Human Systems

Informational

The Website has interactive for the muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems that identifies the organs involved in the system, their location, and a mini overview of their functions.

The website explains the purposes of the endocrine system, and how it helps maintain homeostasis within the body. It includes detailed information about the three classes of hormones (steroids, peptides, amines), the evolution of the endocrine system, and how the endocrine system works with the nervous system, as well as endocrine organs such as the adrenal glands, the thyroid gland, and the pancreas. The website is easy to comprehend and has a wide range of information.

This animation is good at explaining all of the major glands involved in the endocrine system. It explains how hormones work as chemical messengers and send messages to the organs. It also details the ovaries, testes, and pancreas, and their relationship with the endocrine system. Additionally, It gives details on how the endocrine system works to maintain homeostasis. This video is very easy to understand, but is pretty basic.

(Note: the endocrine system starts at 1:08) This video does a good job of explaining the different parts of the endocrine system including hormones, the hypothalamus, the pineal gland, the thyroid gland, the parathyroid glands, the thymus gland, the pituitary gland, the adrenal glands, and the pancreas.

this video is goes into detail about how the endocrine system works, maintains homeostasis and other factors such as the different hormones and glands. * credits go until 15seconds

This video describes the pituitary gland, adrenal gland, various hormones, the hypothalamus, thyroid gland, and many others.

This is a very informative site that lists the organs and the parts of the endocrine system. To click and learn more on an organ, click the flashing box in the center of the organ. Before the module, reading http://www.emedicinehealth.com/anatomy_of_the_endocrine_system/article_em.htm will help a lot. Both work in conjunction with eachother.