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What is a hormone?

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How do hormones react with target cells?

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What are examples of endocrine and exocrine glands in the human body?

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How do feedback loops help regulate the action of hormones?

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How can too little or too much of a hormone lead to a disease?

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Compare and contrast the endocrine and nervous system.

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Explain how the nervous system communicates with the endocrine system.

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Explain how the endocrine system helps maintain homeostasis.

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Compare negative and positive feedback

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Describe the ways in which hormones interact with their target

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Explain how the body regulates hormone levels

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Identify the major organs/ glands and hormones of the endocrine system

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Compare endocrine glands and exocrine glands

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Identify and describe specific examples of how the endocrine system maintains homeostasis

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Analyze patient symptoms and relate the symptoms to problems with specific aspects of the endocrine system

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Endocrine system

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Homeostasis

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glands

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endocrine system

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exocrine system

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hypothalamus

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pituitary gland

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pineal gland

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thyroid gland

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ancreas
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adrenal gland
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testes
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ovaries
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salivary glands
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sweat glands
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sebaceous gland
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hormones
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releasing hormone
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inhibiting hormone
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human growth hormone
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antidiuretic hormone
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thyroid stimulating hormone
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melatonin
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thyroxin
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insulin
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glucagon
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adrenaline (epinephrine)
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follicle stimulating hormone
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testosterone
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estrogen
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protein
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peptide hormone
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protein hormone
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non-steroid hormone
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lipid hormone
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steroid hormone
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target cells
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receptors
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secondary messengers
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negative feedback
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positive feedback
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diabetes
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osteoporlosis
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graves disease
-anxiety -tremors -enlarged thyroid gland -thyroid gland -heart issues -overproduction of thyroid hormones The antibodies of this target the thyroid gland
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cushing's disease
-fatigue -muscle weakness -depression -benign tumor -pituitary gland produces too much ACTH-adrenal gland-too much cortisol -steroids often cause

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