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ANS, PNS and .Endocrine System Pre-lab Worksheet

1. Complete the table below, using section 14-4 to help you.

Characteristic SNS PSNS

Main function

Location of nerve roots

Neurotransmitter(s)

Effects on Target Organs and Physiological Processes

Heart

Bronchioles (airway passages of

the lungs)
Blood vessels to abdominal
organs and skin
Blood vessels to skeletal muscle

Secretion from digestive glands

Urine formation/Micturition
(urination)
Pupils of the eye
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ANS, PNS and .Endocrine System Pre-lab Worksheet

Label the components of the endocrine system below, using unit 16-1 and your lecture handout to help
you.

What are hormones?

What is the difference between an endocrine gland and an endocrine organ?

What are the major endocrine glands?

What are the major endocrine organs?

A&P I (BIOL 3320) Name: ________________________________

ANS, PNS and .Endocrine System Pre-lab Worksheet

Fill in the table below, using Exercise 16-1 and your lecture handout to help you.

Organ that
Secretes the
Hormone Target Main Effects
Hormone
Tissues
Antidiuretic
hormone

Oxytocin

Thyroid Stimulation
hormone (TSH)

Adrenocorticotropic
hormone

Growth Hormone

Prolactin

Melatonin

Thyroxine and
triiodothyronine
(T3 and T4)

Parathyroid
Hormone
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ANS, PNS and .Endocrine System Pre-lab Worksheet

Cortisol

Aldosterone

Epinephrine and
norepinephrine

Insulin

Glucagon