Download The Hormones of the Endocrine Glands Activity

The Hormones of the Endocrine Glands
The endocrine system is responsible for many different functions in the
body. Hormones are in use in the body all the time!
The different hormones, their target cells and their function in that cell are
sometimes difficult to understand, and students need to understand this by
the end of this unit. This activity may be a help!
Each of the following pages contains the information for the endocrine
hormones, their target cells and their function. You can print these off on
different coloured paper (or change the font for each page), cut them out,
and put them into envelopes (keeping each ‘page’ separate). Label each
envelope with either ‘hormone’, ‘Target tissue’ or ‘Function’ and the number
of pieces in each one (each envelope should have 11 pieces). Students will
work in pairs, and have to organize them into what they think are the
appropriate answers. When they think they have the order correct, the
teacher can look over their answers, and if it is correct, they will write the
information into a chart. This will allow the students to have a summary
chart for all of these hormones.
Releasing and
inhibiting hormones
Follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH)
Prolactin (PRL)
Luteinizing hormone
(LH)
Growth hormone (GH)
Thyroid-stimulating
hormone (TSH)
Adrenocorticotropic
hormone (ACTH)
Antidiuretic hormone
(ADH)
Melanocyte-stimulating
hormone (MSH)
Endorphins
Oxytocin
Anterior pituitary
Melanocytes in the skin
of some vertebrates
Mammary glands
Pain pathways in the
nervous system
Bone, soft tissue
Kidneys
Thyroid gland
Uterus, mammary
glands
Adrenal cortex
Ovaries in females,
testes in males
Ovaries in females,
testes in males
Regulates the secretion of
anterior pituitary hormones
Stimulates breast
development and milk
production
Stimulates the growth of
bones and soft tissues;
helps control metabolism of
glucose and other fuel
molecules
Stimulates the secretion
and thyroid hormones and
the growth of the thyroid
gland
Stimulates the secretion of
glucocorticoids
Females: Stimulates egg
growth and development,
and secretion of sex
hormones
Males: stimulates sperm
production
Females: regulates
ovulation
Males: Secretion of sex
hormones
Promotes darkening of skin
Inhibits the perception of
pain
Increases blood volume and
pressure by increasing
water reabsorption in the
kidneys
Promotes uterine
contractions; stimulates
milk release from breasts