Question | Answer |
Hormones | The chemical substances responsible for controlling many automatic activities of your body including growth and digestion. |
Hormones are produced in very small quantities by the glands of the _________ ______. | Endocrine system |
Secrete | To form and release |
Gland | Structures that secretes a chemical substance |
Endocrine glands | The glands of your endocrine system |
Each type of hormone __________ or _______ the activities of only one specific _____ or group of ______. | Stimulates, hinders, organ, organs |
Pituitary gland | Often called the "master gland" because its hormones control the action of other endocrine glands |
Thyroid gland | Located in the front of the neck, below the larynx |
Thyroxine | A hormone that regulates the body's metabolism |
Parathyroid glands | Work with the thyroid gland to control the amount of calcium in the blood |
Adrenal glands | Sit like caps at the top of your kidney |
The inner part of the adrenal gland produces the hormone ___________ | Epinephrine (commonly called adrenaline) |
Islets of Langerhans | Clusters of endocrine glands |
Islets of Langerhans produces which two hormones? | Insulin and glucagon |
Diabetes mellitus | A disease cause when not enough insulin is produced or when the body doesn't respond properly to it. |
Pineal gland | Serves as your body's clock |
Reproductive system | The body system responsible for producing new human beings |
Gonads | The two ovaries in women and the two testes in men |
Eggs | The female reproductive cells |
Sperm | The male reproductive |