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Endocrine system

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  • What are Hormones?
    Chemical messengers
  • Letter C is pointing to
    thyroid
  • Name a hormone that is secreted by the pancreas
    insulin, glucagon
  • Which glands produces estrogen?
    Ovaries
  • Letter J is pointing to
    Testes
  • Name a hormone that is secreted by the testes
    testosterone
  • Letter I is pointing to
    Ovaries
  • The chemical product of an endocrine gland
    hormone
  • Name a hormone that is secreted by the pineal gland
    melatonin
  • How does a hormone identify its target cell?
    protein receptors on the cells surface
  • What two endocrine glands regulate blood calcium levels?
    thyroid, parathyroid
  • The "master gland" is known as the
    pituitary gland
  • Insulin is secreted by which gland
    pancreas
  • Name a hormone that is secreted by the ovaries
    estrogen, progesterone
  • What type of gland is the pancreas?
    Endocrine and Exocrine
  • What does prolactin do?
    production of breast milk
  • What does the pancreas do in the Endocrine system?
    Regulate sugars in bloodstream
  • What hormone increases blood glucose levels?
    glucagon