Endocrine System Quiz

endocrine glands secrete _

• Hormones

• Neurotransmitters

• A wide range of chemical substances

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What is the main function of the endocrine system?

• It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.

• It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

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This gland is located between the lungs behind the sternum and secretes thymosin that helps mature WBC's in our bodies when we are children.

• thyroid

• thymus

• brain stem

• parathyroid

Letter H is pointing to

• Pancreas

• Thymus

• Pituitary

• Pineal

The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

• Positive Feedback

• Homeostasis

• Targeted Cells

• Negative Feedback

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The "cause" for something to happen is the

• response

• effect

• stimulus

• homeostasis

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When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed. This is an example of what type of feedback?

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Positive Feedback Response

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Glands are

• blood vessels

• organs

• bones

• muscles

Release of chemical messengers

are called......

• bones

• glands

• hormones

• muscles

Which of these functions are the main function of the endocrine system?

• To ensure that we take in oxygen through the lungs

• To control balance, movement, and coordination

• To protect the body from disease caused by pathogens

• To make hormones that control growth and development