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Endocrine System Silent Tea party R Name________________ ___ 1. What is the function of the Pituitary gland? -the master gland - produces and secretes hormones that control that activity of other glands 2. What is the function of the thyroid gland? secretes thyroxine and calcitonin 3. What is the function of the parathyroid gland? produces parathyroid hormone (PTH) 4. What is the function of the adrenal glands? secretes epinephrine(adrenaline) 5. What is the function of the pancreas? secretes insulin and glucagon 6. What is the function of the ovaries? secretes estrogen and progesterone 7. What is the function of the testes? secretes testosterone 8. What is the function of the hGH (human growth hormone)? -stimulates body growth 9. What is the function of the TSH (thyroidstimulating hormone)? Stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete its hormone 10. What is the function of the FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)? stimulates sperm production; stimulates egg production and estrogen secretion 11. What is the function of thyroxine? increases metabolism 12. What is the function of parathormone? increases blood calcium levels 13. What is the function of epinephrine(adrenaline)? promotes fight or flight response 14. What is the function of insulin? decreases blood glucose levels by transporting glucose into body cells 15. What is the function of glucagon? increases blood glucose by stimulating liver breakdown glycogen into glucose 16. What is the function of estrogen/progesterone stimulates development of female sex characteristics; helps regulate menstrual cycle 17. What is the function of testosterone? stimulates development of male sex characteristics; regulates sperm production 18. Letter G? ovaries 19. What is H? testes 20. What is E? adrenal glands 21. What is B? pituitary gland 22. What is F? pancreas 23. What is A? thyroid 24. What is A? thyroid 25. What is B? parathyroid 26. What is Negative Feedback? -A mechanism for self regulation detecting hormone level and maintaining it at a set point(normal state) 27. What is a goiter? - a disorder in which the thyroid becomes enlarged due to too little iodine(needed to make thyroxine) in the diet 28. What disorder occurs if an individual has too much growth hormone released when they are young? gigantism 29. What disorder occurs if an individual has too little growth hormone released when they are young? dwarfism 30. What is type 1 Diabetes? A disorder in which the pancreas is attacked by the immune system and cannot make insulin 31. What is type 2 diabetes? A disorder that usually can occur later in life in which insulin is not able to control blood glucose