Title: Explain structures and functions of the endocrine system.
Course: Practical Nursing I (14052-I) > Section: Explaining Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

Explanation should include

- distinction between an endocrine and exocrine gland
- functions of hormones
- effects of aging on the endocrine system.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What key factors differentiate the endocrine and exocrine glands?
- How are the three groups of hormones, based on differences in their chemical structures, classified and described?
- What mechanisms control hormone secretions, and how can the mechanisms of hormone action be summarized?
- What hormone(s) is secreted by each gland? What is each hormone's homeostatic action in the human body?
- What is the hypo- and hyper-activity of each hormone?