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NOTE: Learning Objectives for the entire respiratory system are in a separate doc
Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland*
Identify these endocrine organs and state whether they are partially or
entirely comprised of endocrine cells Thyroid gland*
Parathyroid glands*
Adrenal glands*
Pancreas
Gonads
Ovary (female)
Testis (male)
Corpus
callosum
Label the diagram
Thalamus
Corpus
callosum
Label the diagram
Thalamus
Pineal
Hypothalamus
infundibulum
Anterior
o be
lobe rl
Pars nervosa r io
te
P os
Pituitary Gland
Name the three mechanisms that determine hormone secretion and give at least one example of
a hormone secreted by each of these mechanisms
Name the three mechanisms that determine hormone secretion and give at least one example of a hormone secreted by each of these mechanisms
Hypothalamus may neurally The anterior pituitary secretes thyroid stimulating hormone which
induce the pineal gland to causes the thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone (increases
secrete melatonin to promote metabolic rate)
sleepiness