Internal control of the body is directed by two systems: 1, The Nervous System and 2, The Endocrine System. In this lecture, I discuss the endocrine system and how endocrine glands control functions in the body through the release of hormones. The pituitary gland is known as the Master Endocrine Gland and plays a major role in controlling the other glands of the endocrine system.
I illustrate HOW the endocrine system by giving specific examples such as insulin and Human Growth Hormone’s role in regulating blood sugar, and adrenaline’s role in preparing the body for stressful situations. Enjoy!
This is section 35.1 in the textbook Biology: The Dynamics of Life and is part of the chapter on The Digestive and Endocrine Systems.
Outline:
- The Vital Nutrients
- Calories and Metabolism
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this is a really helpful video thanks!
You are very much welcome sloolz. Glad it can help.
You are very much welcome sloolz. Glad it can help.
omg wish u could tutor me here in Australia
Hahaaa, I WISH!!! I've always wanted to visit Australia, so anytime you wanna send for me to fly over there and tutor you, I'm there. LOL. Anyways, glad you found this info valuable. All the best!
I agree 1000 %, merci beaucoup Monsieur Samuel!
Wow, I wish u could be my tutor in Australia too
I thought the Human Growth Hormone was mainly released into the bones & muscles??? & when we have low blood sugar glucagon is released by the pancreas to increase glucose in the blood???
@purpleleach1 What you will notice with the different hormones is that they have multiple effects. Yes, they do affect bone and muscle growth. However, it also affects blood sugar levels, stimulates the immune system, causes protein synthesis and a number of other things. And yes, glucagon has the opposite affect of insulin. It causes an increase in blood glucose levels.
I wanted to thank you for having these videos on youtube. I’m taking a college course in Human Anatomy and Physiology and my instructor does not really “teach” it at all. She just writes out very vaguely what we need to know on the test, then we have to research it to really know the ins and outs about everything. Your videos have saved me! Nothing else explains biology in the way I can understand it like you do. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
@jouwhoo You are very much welcome. I’m glad you are finding value in it and that it’s helping you to understand it better. Stay tuned, because there’s much more to come
Thxs
You’re very much welcome Francoise
thank you so much for posting this video of the lecture, it really helped me out in understanding more about the endocrine system. thanks God Bless You
@PrincessaDeDios956 You are very much welcome. Glad it helped
thank you…very useful! but i thought the parathyroid glands released calcitonin and the thyroid released T3 and T4…
@raheeg2008 Calcitonin is released by the thyroid gland (specifically the C cells). It was initially thought to be released by the parathyroid glands, but from what I understand, that was shown to be false. The thyroid does release t3 and t4. That’s correct!
I was never happy with my Animal Phys lecturer. You have helped me with a lot of the basic steps for digestion. Now to remember all the hormones secreted by the Stomach G cells and Midgut!
Thankyou very much. Will be looking to your videos as i continue my study to the final exam in a few days!
I was never happy with my Animal Phys lecturer. You have helped me with a lot of the basic steps for digestion. Now to remember all the hormones secreted by the Stomach G cells and Midgut!
Thankyou very much. Will be looking to your videos as i continue my study to the final exam in a few days!
@derbyaussie Glad to know the videos are helping. All the best on your exam. Be sure to come back and let me know how it goes.
great video, thanks!
great video, thanks!
I love your style of teaching, I understand more of everything now. You are awesome, you have God’s gift of explaining things to people! Will you please make a video about T3 and T4 thyroid hormones please.
Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback Inna,
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