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ENDOCRINOLOGY, BIO 310 Text: Endocrinology by DeGroot, W.B. Saunders (publ.) Homeostatic regulation involves coordinating activities of organs and systems throughout the body. The function of the endocrine system involves complex interrelationships and interactions that maintain dynamic steady states. The course will study the endocrine system and its hormonal impact on metabolic activities of various tissues. The interrelationships between the endocrine system and the nervous system will be studies. Objectives Students will be able to: Compare the cellular components of the endocrine system with those of other systems Identify the endocrine organs and the hormones they produce Explain how hormones exert their effects and relate the structure of hormones to their functions Discuss the pathology resulting from abnormal hormone production Describe the regulation of endocrine organs Explain how the endocrine system responds to stress Discuss the endocrine system and aging Topics Concepts applied to endocrinology Sexual differentiation, breast milk Glands: Pineal gland, hypothalamus, adenohypophysis, neurohypophysis, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal cortex, ovaries, testes, pancreas, Stress and the endocrine system Aging and the endocrine system
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