Module 12 Endocrine System

Slide Show #1 Glands, Hormones, & Disorders

This slide show covers:

• Overview of Endocrine System (functions, glands)
• Hormones
• Types of Hormones
• Control of Hormone Release
• Endocrine Glands & Hormones They Secrete
• Pituitary Gland
• Hypothalamus
• Posterior Pituitary Gland
• Anterior Pituitary Gland
• Thyroid Gland
• Parathyroid Glands
• Blood Calcium Feedback Mechanism
• Adrenal Glands
• Pancreas
• Blood Glucose Feedback Mechanism
• Pineal Gland
• Thymus
• Male Gonads (Testes)
• Female Gonads (Ovaries)
• Metabolic Diseases & Disorders (Dwarfism, Gigantism, Graves' Disease, Diabetes)