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Assessment

Section Quiz
Section: The Endocrine System
Match the correct description with the correct term. Write the letter in the space
provided.

______ 1. chemical messenger made in one cell that a. glycogen

causes a change in another cell
b. pancreas
______ 2. gland that regulates blood-glucose levels
c. epinephrine
______ 3. hormone made in the liver in response to
d. thyroid
high glucose levels
e. hormone
______ 4. condition in which not enough insulin is
made in the body f. diabetes mellitus
______ 5. hormone released from the adrenal glands
for “fight or flight”
______ 6. gland that increases the rate at which you
use energy
Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

______ 7. Killer T cells, which destroy cells that invade the body, mature in the
a. pancreas.
b. thyroid.
c. thymus.
d. testes.
______ 8. A group of cells that make special chemicals for the body is a(n)
a. hormone.
b. gland.
c. endocrine system.
d. feedback mechanism.

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