Endocrine System

Learning Objectives

• Students should be able to distinguish anterior and posterior pituitary in histological images and the mechanisms by which each produces hormones.
• Students should be able to differentiate between acidophils and basophils in histological images of the pituitary and list hormones produced by each.
• Students should be able to distinguish and name the layers of the adrenal gland in histological images and list the hormones produces in each layer.
• Students should be able to identify the thyroid gland in histological images and describe the cellular processes that generate thyroid hormone.
• Students should be able to identify islets of Langerhans in histological images and list the hormones produced in the islets