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B5: Quiz 4 – Answers
B5: Quiz 4 – Answers
1)
a)
i) The nervous system sends electrical impulses along a variety of different neurones to bring about a response
ii) The glands secrete hormones/ chemicals into the bloodstream. The hormones then travel around the bloodstream to the target organs
b) Nervous system
c) Endocrine/ hormonal system
d) Endocrine/ hormonal system
2) Chemicals
3)
A – pituitary gland
B – thyroid gland
C – adrenal glands
D – pancreas
E – ovaries
F – testes
4)
a) Testes
b) Ovaries
a)
i) The nervous system sends electrical impulses along a variety of different neurones to bring about a response
ii) The glands secrete hormones/ chemicals into the bloodstream. The hormones then travel around the bloodstream to the target organs
b) Nervous system
c) Endocrine/ hormonal system
d) Endocrine/ hormonal system
2) Chemicals
3)
A – pituitary gland
B – thyroid gland
C – adrenal glands
D – pancreas
E – ovaries
F – testes
4)
a) Testes
b) Ovaries
Questions
1) The two messaging systems in the body are the nervous system and the endocrine system.
a)
i) How are the messages sent in the nervous system?
ii) How are the messages sent in the endocrine system?
b) Which messaging system is faster?
c) Which messaging system lasts for a longer period of time?
d) Which messaging system has an effect on a more general area?
2) What are hormones?
3) There are many different glands in the human body. The diagram below shows us the locations of some of these glands in both a male and female (the diagram is split with the male on the left and the female on the right).
1) The two messaging systems in the body are the nervous system and the endocrine system.
a)
i) How are the messages sent in the nervous system?
ii) How are the messages sent in the endocrine system?
b) Which messaging system is faster?
c) Which messaging system lasts for a longer period of time?
d) Which messaging system has an effect on a more general area?
2) What are hormones?
3) There are many different glands in the human body. The diagram below shows us the locations of some of these glands in both a male and female (the diagram is split with the male on the left and the female on the right).
Write the names of the glands labelled A to F.
4)
a) What is the name of the gland that males have that females don’t have?
b) What is the name of the gland that females have that males don’t have?
4)
a) What is the name of the gland that males have that females don’t have?
b) What is the name of the gland that females have that males don’t have?