2.2.1: Endocrine System

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
C		produce hormones that help regulate your metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, response to stress and other essential functions
E		produces hormones that regulate the body's metabolic rate, growth and development; depends on a good supply of iodine from our diet to function
H		secretes insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar
F		production and maturation of immune cells

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The endocrine gland release hormones into the bloodstream to reach target organs with specific receptors. This causes a particular response.

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A target cell responds to a hormone because it has a specific _______  for that hormone.

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	insulin	glucagon	pancreas	liver
protein hormone released to lower blood glucose levels
essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood
hormone secreted that raises blood glucose levels
organ that releases glucose to raise the levels of glucose in the blood
organ that releases insulin
organ that releases glucagon

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