Monday, January 7, 2013

Cell Signaling and Endocrine System Objectievs


Objectives: Endocrine System & Cell Signaling
Modules: 22, 140, 142, 150

BIG IDEA: External signals are converted into responses within the cell

ES.1 Outline a basic signal transduction pathway (including reception, transduction and response). 
Basic overview, more complex example: epinephrine. 

ES. 2 State that cells must manage multiple simultaneous signals.

ES. 3 Describe cellular responses to signal transduction.

ES. 4 Explain how a phosphorylation cascade can result in signal amplification and transmission of signals to other parts of the signal transduction network.

ES. 5 Compare and contrast five types of chemical signal pathway mechanisms.

ES. 6 Explain how pheromones function between individuals.

ES. 7 Compare and contrast water-soluble hormones and lipid-soluble hormone signal mechanisms.

ES. 8 State that the endocrine system consists of glands that release hormones that are transported in the blood.
ES. 9 Identify major structures and hormones of the endocrine system.
ES. 10 Give a specific example of how the endocrine system regulates homeostasis.

ES. 11 Describe how sex steroids govern development of sex characteristics, reproductive readiness, and reproductive behavior.
ES. 12. Explain the control of blood glucose concentration, including the roles of glucagon, insulin and α and β cells in the pancreatic islets.
ES. 13. Distinguish between type I and type II diabetes.

REMEMBER: YOU CAN’T ESCAPE THE THEMES OF THE COURSE!  HOW DOES WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING RELATE: TO UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE / EMERGENT PROPERTIES / STRUCTURE & FUNCTION.

Additional Links
Outline of cell signaling and vocabulary.

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