Endocrine/Reproducti Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The endocrine system acts on the body through the release of | HORMONES |
Which endocrine gland works together with the hypothalamus? | Pituitary |
What does the endocrine system control? | Both daily activities and long term changes in the body |
Why do hormones cause changes in only specific organs if the messages are being sent to the entire body? | Hormones will only act with target cells which fit that hormone |
Which gland regulates the release of energy during respiration(metabolism)? | Thyroid |
Which gland regulates the response to emergency situations? | Adrenal |
What hormones regulate the menstrual cycle? | estrogen and progesterone |
What organ regulates the sugar in our blood through the production of insulin? | pancreas |
What do we call a fertilized egg? | zygote |
Where does a fertilized egg develop? | Uterus |
An egg develops in an ovary and the uterus prepares for the arrival of a fertilized egg during | the menstrual cycle |
What do we call a fertilized egg for the first 9 months? (Hint: 3 terms) | Fertilized egg is called zygote. After implantation its called an embryo for the first 8 weeks. Then its called a fetus from 9 weeks until its born. |
Nutrients and oxygen from the mother pass to the developing embryo through a membrane called the | placenta |
What does the word delivery mean? | When the baby comes out of the mother's body |
What leaves the mother's body after the baby? (We call it the "afterbirth") | placenta |
Where are sperm produced? | testes |
Eggs are produced in the | ovaries |
Human being have ________ fertilization and _____________ development. | Internal/internal |
What process creates sperm and egg? | meiosis |
What is the difference between identical twins and fraternal twins? | Identical twins are formed from one sperm/one egg. Fraternal twins are formed from two separate eggs being fertilized by two different sperm. |
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