Endocrine Glands (Grade 12 NSC Matric Life Sciences): Quizzes
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What is the main difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?
What is the main difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?
Exocrine use ducts; endocrine into blood
What surrounds endocrine glands to help distribute hormones?
What surrounds endocrine glands to help distribute hormones?
Capillaries
What are most hormones made of?
What are most hormones made of?
Proteins
Which is NOT one of the three main functions of hormones?
Which is NOT one of the three main functions of hormones?
Production of blood cells
What makes hormones particularly powerful in the body?
What makes hormones particularly powerful in the body?
They work effectively in very small amounts
Which hormone does the hypothalamus produce?
Which hormone does the hypothalamus produce?
ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
Which two hormones does the pancreas produce?
Which two hormones does the pancreas produce?
Glucagon and insulin
What is the special role of the hypothalamus?
What is the special role of the hypothalamus?
Links nervous & endocrine systems
How do hormone effects differ from nerve impulses?
How do hormone effects differ from nerve impulses?
Hormones provide longer-lasting effects
Which hormone does the thyroid gland produce?
Which hormone does the thyroid gland produce?
Thyroxin