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This document seems to be a collection of notes, lectures or study material on hormone-producing structures, focusing on details of the endocrine system. It delves into descriptions, actions, and feedback mechanisms. The structure and format suggests a use in education, possibly beyond secondary school.
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### THYROID GLAND [Histological Composition:] +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Description** | - | | | | |...
### THYROID GLAND [Histological Composition:] +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Description** | - | | | | | | | | | | | | - | +===================================+===================================+ | | - - | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | - | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **Hormone-Producing Structures** ================================ ***Identify the hormone producing organs, list the hormones each produces, and discuss the actions of each product.*** ***Describe the histological composition of each of the endocrine glands to illustrate how the hormones are produced.*** ***Outline the feedback mechanisms that control endocrine gland activity.*** ### ### ADRENAL GLANDS [Cortex Hormones:] \*salt, sugar, sex, the deeper you go, the better it gets [ ] [Histological Composition of the Cortex:] ***Discuss four mechanisms of mineralocorticoid secretion.*** Mineralocorticoids +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Description** | - - | +===================================+===================================+ | **Actions** | - - - - | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Feedback** | - - - - | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Aldosterone Secretion | - - - - | | Mechanisms** | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | - - | | | | | | | | | | | | - - | | | | | | | | | | | | - - - | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ \*Low blood pressure stimulates renin-angiotensin mechanism and high blood pressure stimulates ANP mechanism\* +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Description** | - | +===================================+===================================+ | **Actions** | - | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Feedback** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ [Effects of Stress:] Gonadocorticoids +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Description** | - - | +===================================+===================================+ | **Feedback** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
