Endocrine and Nervous System

Which one here reduces the amount of glucose in the blood?

• Glucagon

• Insulin

• Glycogen

• ADH

A hormone is

• a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph.

• an enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

• a chemical substance produced by an organ and carried by the blood.

• a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.

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The main elements of the endocrine system are ______.

• The glands, hormones, and cell receptors

• The glands, nerves, and blood vessels

• The blood, tissue, and brain

• The hormones, blood, and brain

Hormones cause specific effects by ______.

• Flooding the entire body

• Targeting specific parts of the brain

• Targeting specific groups of cells in the body

• Spreading through the nervous system

There are ______ main hormone-producing glands in the body.

• 7

• 16

• 10

• 8

_____ neurons (or nerves) carry messages to the central nervous system.

• Motor

• Nervous

• Sensory

• Cranial

_____ neurons (or nerves) carry messages from the central nervous system to other parts of the body.

• Motor

• Nervous

• Sensory

• Messenger

• Relay

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What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

• neurons

• sensory receptors

• spinal cord

• motor nerves

• sensory nerves

The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

• somatic

• peripheral

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The function of parasympathetic nervous system is bring the body back to homeostasis

• True

• False

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