Download Objectives for Chapter 9

Objectives for Chapter 9: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
1. Define negative feedback and understand how the endocrine system uses negative feedback
mechanisms to maintain homeostasis.
2. Know the 3 different kinds of hormones and their mechanisms of action (i.e. how they bring
about their effect in the body)
3. Locate on a diagram and describe the function of the following: anterior pituitary, posterior
pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and the pancreas.
4. Know the general functions of the following hormones: growth hormone, prolactin,
adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone,
luteinizing hormone, oxytocin, antidiuretic hormone, thyroxine, triiodothyronine, calcitonin,
parathyroid hormone, aldosterone, cortisone, cortisol, androgens, estrogens, epinephrine,
norepinephrine, insulin, and glucagon.
5. Understand the functional relationship between the hypothalamus and the anterior and posterior
pituitary lobes.
6. Understand how antagonistic hormones operate in negative feedback control systems such as
calcitonin and PTH, insulin and glucagon.