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Lesson 1

Lesson 1: Endocrine Glands, The Pituitary, Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

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1.1 Control of body functionsControl of body functions1.1

1.2 What is a hormone?What is a hormone?1.2

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1.3 Discovery of animal hormones — Starling (1905)Discovery of animal hormones — Starling (1905)1.3

1.4 Plant hormones — Jensen (1913)Plant hormones — Jensen (1913)1.4

1.5 How scientists found out what hormones doHow scientists found out what hormones do1.5

1.6 Characteristics of hormonesCharacteristics of hormones1.6

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1.7 Types of glands in manTypes of glands in man1.7

1.8 Position and structurePosition and structure1.8

1.9 Hormones of the adenohypophysis (anterior lobe)Hormones of the adenohypophysis (anterior lobe)1.9

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1.10 Hormones of the neurohypophysis (posterior lobe)Hormones of the neurohypophysis (posterior lobe)1.10

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1.11 The thyroid glandThe thyroid gland1.11

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1.12 Diseases of the thyroid (due to hypo- or hypersecretion of thyroxine)Diseases of the thyroid (due to hypo- or hypersecretion of thyroxine)1.12

1.13 The parathyroid glandsThe parathyroid glands1.13

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