Transcript Chapter 8: Sensation and Perception

Unit 3-A (E):
The Endocrine System
Mr. McCormick
A.P. Psychology
Do-Now
(Discussion)
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What is the Nervous System?
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What is the difference between the Central Nervous System
(CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?
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What is the difference between the Autonomic and Somatic
Nervous System?
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Provide 3 examples for each of the following:
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Sympathetic Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
The Endocrine System
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Endocrine System:
The body’s “slow” chemical communication system
 A set of glands that secrete hormones into the
bloodstream
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Hormones:
Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the
endocrine system
 Travel through the blood stream; affect other tissues
 E.g. Testosterone; Estrogen
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The Endocrine System
What are some effects
that hormones like
Testosterone and Estrogen
have on the body?
The Endocrine System
The Endocrine System
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Adrenal Glands:
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A pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys
Secrete hormones (Epinephrine and Norepinephrine)
that help arouse the body in times of stress
Pituitary Gland:
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The endocrine system’s most influential gland
Influenced by Hypothalamus
Regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands
The Endocrine System
 Can
you remember feeling an
extended period of discomfort after
some particularly stressful event?
 How
long did those feelings last?
Review
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What is the Endocrine System?
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How does it transmit messages?
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How does the Endocrine System differ from the Nervous System?
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What are hormones?
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What are the roles of the following glands:
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Hypothalamus
Pituitory Gland
Thyroid Gland
Parathyroids
Adrenal Glands
Pancreas
Testis
Ovaries
Homework
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Unit 3-B FRQ:
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Unit 3 Project: “3-D Brain Model”