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SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
LIFE SCIENCE
STUDY GUIDE # 29 - HUMAN ANATOMY - CONTROL
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE
OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
2.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN SOME OF THE
DISORDERS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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“ ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ” -
1.
2.
“ HORMONES ” -
3.
4.
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > HORMONES
“ PUBERTY ” - THE PRETEEN OR EARLY TEEN PERIOD OF LIFE IN WHICH
THE REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES CAUSE THE BODY TO MATURE
1.
EVEN BEFORE WE ARE BORN WE ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF
____________________________
2.
HORMONES CONTROL WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ?
______________
GROWTH
_____________
______________
METABOLISM
__________
STRESS RESPONSE
REPRODUCTION
3.
JUST BELOW THE BRAIN LIES THE _____________________ GLAND . IT IS
SOMETIMES CALLED THE _____________________ GLAND
4.
AW WE NEAR ADULT SIZE THE BRAIN SIGNALS THE ___________________
GLAND TO RELEASE LARGE AMOUNTS OF HORMONES THAT MARK THE
ONSET OF _______________________
5.
GENERALLY , HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THE TRANSITION
FROM CHILD TO ADULT ?
6.
HORMONES PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN OUR ____________________ AND
________________________ WELLNESS
7.
WHEN HORMONES KICK IN DURING TIMES OF STRESS IT MIGHT BE
TOUGH TO MANAGE OUR ________________________
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THE PITUITARY GLAND :
1.
2.
3.
THE PANCREAS :
“ INSULIN ” -
1.
1.
2.
2.
“ DIABETES MELLITUS ” -
THE ADRENAL GLANDS :
1.
2.
“ ADRENALINE ” -
THE THYROID GLAND :
1.
“ THYROXINE ” -
2.
3.
4.
“ GOITER ” -
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
1. OVER _____________ DIFFERENT HORMONES ARE PRODUCED BY THE
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
2. WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF THE LITTLE MASTER GLAND IN US
JUST BELOW OUR BRAIN ?
3. THE _____________________ GLANDS PRODUCE THE HORMONES CORTISOL ,
TO HELP US WAKE UP , AND ADRENALINE TO HELP US MANAGE STRESS
4. THE ______________________ GLAND HELPS US PROCESS _____________ AND
BURN ___________________
5. WHAT HORMONE DOES THE PANCREAS USE TO REGULATE THE AMOUNT
OF SUGAR IN OUR BLOOD SYSTEM ?