introduction to endocrinologyfinal

INTRODUCTION TO ENDOCRINOLOGYProf:Nooruddin Jaffer

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

  Compare the response times of the two major systems of internal communication: the nervous system & endocrine system 

 Distinguish between endocrine and exocrine glands. Describe relationship between among endocrine system

components: hormones, endocrine glands, target cells, and target cell receptors

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Describe the location of the endocrine glands, hormones they secrete &their actions

Highlight common disorders caused by deficiency or excess of hormones

HUMAN BODY

CELLS TISSUE ORGANS SYSTEMS:

CARDIOVASCULAR

RESPIRATORY

GASTROINTESTINAL

ENDOCRINE

OTHER

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE GLAND

HOMEOSTASIS:ENDOCRINE FUNCTION

NERVOUS+ENDOCRINE

CONTROL BLOOD SUGAR

Giantism- oversecretion of somatotropin before puberty

Dwarfism- undersecretion of somatotropin. Cause: tumor, injury, infection, genetics

Diabetes insipidus- decreased ADH

Adrenal glands Located just above the

kidney Secretes many hormones Epinephrine Norepinephrine Many steroid hormones,

inc estrogen and androgens.

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