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078549500Name:________________________________________Endocrine System Review and Wordsearch1. Gland in the brain that is the control center for all regulatory activities of the body: _________________________2. Condition in which levels of thyroid hormones in the blood are very low: _________________________3. Helps regulate when you sleep at night and when you wake in the morning ___________________________4. Master gland, makes hormones that control several other endocrine glands ___________________________5. Hormone that reproductive glands produce for females: _________________________________6. Two hormones produces by the pancreas: _______________________ & _________________________7. Gland produces hormones that control the rate at which cells produce energy _________________________8. 4 tiny glands that function together that release hormones that regulates calcium levels: _________________9. General name given to water soluble hormones (banned in most sports organizations ____________________10. The inner part of the Adrenal gland: ______________________________11. Hormone that reproductive glands produce for males: _________________________________12. Gland that produces melatonin: ___________________________ body.13. Causes milk production in nursing mothers and contractions during childbirth: _________________________14. Increases blood pressure and heart rate when the body experiences stress: _________________________15. Helps regulate calcium in the bones: _____________________________16. Adrenal glands are located above this major organ: ___________________________17. Disease caused by a failure of the body to produce insulin: _______________________________18. Produced in the adrenal cortex, keeps blood glucose levels stable: ___________________________19. Contains cells called the Islets of Langerhans: ________________________________20. Collection of glands that secret chemicals that maintain homeostasis: _____________________ systemWho Am I?Read each of the following riddles and decide which member of the endocrine system isbeing described._______________ I am the vanishing gland. You need me most during your earlychildhood years and I begin to disappear when you reach puberty. Iam considered a member of both the endocrine and the lymphaticsystem. I secrete a hormone, which helps to stimulate lymphoid cellsto produce T-cells. You need me to help fight off diseases. Who amI?_______________ I control how “sweet” you are. I keep your blood sugar within normallimits. If you blood sugar is too high I produce insulin and if it is toolow, I produce glucagon. I also play a role in the digestion process.Who am I?_______________ You can thank me for all those muscles you have and that deep voice.I am also the reason you need to shave every day. I play a role inreproduction by allowing you to make sperms. Who am I?_______________ They say “good things come in small packages” and that is true withme. I am very tiny, but I do a lot of jobs in the endocrine system. Ihelp you grow and develop. I also provide the milk for a new motherto breast-feed her baby. The back part of me helps maintain yourbody’s water balance. Finally, when I release my hormone, oxytocin,is will cause the uterus to contract so a new life can be born. Who amI?_______________ Many people say I am shaped like a butterfly. I increase metabolismand influence both physical and mental activity. I help with tissuegrowth. I also cause calcium to be stored in bones. Who am I?_______________ There are two of me in your body and I have two parts. I help keepyour electrolytes balanced by deciding how much sodium andpotassium your body needs. I also play a role in pain control. I am agood friend of the sympathetic nervous system and I play a role inpreparing your body to handle emergencies. I help you decidewhether to “fight or flight!” Who am I?_______________ Many say I resemble a “pine cone.” I am stimulated by the amount ofthe light that enters your eyes. Many believe I help prevent the earlyonset of puberty. I produce a hormone, which causes your bodytemperature to drop. Who am I?_______________ A chicken and I have a lot in common. We both produce eggs. I alsostimulate the development of breast and pubic hair. I want that egg tohave a good cushion, so I help make a lining for the uterus. Who am I? ................
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