (breastbone) | Sternum |
| Thymus Gland: Functions as an early training academy for the immune system by maturing disease fighting white blood cells called _____ | T-cells (lymphocytes) |
| Thymus Gland key hormone | Thymosin |
| Adrenal Glands: Two triangular pyramid like caps sitting directly on top of each _____ | kidney |
| Adrenal Glands: Orchestrates the body's response to a cute and long term _____ | stress |
| Adrenal Glands: ______: Drives the instant, explosive "fight or flight" respone | Adrenaline (Epinephrine) |
| Adrenal Glands: ________: The primary chronic stress controller | Cortrisol |
| Pancreas: An enlongated gland sitting horizontally in the abdomen behind the ______ | stomach |
| Pancreas: Acts as a chemical fuel manager by monitoring and balancing _____ levels | blood sugar (glucose) |
| Pancreas: _____: lowers blood sugar by moving glucose out of circulation into cells | Insulin |
| Pancreas: ____:Raises blood sugar by prompting the liver to release stored fuel | Glucagon |
| Ovaries: Situated deep within the _____ cavity | Pelvic |
| _______? Dictates biological female secondary sexual characteristics and regulates the reproductive cycle. | ovaries |
| Ovaries: ______ and Profesterone | estrogen |
| Testes: Housed externally inside the ______ sac | Scrotal |
| Drives biological male secondary sexual characteristics and fuels the production of sperm | Testes |
| Testes key hormone | Testosterone |
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