Endocrine System Silent Tea party R Name______

1. What is the function of the Pituitary gland?

-the master gland

- produces and secretes hormones that control that activity of other glands

2. What is the function of the thyroid gland?

secretes thyroxine and calcitonin

3. What is the function of the parathyroid gland?

produces parathyroid hormone (PTH)

4. What is the function of the adrenal glands?

secretes epinephrine(adrenaline)

5. What is the function of the pancreas?

secretes insulin and glucagon

6. What is the function of the ovaries?

secretes estrogen and progesterone

7. What is the function of the testes?

secretes testosterone

8. What is the function of the hGH (human growth hormone)?

-stimulates body growth

9. What is the function of the TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)?

Stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete its hormone

10. What is the function of the FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)?

stimulates sperm production; stimulates egg production and estrogen secretion

11. What is the function of thyroxine?

increases metabolism

12. What is the function of parathormone?

increases blood calcium levels

13. What is the function of epinephrine(adrenaline)?

promotes fight or flight response

14. What is the function of insulin?

decreases blood glucose levels by transporting glucose into body cells

15. What is the function of glucagon?

increases blood glucose by stimulating liver breakdown glycogen into glucose

16. What is the function of estrogen/progesterone

stimulates development of female sex characteristics; helps regulate menstrual cycle

17. What is the function of testosterone?

stimulates development of male sex characteristics; regulates sperm production

18. Letter G?

ovaries

19. What is H?

testes

20. What is E?

adrenal glands

21. What is B?

pituitary gland

22. What is F?

pancreas

23. What is A?

thyroid

24. What is A?

thyroid

25. What is B?

parathyroid

26. What is Negative Feedback?

-A mechanism for self regulation

detecting hormone level and maintaining it at a set point(normal state)

27. What is a goiter?

- a disorder in which the thyroid becomes enlarged due to too little iodine(needed to make thyroxine) in the diet

28. What disorder occurs if an individual has too much growth hormone released when they are young?

gigantism

29. What disorder occurs if an individual has too little growth hormone released when they are young?

dwarfism

30. What is type 1 Diabetes?

A disorder in which the pancreas is attacked by the immune system and cannot make insulin

31. What is type 2 diabetes?

A disorder that usually can occur later in life in which insulin is not able to control blood glucose