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Chapter 16 Lesson 3
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I.
The Endocrine System:
a. Endocrine glands:
b. Hormones:
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What is the difference between endocrine glands and exocrine glands?
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What are the major glands of the endocrine system?
c. The Pituitary Gland aka “master gland”:
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Anterior lobe
i. What does anterior mean?
ii. What do they regulate?
iii. Produces how many hormones?
iv. What is the somatotropic hormone?
v. Gonads (pg 380):
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Intermediate lobe:
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Posterior lobe
i. What are the two hormones the posterior lobe secretes and what are
they functions?
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2.
d. Thyroid Gland:
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Where is it located?
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What is the principal hormone produced and what does it do?
What happens if body produces too much?
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What happens if body produces too little?
e. Parathyroid Glands:
f.
Adrenal Glands:
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Adrenal Cortex:
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Adrenal Medualla:
g. Pancreas:
 Largest gland in the endocrine system
 Explain its role in digestion:
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Explain its role in regulating insulin levels:
h. Endocrine Disorders
 Diabetes Mellitus:
i. Symptoms:
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Graves’ Disease:
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Cushing’s Disease:
i. Symptoms:
ii. Treatment:
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Goiter:
i. What causes it?
i.
Explain how someone could not grow during adolescence: