Title: Identify structures and functions of the endocrine system.
Course: Health Assisting Careers (14002-36) > Section: Understanding Body Systems and Disorders

Identification should include

- distinction between endocrine and exocrine gland
- functions of hormones.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What key factors differentiate endocrine and exocrine glands?
- Where are the endocrine glands?
- What are the functions of hormones?
- What mechanisms control hormone secretions?
- What is the master gland? Why is it called the master gland?
- How would you explain the control of the hypothalamus over the anterior and posterior pituitary gland?
- What is the relationship between the endocrine system and the nervous system, and how do they work together to control and coordinate the body?
- What effect does aging have on the endocrine system?