Friday, March 28, 2014

Endocrine System hw


Endocrine System

 

Coach Batista, Health HW, 5th & 6th grade.

 

Watch this video and answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. If you type this on a computer you get an extra 5 points. (This is posted on the blog with links to the video).

 

This assignment will be due on Thursday, April 3rd.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH8dGK7s6lY

 

1-      What are glands? And what do they release?

2-      These are part of what body system?

3-      The hormones travel through the blood and then do what?

4-      List at least five different glands mentioned in the video.

5-      Which one is the master gland and how big is it?

6-      What is an important hormone released by the Pituitary gland?

7-      What are some functions of the thyroid gland?

8-      What is a function of the adrenal gland and how can that be useful?

9-      What gland produces insulin?

10-   What is the function of insulin?

11-   True or False? Most children have a hard time using their endocrine system because they don’t know how much hormones to produce when they sleep at night. Explain.

 

 

 

 

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