Question

30PTS

Which of the following is an example of the endocrine system maintaining homeostasis?


A. Detecting a pain stimulus and sending a signal to the spinal cord to perform an automatic response.

B. Discharging an excessive amount of hormones in the blood and not sending a signal to stop production.

C. Sending a message to the pituitary gland to start producing a hormone when the levels in the body are too low.

D. Using sense organs to get information about the outside world and direct an appropriate body response release.

Answer 1

Ans.

Endocrine system is a body system that consists of hormones, a group of glands, and secret those hormones into bloodstream directly to regulate the functions of target tissues or organs.

Endocrine system maintains homoestasis by regulating temperature of the body. When there is a rise in body temperature, the endocrine system sends information from hypothalamus to muscles, glands, organs, and nervous system that help to return the temperature into normal level.

Thus, the correct answer is option). 'passing information about body temperature from the hypothalamus to the sweat glands or muscles.'