At the end of this activity, students should be able to define a hormone, name the main human endocrine glands and the principal hormones secreted by these glands, present the difference in the effects of three groups of hormones on cells, present the relationship between the hypothalamus, pituitary and the glands controlled by the pituitary, present the physiological action of selected hormones, describe the hormonal regulation of calcium ion concentration in extracellular fluid and describe the role of hormones in the metamorphosis of insects.

Originally released by Learnetic, 2016.