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Summary Endocrine System - IEB Matric Life Sciences

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These notes include in depth, detailed summaries, with visual diagrams and colour coding of the following topics: - basic terminology - understanding homeostasis - functions and disorders of the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, pancreas and adrenal glands and of the gonads - use of hormones in sport These notes are in the form of digital hand written notes. I used these notes personally when studying for my finals in Life Sciences - I obtained 100% for my portfolio assessments and 95% as my final mark (top 1% nationally).

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Endocrine System

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endocrine enables response to external changes t to control condition
internally
·


nervous + =




schemical icoordination



↳ a slow ,
prolonged process of
communicating info .


throughout body
↳ of hormones by endocrine
by way secreted
glands
=




blood
slower than nervous
system hormones have to travel
through
·
-




works
together wI nervous
system
·




a ar e s




to
an organic chemical substance that
regulates metabolic functions




·



usually a protein ->
sometimes steroid
:




a fat


secreted by an endocrine gland
·




carried in blood stream to
target organ
·




don't last body- broken down by enzymes
long in
·




target rouga n


·

specific cells that respond to a
given hormone


receptor sites for that organ

has


·

can be
single gland/organ/scattered throughout body


e a co z i re ~glad



to
that hormones which carried in bloodstream to target organs
vascular ,
ductless gland secretes are




·


no ducts - secretions -
carried in bloodstrem


as opposed to exocrine glands secretions carried in duct
=

·




salivary glands liver

eg :
,




!




S




& =

not in IEB

, ~hanzegeig
to
the internal environment in a constant optimal state within despite constant the external environment
The process of
maintaining a narrow
range , changes in




·

internal environment - tissue blood and fluid


->



optimal levels must remained constant :




water , electrolytes ,
CO2
,
02
, glucose ,
temp ,

pH




must be maintained -
body needs to be able to detect change from the set point/norm correct the deviation
·

a
+




↳homeostasis =




ability of an individual to return a particular factor to the set point




negative feedback


to d




A control mechanism
whereby a change from the set point of
any factor is corrected by bringing about a change in the opposite direction .




I
·
excess reduce
-




·


set point et point
. .
8


· deficiency increase



CONSiStS Of

. receptor -> detects a
change from the set point +
sends info .
to control centre
(usually brain)


2 .
Control centre -
processes infor activates correctives mechanisms =



sent to the receptor


.
3 effector -



responds +


corrects change
:


returns conditions to set point




·


not maintained illness/death

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