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Hormones and the Endocrine System

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  1. What is a hormone?

    A chemical messenger carried in the blood.

  2. What is an endocrine gland?

    A gland that releases hormones into the blood.

  3. How are hormones carried around the body?

    In the blood.

  4. What is a target organ?

    An organ that has receptors for a particular hormone.

  5. Which gland is the master gland?

    The pituitary gland.

  6. Which gland is in the neck?

    The thyroid gland.

  7. Which gland releases insulin and glucagon?

    The pancreas.

  8. Which glands are above the kidneys?

    The adrenal glands.

  9. Which hormones do the ovaries release?

    Oestrogen and progesterone.

  10. Which hormone do the testes release?

    Testosterone.

  11. Is hormonal control faster or slower than nervous control?

    Slower.

  12. Do hormones last for a longer or a shorter time than nerve impulses?

    Longer.

  13. A body with the endocrine glands and a pointer marked X to the thyroid gland. Name the gland marked X.

    The thyroid gland, in the neck.

  14. A body with the endocrine glands and no labels. Name the endocrine glands. The same body with every gland labelled.

    Pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands, ovaries (female) and testes (male).