Matching Exercise: Endocrine Glands and Hormones
Match the Hormone or Gland in Column A with its correct Primary
Function in Column B.
A. Regulates water balance to
____1.Pituitary Gland maintain homeostasis
____2. Thyroxine B. Signals liver and muscle
____3. Insulin cells to convert glucose to
____4. Parathyroid Hormone glycogen
(PTH) C. Increases blood calcium
____5. Antidiuretic Hormone levels
(ADH) D. Regulates many body
____6. Aldosterone functions and other endocrine
____7. Glucagon glands
____8. Cortisol E. Primarily affects the kidneys
____9. Steroid Hormones for the reabsorption of sodium
____10. Hypothalamus F. Causes body cells to have a
____11. Calcitonin higher rate of metabolism
____12. Negative Feedback G. The regulation of an
____13. Epinephrine & organism’s internal
Norepinephrine environment to maintain life.
H. Soluble in lipids; they
diffuse through the plasma
membrane to initiate protein
synthesis.
I. Glands located just above the
kidneys that manufacture
glucocorticoids.
J. Signals liver cells to convert
stored glycogen to glucose and
release it.
K. A mechanism that returns a
system to a set point once it
deviates.
L. Nonsteroid hormones that
must bind to receptors on the
plasma membrane.
M. Raises blood glucose levels
and also works to reduce
inflammation.
N. The structure that links the it maintains water balance
nervous system to the within the body
endocrine system and produces .
oxytocin. Aldosterone — : A steroid
O. Hormones identified as hormone from the adrenal
being released from nerve cells glands that is crucial for
rather than traditional sodium reabsorption in the
endocrine glands. kidneys
P. A hormone responsible for .
moving calcium from the blood Glucagon — : It binds to liver
to the bones. cells, signaling them to convert
glycogen back into glucose
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raises blood glucose levels and
Answer Key is known for reducing
Pituitary Gland — : Known for inflammation
secreting hormones that Steroid Hormones — : Because
regulate various body they are soluble in lipids, they
functions and the activity of can pass directly through the
other endocrine glands plasma membrane of a target
. cell
Thyroxine — : A thyroid .
hormone that increases the Amino Acid Hormones — :
metabolic rate of cells These are nonsteroid hormones
throughout the body that cannot diffuse through the
. membrane and must bind to
Insulin — : A pancreatic surface receptors
hormone that lowers blood .
sugar by accelerating the Homeostasis — : This is defined
conversion of glucose into as the regulation of an internal
stored glycogen environment to maintain life
. .
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) — : Hypothalamus — : It acts as a
Produced by the parathyroid link to the nervous system and
glands to increase the level of produces hormones like
calcium in the blood oxytocin and ADH
.
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) — : Adrenal Glands — : These are
Produced by the hypothalamus, located just above the kidneys
and manufacture steroid Epinephrine & Norepinephrine
hormones like aldosterone — : According to the source's
. quiz, these specific hormones
Calcitonin — : It is responsible are released from nerve cells
for the regulation of calcium,
specifically moving it from the
blood to the bone
.
Negative Feedback — : This
mechanism maintains internal
conditions within certain limits
by returning a system to its set
point
.
Matching Exercise: Digestive System Functions
Instructions: Match the organ, hormone, or enzyme in the left
column with its correct function or description in the right column
by writing the corresponding letter (A–T) in the blank space.
1. ____ Esophagus
2. ____ Stomach
3. ____ Small Intestine
4. ____ Large Intestine
5. ____ Liver
6. ____ Pancreas
8. ____ Gallbladder
7. ____ Villi
8. ____ Pepsin
9. ____ Insulin
10. ____ Bile A. Produces bile to help break
11. ____ Peristalsis down fats
12. ____ Mechanical Digestion B. Fingerlike structures that
13. ____ Chemical Digestion increase surface area for
absorption
C. Primary function is to absorb
water from chyme
D. Rhythmic contraction of
smooth muscles to move food
E. Produces enzymes that I — Gallbladder
digest carbohydrates, proteins, B — Villi
and fats R — Pharynx
G. The main site where food F — Amylase
nutrients are absorbed into the L — Pepsin
bloodstream M — Insulin
H. Muscular tube connecting N — Bile
the pharynx to the stomach D — Peristalsis
I. Organ that stores excess bile K — Mechanical Digestion
J. Highly acidic environment P — Chemical Digestion
where protein digestion begins T — Tongue
K. The process of chewing food O — Rectum
to break it into smaller pieces S — Stomach Walls
L. Enzyme specifically involved
in the digestion of proteins in
the stomach
M. A hormone secreted by the
pancreas
N. Substance that breaks large
fat molecules into smaller
molecules
P. The action of enzymes
breaking large molecules into
smaller ones
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Answer Key
Q — Mouth
H — Esophagus
J — Stomach
G — Small Intestine
C — Large Intestine
A — Liver
E — Pancreas