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Endocrine System
15.3 Metabolism
Bio 30
Daily life?
Health?
Lifespan?
Emotional Effects?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj
ZBYfNpWoE
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A story about a man
Robert Wadlow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W
adlow
Produced
by anterior pituitary
Stimulates
skeleton
Problems
elongation of
with levels:
Hyposecretion:
Too little hGH dwarfism
Hypersecretion:
Too much hGH gigantism (if
high only as child)
Too much hGH acromegaly
(if high as adult)
Untreated:
Cardiovascular disease
Sugar intolerance (diabetes)
Muscle weakness
Colon cancer
Breathing problems
hGH
As
Page
471
Look
What
What
mechanisms
parts:
Receptors, modulator (coordinating center),
and effectors
Homeostatic
Negative
Positive
If
hormones are
not shut off, they
can have serious
health problems
anterior
pituitary (release hGH),
liver (releases growth
factors), stimulate
muscle, bone and fat cells
Lets
Draw It!
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