XI. Choose the right preposition

The hormones are secreted directly … the blood stream.

The pituitary is divided … two lobes.

Tropic hormones are carried … other endocrine glands.

Adrenaline and noradrenaline help to prepare the body … “fight or fight”.

The amount … glucose … the blood is governed … cells … the pancreas.

Parathyroid glands hormones regulate the amounts … calcium and phosphate … the blood.

Endocrinology is the study … the endocrine glands and the treatment … diseases affecting these glands.

XII. Translate from Russian into English

Эндокринная система – это сеть беспроточных желез внутренней секреции.

Тропные гормоны гипофиза переносятся к другим эндокринным железам.

Пролактин поддерживает продукцию молока в молочных железах.

Мозговое вещество надпочечников продуцирует адреналин и норадреналин.

Гормоны коркового вещества надпочечников включают стероиды, участвующие в метаболизме сахаров и белков.

Гормоны паращитовидных желез регулируют количество кальция и фосфата в крови.

Глюкагон повышает уровень глюкозы в крови, а инсулин понижает этот уровень.

Половые железы секретируют гормоны, контролирующие продукцию зрелых половых клеток.

Эндокринология – это наука об эндокринных железах и лечении заболеваний, поражающих эти железы.

XIII. Read and translate the text “Endocrine System” After text step

XIV. Answer the questions on the text

Do you agree that the endocrine system is a network of ductless glands of internal secretion?

What substances do the endocrine glands produce and/or store?

Name the chief endocrine gland. Where is it situated?

How many lobes has the pituitary gland?

What hormones does the front (anterior) lobe produce?

What organs are the tropic hormones carried to?

Name the hormones which exert their influence directly.

What does the prolactin maintain?

Name the hormones which are produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

What organs is ADH carried to? Why is it carried there?

Do you agree that oxytocin helps the body to control its water content?

What hormone does the pineal gland secrete?

What is the function of melatonin?

What glands are divided into an outer (cortex) and inner (medulla) region?

What endocrine glands produce adrenalin and noradrenaline?

Do you agree that adrenalin and noradrenalin help to prepare the body for “fight or flight” in response to danger?

What processes of the human body are the steroids involved in?

Where does the thyroid gland lie?

The hormones of what glands control the rate at which cells use nutrients?

Where do the parathyroid glands lie in the body?

What is the function of the parathyroid glands?

What is the amount of glucose in the blood governed by?

Where does the pancreas lie?

What two hormones are made by the endocrine cells of the pancreas?

Name the functions of the glucagon and insulin.

What are male and female sex glands?

What are they necessary for in the human body?

XV. Complete the sentences

The endocrine glands produce ... that travel the body and influence ... .

There are some endocrine glands. They are the ... .

The pituitary is situated ... and has two ... .

The front (anterior) lobe produces ... that are carried to ... to trigger ... .

... and ... exert their influence directly.

Prolactin maintains ... .

The back (posterior) lobe of the pituitary stores ... ADH which is carried to ... to help control ... .

Oxytocin assists ... and encourages ... .

The pineal gland secretes ..., its function is ... .

The adrenals are situated ... and divided into ... .The medulla makes the hormones ... which ... . The hormones of the cortex include ... involved in ... and ... .

The thyroid gland lies ... . It secretes hormones that ... .

The hormones of the parathyroid glands regulate ... .

The pancreas governs ... . It is situated ... . ... raises blood glucose levels and ... decreases them.

... in a female and ... in a male produce hormones that control ... and help to determine ... .