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Lesson 1 | How Hormones Communicate
This lesson explains what it means to be a hormone and three types of hormone signaling: autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine (polar and non-polar hormones).
2 | Endocrine Organs
This lesson covers the location and function of all the endocrine organs.
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3 | HPT Axis Feedback Loop
This lesson covers the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal negative feedback loop, which can be used to understand the HPG and HPA axes as well.
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Hormone Axes Problem Set
This second video shows how doctors use hormone levels and the HPT axis to diagnose disorders like Graves’ disease and thyroid tumors.
4 | Pancreas and Blood Sugar Regulation
This lesson covers how the pancreas prevents blood sugar from getting too high or too low, as well as how Type 1 and 2 Diabetes disrupts the process.
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