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Endocrine System

Test your knowledge of the endocrine system with this engaging game! Learn about hormone production, feedback mechanisms, and gland functions. Play now and ace that test!

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Endocrine System

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  1. Endocrine System Jeopardy Test Review Game

  2. What other body system works together with the endocrine system to control the body’s daily activities?

  3. nervous system

  4. An individual’s body becomes able to reproduce during what stage of development?

  5. adolescence (puberty)

  6. When the amount of a hormone reaches a certain level, the endocrine system stops the release of that hormone.—This is an example of what type of mechanism.

  7. Negative Feedback

  8. The endocrine system produces chemical messages called ___________.

  9. hormones

  10. What are the cells that are affected by a hormone called? (Hint: lock and key)

  11. target cells

  12. Name two female hormones.

  13. estrogen and progesterone

  14. True or False: Hormones can speed up, slow down, turn off, or turn on activities of different organs in the body.

  15. true

  16. What hormone is produced by the adrenal glands?

  17. adrenaline

  18. What hormone released by the pancreas helps to lower blood sugar?

  19. insulin

  20. What hormone is responsible for the disorder known as giantism?

  21. human growth hormone---HGH

  22. Which endocrine gland helps to regulate metabolism?

  23. thyroid

  24. Which gland controls the release of energy from food molecules?

  25. pancreas

  26. What gland controls secondary sex characterisitics in males?

  27. testes

  28. Which gland communicates with the hypothalamus to control many body activities?

  29. pituitary

  30. Which gland produces digestive enzymes and insulin?

  31. pancreas

  32. Which endocrine gland is found in the male’s body but not in a female’s?

  33. testes

  34. Where are the testes located?

  35. in the scrotum

  36. Which gland is sometimes referred to as the “master gland”?

  37. pituitary

  38. Which gland triggers the body’s response to emergencies?

  39. adrenals

  40. What type of gland releases chemical products through tubes?

  41. exocrine glands

  42. Which endocrine gland communicates with the hypothalamus to control body activities and growth and development?

  43. pituitary gland

  44. The endocrine system often uses a negative feedback process to help maintain _____________ (balance).

  45. homeostasis

  46. The word “hormone” means _______.a. monthb. heartc. to excite or set in motiond. to enter the blood

  47. c. to excite or set in motion

  48. Hormones are carried through the body by the ____________.

  49. blood

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