Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________

Instructor: ___________________________________________ Section: __________________

ACTIVITY #26
CONTROL OF BODY PROCESS THROUGH
THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

OBJECTIVE:
A. 1. Give two uses of hormones
a. In plants-
1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________

2. Give two hormones which promote growth

a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________

3. Give two hormones which regulate the amount of calcium ions in the blood
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
4. Give two hormones which help in digestion
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
5. Give two hormones which help in reproduction
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
6. Give two hormones with opposite effects. Explain your answer.
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
7. Cite two examples in which the secretion of and endocrine gland controls the activity of
another endocrine gland.
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________

B. Briefly explain the following:

8. Why endocrine glands are also called ductless glands?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
9. Why adrenaline is called “emergency hormones”?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

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GENERALIZATION:

I therefore conclude that _____________________________________________________

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Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Instructor: ___________________________________________ Section: __________________

ACTIVITY #27
LOCOMOTION

1. Where are the following types of muscles located in the body?

a. Voluntary (striated) muscles _______________________________________________
b. Involuntary (smooth) muscles ______________________________________________

2. Why are the voluntary muscles also called skeletal muscles?

_____________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do skeletal muscles act in pairs?

_____________________________________________________________________________

4. a. Which is the flexor? _________________________________________________________

b. Which is the extensor? ______________________________________________________

5. What type of neuron stimulates a muscle to contract, sensory, motor or associative?

_____________________________________________________________________________

6. Bone and cartilage are both supportive tissues. In each case, the cells secrete an intercellular
material. In cartilage this material consists chiefly on protein. How about in the bone? Give the
substances which the intercellular material is made of.
a. _________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________

7. Give the functions of man’s skeletal system

a. _________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________________

8. Relation of insulin to diabetes

_____________________________________________________________________________

9. Role of insulin in cellular respiration

_____________________________________________________________________________

10. How do hormones maintain internal balance or homeostasis?

_____________________________________________________________________________

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GENERALIZATION:

I therefore conclude that _____________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
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Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Instructor: ___________________________________________ Section: __________________

ACTIVITY #28
HEREDITY

The purpose of this activity is to familiarize you with certain terms which facilitate
understanding of the fundamental concepts of Heredity.
Use reference books and dictionary in defining the following terms.

1. Heredity _______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

2. Genetics ______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

3. F1 ___________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

4. Genes ________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

5. Gametes ______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

6. Offspring ______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

7. Pure-breeding _________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

8. Dominant trait __________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

9. Recessive trait _________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

10. Phenotype ____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

11. Genotype ____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

12. Homozygous __________________________________________________________________

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13. Heterozygous _________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

14. Alleles _______________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

15. DNA ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

16. RNA ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

17. Monohybrid Cross ______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

18. Dihybrid Cross ________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

19. Multiple Alleles _______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

20. Mutation ____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

21. Crossing Over _________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

22. Variations ____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

23. Sex Chromosomes _____________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

GENERALIZATION:
I therefore conclude that _____________________________________________________
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