Chapter 7

Question 1

Exocrine gland

Answer 1

gland secreting a product through a duct

Question 2

Endocrine gland

Answer 2

gland secreting hormone into blood stream

Question 3

Hormone

Answer 3

in animals: chemical messenger, travels in blood, produced by endocrine glands. In plants: chemical messenger affecting growth

Question 4

Insulin

Answer 4

produced by pancreas, results in decrease glucose concentration in blood

Question 5

Pituitary gland

Answer 5

gland at base of brain, secretes hormones and hormone controlling substances

Question 6

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Answer 6

hormone released by pituitary gland controls water content by increasing reabsorption

Question 7

Hypothalamus

Answer 7

region at base of brain, secretes hormones and monitors ‘drives’ (hunger, thirst)

Question 8

Pancreas

Answer 8

gland discharging in duodenum, makes digestive enzymes and secretes hormones (e.g. insulin, glucagon)

Question 9

Testes

Answer 9

male reproductive organ in animals, produces male gametes

Question 10

Ovaries

Answer 10

female reproductive organ, produces ova (in animals), female reproductive structure in carpel of flower, contains ovules (in plants)

Question 11

Adrenal glands

Answer 11

pair of endocrine glands found above kidneys, secrete adrenaline

Question 12

Glycogen

Answer 12

polysaccharide of glucose, storage carbohydrate (animals, fungi) found in liver and muscles

Question 13

Glucagon

Answer 13

released by pancreas, causes increase in glucose concentration in blood

Question 14

Diabetes

Answer 14

disease where blood glucose concentration can’t be controlled properly, caused by lack of insulin