Exam Tips

Endocrine

• what do hormones do?
• how are hormones regulated?
• what is the difference between a hormone and a neurotransmitter?

Hormone Production Glands

• What is a neurohormone, where are they made and where are they stored
• neurotransmitter vs. neurohormone
• know each hormone produced and their functions - will they act on a specific gland?
• difference between anterior and posterior pituitary

• steps involved to make thyroxin
• hyperthyroidism vs. hypothyroidism - know the symptoms

• often a specific question about cortisol - which is true about cortisol? what happens if there's too much cortisol? etc.

• which cells (alpha, beta) are associated with which hormone (glucagon, insulin)

• what happens if the hormone _______ has levels that are too high or too low?
• target tissues
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