Name: _________________________Yuxiao Tang______________________________________
Body Atlas: Glands & Hormones Video Worksheet
1. What hormone is released at night? ____melatonin_______
2. What gland is referred to as the “master gland?” _____the pituitary gland____
How much does this gland weigh? ________about one gram______________________
3. Where are the adrenal glands located? _____________on top of each kidney______
4. Why can we often experience fear and anger at the same time? ____ Because
both fear and anger trigger the same adrenal hormones____________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Without testosterone, what happens to the genitalia of a fetus? ________________
________________________they will become female___________________________________
6. Each day the average adult has to renew about ___________300 garms_________ of
muscle and tissue.
7. The brain is fueled by _________oxygen and glucse__________________________
8. What (2) hormones balance our blood glucose? ________insulin________________
and _____________________glucagon___________________________________________
9. Early in life, growth hormone helps childrens’ bones grow. What does growth
hormone do for adults? ___ It maintains tissues and repairs cells________________
10. How do hormones travel in the body? ___through the bloodstream______________