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Flashcards by Zubayr Rashid, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Zubayr Rashid
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 1) What is the endocrine system? | The endocrine system is a communication system that controls the internal environment of the body. |
| 2) What is controlled by the endocrine system? | Water & Glucose Levels in your blood, body temperature and the changes your body goes through during puberty and pregnancy are all controlled by the endocrine system. |
| 3) What are hormones? | Hormones are chemical substances that act as messengers in the body. |
| 4) What are the endocrine glands? | The endocrine glands are the pituarity gland, pancreas, adrenal, ovaries, testes and thyroid. |
| 5) What is the endocrine system coordinated by? | The endocrine system is coordinated by the pituitary gland. |
| 6) Why is the pituarity gland referred to the master gland? | Becuase it controls the activities of the other endocrine glands such as the thyroid gland. |
| 7) What is homeostastis? | The process of maintaining a constant internal environment is known as homeosatasis. |
| 8) What is endothermic | accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat |
| 9) What is the body temp controlled by? | The nervous system and this is more immediate response. |
| 10) What is the TSH? | Thyroid-stimulating hormone. |
| 11) What causes sweat glands to produce sweat? | The message from the hypothalmus. |
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