Transcript Class of 2002 Orientation

Endocrine System
Test Review
(Worth 48 pts—minimal
proficiency is 29)
Endocrine Review
• Anatomy is 5
pictures/microscope
slides
• Remember to study
your To-Know list!
Those are the only
terms that are fair
game for the Anat.
• Rest of this
ppt is the
Physiology
portion
(notecardable
items)
Endocrine Review
• Action of protein hormones
vs Action of steroid
hormones— how does each
do it’s job?
• You should read your book, look at
the animations online (see my ppt)
and make sure you can describe it!
Endocrine Review
• Specifically address
how negative feedback
works to regulate the
Endocrine system—
TSH and leptin for eg.
Endocrine Review
• Endocrine tissues and their
response to the endocrine system
• Diabetes lab…which is more
reliable as an indicator, urine
glucose or blood glucose? Why?
Endocrine Review
Endocrine pathologies
Choose 2 of the 8 given and
answer the following:
– Causes
– Lack/excessive hormone involved?
– Symptoms
– Treatments (if we discussed them
in class/book)
Endocrine Review
Thyroid lab—
be able to describe how TRF, TSH and
Thyroxine work in harmony.
– Explain the body signals that would lead to an
increase or decrease of one of these…make
sure you can id the loop!
Work it through and be complete!
Endocrine Review
• How do endocrine disruptors
interfere with hormonal signaling
processes?
• How is diabetes an eg of a disease
that results from faulty cellular
communication?
(These are from your webquest)
Endocrine Review
• Insulin/Glucagon and
their ties to blood
glucose levels
• Leptin and it’s role in
obesity
Endocrine Review
• Matching sections…A
very long list of both
glands and hormones.
Use your notes to prep
your notecard!