Lincoln is a 27 year-old man who has been experiencing strange medical symptoms over the past year. HMake a list of the glands, target organs and hormones you have investigated in Lincoln’s case. Begin with the pituitary gland. Beneath
Activity 2.3.2: Hormones Gone Wild Teacher Version – Page 1each, describe the function and what hormones it involves (which gland produced if for which organ and why it was needed).
3. Research the connection between the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus, another structure in the brain. The hypothalamus and the pituitary form the chief link between the nervous and the endocrine system. Take notes in your laboratory journal.
4. Use Inspiration to create a feedback loop or diagram that shows how the body regulates the level of thyroid hormones in the body (and thus maintains normal metabolism). This loop or diagram should include the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus as well as the names of important hormones. Make sure to show how hormones exert feedback to maintain proper thyroid function. Draw arrows to and from important glands and hormones. Think about how the levels of one hormone may impact the release (or lack thereof) of another hormone.
5. Refer back to your blood glucose feedback loop from Activity 2.3.1 for ideas on how to organize your thinking and to design your loop. However, as long as you can explain your diagram, you are free to use whatever format you feel displays a clear relationship between the glands and demonstrates the idea of feedback.e knows something is wrong, but doctors are having a hard time piecing together the clues. Previous doctors’ notes report:
