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Endocrine System and Hormones

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Paul Andersen compares your endocrine system to Facebook and your nervous system to Gmail in order to show the differences in response time. He then delves into specifics of your endocrine system, talking about hormones that are water and lipid soluble and where they travel. Ten glands are discussed in detail along with hormones found there.

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ovaries, female reproductive system, metabolism, the central nervous system, human body systems, insulin, synapse, the hypothalamus, the pancreas, the pituitary gland

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pituitary gland, growth hormone, nervous system, synapse, water soluble, lipid soluble, pineal gland, hypothalamus, thyroid, parathyroid, circadian rhythm, metabolism, cell growth, pancreas, insulin, adrenal glands, ovaries, testes, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
13:47
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