General Science Module 15

3. Removes excess fluid from body tissues and returns it to the bloodstream
7. a group of cells that prepare and release a chemical for use by the body
9. produced by B-cells; quick-start production of antibody when a repeat infection is detected.
12. one of the main regulators of the endocrine system; It controls the pituitary gland.
14. an organ where many white blood cells live and reproduce
15. makes hormones that control the basal metabolic rate of the body

1. produce cortisol, which causes the liver to release more glucose into the blood
2. “master gland,” it produces hormones that control many other endocrine glands
4. produces insulin, a hormone that enables glucose to enter cells so it can be burned
5. carries cleaned blood from the kidney back to the heart
6. Controls the amount of water in the body, as well as the levels of many substances in that water
8. a chemical messenger released in the bloodstream that sends signals to distant cells, causing them to change their behavior in a specific way
10. nodes where the lymph is cleaned before it is returned to the blood
11. a weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body’s production of antibodies
13. functional unit of the kidney