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homeostasisDigestive and Endocrine Systems
Section 35.3 The Endocrine System
Scan the titles, boldfaced words, figures, and captions in Section 3.
Write two facts you discovered as you scanned the section.1.2.Use your book or dictionar y to define homeostasis.Write the correct term in the left column for each definition below.acts on target cells and tissues to produce a specific responsehormone that causes cells to have a higher rate of metabolismany gland that produces hormones, which are released into the
bloodstream and distributed to body cellsthyroid hormone that is partly responsible for the regulation of
calcium, blood clotting, nerve function, and muscle contractionincreases blood calcium by stimulating the bones to release
calciumsteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that primarily
affects the kidneys and is important for reabsorbing sodiumsteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that raises blood
glucose levels and also reduces inflammationsecretes hormones that regulate many body functions as well as
other endocrine glandspancreatic hormone that signals liver cells to convert glycogen to
glucose and release the glucose into the bloodpancreatic hormone that signals liver and muscle cells to accelerate
the conversion of glucose to glycogen, which is stored in the liverhormone produced by the hypothalamus, regulates water balanceNew
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