Topics
- 84Hormones and how they actNot practicedLessonNotes
- 85Hypothalamus and pituitary glandNot practicedLessonNotes
- 86Thyroid and parathyroid glandsNot practicedLessonNotes
- 87The pancreas and blood glucoseNot practicedLessonNotes
- 88Adrenal glandsNot practicedLessonNotes
- 89Other endocrine organsNot practicedLessonNotes
Practice this chapter
Chapter quizQuestions from this chapter's 6 topics.
System examA timed exam on the whole chapter, up to 40 questions.
Tools for this chapter3 lab sets, 5 prediction scenarios, 4 pathways and more.
In this chapter's tools
Lab practical image sets 3
- Endocrine gland locations
- Histology station: thyroid
- Histology station: pancreatic islet
Prediction scenarios 5
- 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 4
- Second messenger (cAMP) cascade
- Lipid-soluble hormone to new protein
- Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
- Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
Feedback loops 4
- Blood glucose: glucose high and glucose low
- Thyroid hormone axis
- Cortisol axis
- Blood calcium, full version
Graphs 1
- Blood glucose and insulin after a meal
Comparison tables 6
- 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