The Adrenal Gland, the Pancreas, the Parathyroid, the Thymus and the Gonads

Name: The Adrenal Gland, the Pancreas, the Parathyroid, the Thymus and the Gonads
Author: StemPy Lab

How the adrenal glands prepare the body for an emergency and keep the salts in balance. How insulin and glucagon hold the blood sugar steady, and what goes wrong in diabetes mellitus. Then the parathyroid and the calcium of the blood, the thymus, and the hormones of the testis and the ovary.

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Lesson 1about 30 min
The adrenal gland and the stress response
The adrenal glands sit on the kidneys. The medulla makes adrenaline and noradrenaline for an emergency. The cortex makes glucocorticoids such as cortisol and mineralocorticoids such as aldosterone. Too little of these hormones gives Addison's disease, and too much cortisol gives Cushing's syndrome.
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Lesson 2about 30 min
The pancreas and the control of blood glucose
The pancreas is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland. Its islets of Langerhans hold alpha cells that make glucagon and beta cells that make insulin. Insulin lowers the glucose of the blood and glucagon raises it. A long rise of the blood glucose is diabetes mellitus.
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Lesson 3about 30 min
The parathyroid, the thymus and the gonads
The four parathyroid glands make parathyroid hormone, which raises the calcium of the blood. The thymus makes thymosins that help the T lymphocytes to mature. The testis makes androgens, and the ovary makes estrogen and progesterone.
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The Adrenal Gland, the Pancreas, the Parathyroid, the Thymus and the Gonads

Course outline (3 lessons)

The adrenal gland and the stress response

The pancreas and the control of blood glucose

The parathyroid, the thymus and the gonads

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