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Chemical Coordination and Integration
Biology · Chapter 21 · Unit 5: Human Physiology
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- Part 1: Endocrine glands, pituitary, feedback and thyroid17 slides
- Part 2: Adrenal glands, pancreas, hormone action and disorders18 slides
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30 cards for quick recall of key terms and facts.
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86 board-style questions with instant checks: Multiple choice 33, Short answer 29, Long answer 6, Numerical 5.
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Short and long chapter tests in board pattern, with results and analysis.
Step 5: Not started- Chapter test (long) — Chemical Coordination and Integration · 40 marks · 100 min
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Topics 5
- Human endocrine system: location of glands; hypothalamus and pituitary hormones; feedback control of tropic hormones
- Hormones of the pineal, thymus, thyroid and parathyroid glands
- Hormones of the adrenal glands, pancreas, gonads and gastrointestinal tract (gastrin, secretin, GIP, CCK-PZ)
- Mechanism of hormone action through cAMP (second messenger) and steroid hormones
- Disorders of hypo- and hypersecretion: dwarfism, acromegaly, cretinism, goitre, exophthalmic goitre, Graves' disease, Addison's disease, diabetes mellitus and insipidus