BIO 2001
McGilliard
 

Reading Assignment:

     Fox, pp. 16, 52, 186-209, 367.
 

     Sherwood, L.  Growth and youth in a bottle?  Human Physiology:  From Cells to Systems,

          8th ed., Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 2013, pp. 678.

Objectives:

     After reviewing your lecture notes and reading assignment, you should be able to:

     1.  Differentiate between an endocrine gland and an exocrine gland and give an

          example of each.

          Lecture -- 5/15
          Text -- pg. 52
          Figure -- 2.37
          Notes

          Definitions

     2.  Define:

          a.  Hormone.  [Text -- pg. 187]
          b.  Gland.  [Text -- pg. 52]
          c.  Target cell.  [Text -- pg. 187; Figure^a]

          d.  Receptor.  [Text -- pg. 16]

          Lecture -- 5/15

          Film:  The Endocrine System
          Notes

          Definitions

     3.  Discuss, in general terms, the mechanism by which a hormone produces its effects
          on target cells.

          Lecture -- 5/15

          Film:  The Endocrine System
          Text -- pg. 187

          Figure^a

          Animation Quiz -- Hormonal Communication

          Notes

     4.  Identify each of the following endocrine glands on a model or diagram and name

          at least one hormone produced by each:
          a.  Pituitary gland.  [Text, pp. 189-191; Figure -- 8.4; Figure^a]
          b.  Hypothalamus.  [Text, pp. 191-193; Figure -- 8.4; Figure^a]
          c.  Thyroid gland.  [Text, pg. 198, Figure -- 8.13]
          d.  Parathyroid glands.  [Text, pg. 200; Figure -- 8.18]
          e.  Adrenal glands.  [Text, pp. 194-197; Figure -- 8.9]
          f.   Pancreas.  [Text, pp. 201-203; Figure -- 8.22]

          g.  Testes.  [Text, pg. 207; Figure -- 15.9]

          h.  Ovaries.  [Text, pg. 207; Figure -- 15.12]

          Lecture -- 5/15, 5/16

          Film:  The Endocrine System
          Figure -- 8.1a
          Notes

     5.  Name eight hormones secreted by the pituitary gland and name a target organ for
          each hormone.

          Lecture -- 5/15
          Text -- pp. 190-191
          Figure -- 8.6
          Notes

     6.  Describe how the hypothalamus controls the secretion of pituitary hormones.

          Lecture -- 5/15
          Text -- pp. 191-193
          Figure -- 8.7
          Notes

     7.  Describe the feedback control of thyroxine secretion.

          Lecture -- 5/16
          Text -- pg. 198
          Figure -- 8.16

          Animation --  Hypothalamo-pituitary Thyroid Axis

          Notes

     8.  Explain the importance of iodine in thyroid function.

          Lecture -- 5/16

          Film:  The Endocrine System
          Text -- pg. 199
          Figures -- 8.3, 8.16, 8.17

          Notes

     9.  Describe the symptoms and treatment of:
          a.  Dwarfism.  [Figure; Notes]
          b.  Gigantism.  [Figure,  Figure^b; Notes]
          c.  Acromegaly.  [Figure^c; Notes]
          d.  Hypothyroidism.  [Notes]
          e.  Hyperthyroidism.  [Notes]

          Lecture -- 5/15, 5/16

          Film:  The Endocrine System
          Text -- pp. 191, 200

          Definitions

   10.  Discuss the potential uses, benefits, and side effects of human growth hormone.

          Lab -- 5/15

          Sherwood paper

          Notes

   11.  Discuss the role of parathyroid hormone in blood calcium regulation.

          Lecture -- 5/16

          Film:  The Endocrine System
          Text -- pp. 200-201

          Figure -- 8.19

          Notes

   12.  Name two regions of the adrenal gland and the hormones they secrete.

          Lecture -- 5/16
          Film:  The Endocrine System
          Text -- pp. 194, 196

          Figure -- 8.9
          Notes

   13.  Discuss the role of the adrenal gland in the response to stress.

          Lecture -- 5/16
          Film:  The Endocrine System
          Text -- pp. 194, 197

          Figure -- 8.12
          Notes

   14.  Discuss the exocrine and endocrine functions of the pancreas.

          Lecture -- 5/16
          Film:  The Endocrine System
          Text -- pp. 201-204

          Figures -- 8.1b, 8.22
          Notes

   15.  Discuss the feedback control of glucose by the pancreas.

          Lecture -- 5/16

          Text -- pp. 203-204

          Figure -- 8.24

          Notes

   16.  Differentiate between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus with respect to:
          a.  Age of onset.
          b.  Dependence on insulin.
          c.  Location of the defect.
          d.  Treatment.

          Lecture -- 5/16
          Text -- pp. 204-205, 208

          Notes

   17.  Explain the causes of diabetic coma and insulin shock.

          Lecture -- 5/16
          Text -- pg. 205

          Notes

   18.  Define and give two examples of hormone replacement therapy.

          Lecture -- 5/15, 5/16
          Film:  The Endocrine System

          Text -- pg. 205; Clinical Investigation boxes on pp. 186, 188, 199, 200
          Notes

          Definitions

   19.  Discuss the discovery of leptin and its proposed role in regulating weight gain.

          Lecture -- 5/16

          Text -- pg. 367

          Obese Mouse
          Notes

   20.  Describe a significant contribution of Frederick Banting and Charles Best  to the

          field of physiology.

          Lecture -- 5/16
          Discovery of Insulin

          Notes

^a Sherwood, L.  Human Physiology:  From Cells to Systems, 6th ed., Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 2007

   (password protected).

^b Widmaier, E.P., Raff, H., and Strang, K.T.  Human Physiology:  The Mechanisms of Body Function, 10th ed.,

   McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006 (password protected).

^c Fox, S.I.  Human Physiology, 9th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006 (password protected).

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