BIO 5406

McGilliard

Reading Assignment:

     Hadley, pp. 1-8, 17-22, 26.
 

Objectives:

     After reviewing your lecture notes and reading assignment, you should be able to:

     1.  Define:
          a.  Endocrinology.
          b.  Hormone.

          Lecture -- 1/07
          Text -- pp. 1, 7, 18

     2.  Compare and contrast the characteristics of neural and hormonal communication.

          Lecture -- 1/07
          Text -- pp. 1-2

     3.  Distinguish between each of the following types of chemical messengers:
          a.  Hormone.
          b.  Neurotransmitter.
          c.  Neurohormone.
          d.  Pheromone.

          Lecture -- 1/07
          Text -- pp. 18-22

          Table -- 2.3

     4.  Explain, using examples, why the classical distinctions between hormones and
          neurotransmitters have become blurred.

          Lecture -- 1/07
          Text -- pp. 18-22

     5.  Identify on models, diagrams, or animal preparations the following endocrine glands:
          a.  Pituitary.
          b.  Thyroid gland.
          c.  Parathyroid glands.
          d.  Adrenal glands.
          e.  Pancreas.
          f.   Testes.
          g.  Ovaries.

          Lab -- 1/08
          Laboratory:  Anatomy of the Endocrine Glands
          Anatomy of the Endocrine Glands

     6.  Describe a significant contribution of the following scientists to the field of

          endocrinology:
          a.  Arnold Berthold.
          b.  William Bayliss and Ernest Starling.
          c.  Stefan Kopec.

          Lecture -- 1/07
          Text -- pp. 2-3
          Figure -- 1.1