Endocrine+System+Project

**Endocrine System Project 2012 ** **Purpose:**

To allow each student to learn about the Endocrine Glands that make up the endocrine system, their hormones produced and their affects on the body. To become familiar with the problems that can be experienced if the endocrine system does not operate properly. Students will use organizational skills, internet research proficiency, and communication in oral and written forms to complete this project.

**Background:**

We have just completed our study of the Nervous System and have learned about the various types of processes the Nervous System controls. Neurons communicate with each other and with effector organs by way of nerve impulses. Nerve impulses are transmitted by the use of neurotransmitters. The Nervous System carries out fast responses to stimuli gathered from both inside and outside the body.

In contrast to the Nervous System, the Endocrine System carries out its actions by employing specialized proteins called hormones. Each gland in the Endocrine System releases specific hormones that carry out specific action in their target tissues/organs/cells. The Endocrine System carries out long term, regulatory processes. Thus, the Endocrine system has a much slower speed of operation relative to the Nervous System.

**Requirements:**

1. Each pair of students will conduct research on one of the following endocrine glands or endocrine gland regions: (below each gland/region you will find some specific information that must be addressed in your project) connection to the nervous system, ADH, Oxytocin || **adrenal cortex** long term stress response ||
 * **hypothalamus and posterior pituitary gland**
 * **anterior pituitary gland I** - TSH, FSH, LH, Prolactin || **pancreas**(Islets of Langerhans - alpha and beta cells)

diabetes mellitus

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- both type I and type II || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">including effects of anabolic steroids on the male body || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">including effects of anabolic steroids on the female body || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">short term stress response ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**anterior pituitary gland II** - ACTH, MSH, GH || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**thymus gland** (new book see page 623) and **pineal gland** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**thyroid gland** || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**testes** - (new book see page 846)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**parathyroid glands** || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ovaries and placenta** - (new book see page 856 and 884)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**adrenal medulla**

2. Each pair of students will prepare a **google doc** (both partners should have the document inserted in each share folder) covering ALL of the following questions: > Why are the hormones produced by the gland(s) important in the maintenance of homeostasis?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Where in the body can the gland(s) be located? What hormones does the gland produce?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">What type of hormone (amine, peptide, proteins, glycoproteins, steroids) are the hormones produced by the gland?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What effect do each of the produced hormones have on the human body?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">What is the specific target tissue/organ/cell of the hormones released by the gland(s)?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">What is the form of control (positive feedback, negative feedback, nerve control) for the release of each hormone? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">How are your hormones stimulated to be released?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">What are the antagonistic hormones (if any) to your hormones? If there aren’t any, say that as well.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">What happens if the gland does not operate properly? (effects of hypersecretion, hyposecretion, include specific <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">names – diseases related to improper secret properly)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">What causes the diseases of hypo/hypersecretion (tumor, genetics, old age)? If there is more than one cause include the most common cause. What can be done medically to correct any improper secretion of <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">hormones? If there are no specific disorders or diseases, discuss what changes occur with the hormone over a life span.

3. Each pair of students will prepare a **PowerPoint presentation** covering all of the above information about their endocrine gland/region. The PowerPoint will be presented to the class.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The following is required for your presentation:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">title page slide with partners names listed
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">slides with phrases not paragraphs
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">slides are able to be read clearly
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">no slow slide transitions
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">all members of the group must contribute to the presentation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">all information/questions listed in #2 above are covered in your presentation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">include an image of the location of your gland(s) in the human body
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">include an image of your gland isolated
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">where possible include images of the feedback mechanisms that control the release of your hormone (a diagrammatic representation of the control - flow chart, etc.). During your presentation you must describe the image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">if there are physical abnormalities associated with the hyper/hyposecretion disorders you have found, include an image of the abnormalities
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">You MUST include a reference address for any image you include in your presentation, the reference address must be below the image (it can be a very small font). **YOU WILL HAVE POINTS DEDUCTED FROM YOUR OVERALL SCORE IF YOU DO NOT REFERENCE YOUR IMAGES**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">You MUST include a slide with a list of the websites you used in collecting your information...keep a very good list as you go along so you don't leave any sites out. Even if you acquired only one definition at a site, you must include it. **You must use at least 5 websites** - not including websites used for images. All needs to be in MLA format. If you do not know how to do MLA, then go to this website.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">you may receive extra credit for including an image of the chemical structure of the hormones released by your gland

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