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Endocrine System Webquest
Part 1
Directions: Go to the following website and answer the questions below.
http://drbenkim.com/nervous-endocrine-system.htm
1. Explain the difference between the function of the nervous system and the
endocrine system.
2. How do the nervous system and endocrine system work together?
Part 2
Directions: Use the diagram and website below to help you fill in the table.
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/endocrinology/ho
rmones_and_the_endocrine_system_85,P00402/
Hormone
Epinephrine
Growth hormone
releasing
hormone (GHRH)
Aldosterone
Luteinizing
hormone (LH)
and folliclestimulating
hormone (FSH)
Antidiuretic
hormone
(vasopressin)
Insulin
Glucagon
Estrogen
Testosterone
Thyroid hormone
Melatonin
Where the
Hormone is
Produced
Corresponding
Number on the
Previous
Diagram
Function of the
Hormone
Part 3
Directions: Choose 3 of the following endocrine system disorders and use
the suggested websites to help you fill in the table below.
Addison's disease
Primary aldosteronism
Type 1 Diabetes
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Pituitary Dwarfism
Graves disease
Cushing's disease
Klinefelter syndrome
Goiter
Cushing's syndrome
Type 2 Diabetes
Paget's disease of bone
Cretinism
Acromegaly, gigantism
Kallmann syndrome
Turner syndrome
Website Resources
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endocrinediseases.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex
http://www.endocrineweb.com/
http://www.noah-health.org/en/endocrine/
Disease
Cause
Symptoms
Treatment