Chapter 17 · A&P II
The endocrine system
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Topics
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Lab practical image sets
- Endocrine gland locations
- Histology station: thyroid
- Histology station: pancreatic islet
Prediction scenarios
- Level 3 untreated type 1 diabetes
- Level 2 the thyroid is removed
- Level 2 iodine deficiency
- Level 4 long-term steroid therapy, then stopping suddenly
- Level 2 a pituitary tumor secreting ACTH
Pathways
- Second messenger (cAMP) cascade
- Lipid-soluble hormone to new protein
- Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
- Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
Feedback loops
- Blood glucose: glucose high and glucose low
- Thyroid hormone axis
- Cortisol axis
- Blood calcium, full version
Graphs
- Blood glucose and insulin after a meal
Comparison tables
- Steroid vs peptide hormones
- Anterior vs posterior pituitary
- Hypothyroid vs hyperthyroid
- Insulin vs glucagon
- Type 1 vs type 2 diabetes
- Aldosterone vs cortisol vs epinephrine