The Endocrine System: 1. What is the Endocrine System? •The Endocrine System influences almost every cell‚ organ‚ and function of our bodies. •It is a collection of glands and organs that produce and regulate hormones in the bloodstream to control many bodily functions. •Whereas the nervous system responds to and controls body processes which occur quickly and last for a short amount of time‚ the endocrine system is responsible for many of the slow
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Research each of the following and write a paragraph describing the endocrine gland‚ hormone‚ target tissue‚ symptoms‚ causes‚ and treatment options. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) Human chorionic gonadotropin‚ or hCG‚ is a hormone that helps with the development of an egg in a woman’s ovary‚ as well as the release of the egg during ovulation. If the body doesn’t produce enough hCG on it’s own‚ you can receive injections of it. The injections aren’t for women only‚ they can be used in men to
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The Endocrine System Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0023-01-01 Purpose What is the purpose of this exercise? Are there any safety concerns associated with this exercise? If so‚ list what they are and what precautions should be taken. -The purpose of this lab is to describe and identify the major endocrine glands. -We are using slides and a microscope so there are no safety
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The endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism‚ growth and development‚ tissue function‚ sexual function‚ reproduction‚ sleep‚ and mood‚ among other things. The endocrine system is a very important system in the human body. There are many endocrine glands in this system‚ including -but not limited to- the pituitary gland‚ hypothalamus‚ pineal gland‚ thyroid gland‚ parathyroid glands‚ adrenal glands‚ pancreas‚ gonads‚ placenta‚ thymus‚ heart and gastric
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Endocrine The endocrine gland system helps produce and deliver hormones. These help take control of many important body parts. It also helps your body change your calories into energy. Endocrine system is important because it impacts how your heart beats‚ how your tissues grow and even if you can have a baby. It also plays a role if you would or wouldn’t develop thyroid‚ growth disorders‚ or a host of other hormone related disorders. The glands of the endocrine system let go of specific hormones
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Gahan The Vertebrate Endocrine System in specific reference to their role in Human Menstruation‚ Ovarian and Uterine cycles Rio Summers April 2009 Word Count: 2693 The vertebrate endocrine system can be best explained as an internal body system collecting multiple organs and glands that produce and regulate hormone secretion into the bloodstream in order to control the many functions of the body. The endocrine system functions alongside the nervous and exocrine system to control and maintain
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activation 8. Endocrine disorders - Hyper secretion causes Giantism in children and Acromegaly in Adults Hypo secretion - Dwarfism in children and Simmonds Disease in Adults PRL - Prolactin 1. Produce by Anterior Pituitary Gland 2. Target of PRL is mammary gland 3. Effects of PRL is to produce and secrete milk 4. Regulation of PRL is hormonal 5. PRL is a polypeptide 6. PRL is water soluble 7. PRL activates by cyclic amp second messenger systems at their targets 8. Endocrine disorders -
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Endocrine System Chapter 13 Study Guide Name ( ) Revision 2 OVERVIEW The endocrine system‚ like the nervous system‚ controls body activities to maintain a relatively constant internal environment. The methods used by these two systems are different. This chapter describes the difference between endocrine and exocrine glands‚ the location of the endocrine glands‚ and the hormones they secrete (objectives 1 and 6). It explains the nature of hormones‚ the substances that function as hormones
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Week 3 Lab 4 – Endocrine System Physiology - Activities 1-4 pages 43 - 48 Latasha Roberts March 25‚ 20012 SC145L-8H Introduction: (please post an introduction to the lab‚ include what you will be doing for each activity) Activity 1: Determining Baseline Metabolic Rates Data: (add your results here in numbers - Chart 1 is used in Activities 1-4) Chart 1 – Effects of Hormones on Metabolic Rate Rat Types Baseline: Normal Thyroidectomized Hypophysectomized Weight
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glandular secretions Produces electrolytes Controls growth and development Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective 1: 18.1 Compare control of body functions by the nervous system and endocrine system. Section Reference 1: 18.1 Comparison of Control by the Nervous and Endocrine Systems 2) When a hormone is present in excessive levels‚ the number of target-cell receptors may decrease. This is called receptor recognition. sensory adaptation. paracrine regulation
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