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:caduceus: I AM HAVING A HARD TIME WITH HORMONES OF THE ENDOCRINE - CAN ANYONE GIVE ME SOME GOOD WEB SITES THAT CAN HELP ME LEARN MORE?

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I don't know about websites, but what really helped me with the endocrine system was making a concept map. I had hypothal. as my center square, the anterior and post. pit under it and went from there. It *really* made a difference.

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Specializes in LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing.

mhhe.com/saladin3

It's the website for my textbook. Very interactive. FANTASTIC study tool.

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Specializes in IMC, ICU, Telemetry.

Endocrine can be very confusing! A handy little memory trick for me I just learned: The adrenal cortex is in charge of sugar, salt & sex. Sugar (glucocorticoids aka cortisol aka steriods), salt (aldosterone) & sex (testosterone)!

Concept mapping is very helpful for learning this system.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/biologypages/h/hormones.html#the_hormones_of_the_human - hormones of the human endocrine system from kimball's biology. don't forget to check out the links as well. there is a link to a very extensive list of hormones.

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072919329/student_view0/chapter13/ - this is the student online learning center website for hole's human anatomy & physiology textbook. i've linked you into the activities for the chapter on the endocrine system. links to the activities are on the left side of the page.

http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio202/index.htm - click on "bio202 outlines" on the left side of this web page. on the next page that comes up click on "lecture 1: endocrine system". you will get the instructors outline of what he covers in his lecture. you may find some useful information there. you can also click on the "bio202 study q[uestions]" which have the answers at the end of the page.

http://homepage.smc.edu/wissmann_paul/anatomy1/1endo.html - links to a number of sites that have information on the endocrine system that were compiled by an instructor at santa monica college

http://www.msjensen.gen.umn.edu/webanatomy_archive/wa_endocrine/default.htm - the endocrine system page from web anatomy presented by the university of minnesota.

http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/ - pathophysiology of the endocrine system from colorado state university

http://www.indiana.edu/~anat215/endo.html - the notes of an instructor at indiana university listing the endocrine glands and the hormones they excrete.

http://webpages.charter.net/cfmoxey/ap1/bio-u117_syllabus_2004f.html - halfway down this webpage are two links to the instructors notes on the endocrine system. from northeastern university in boston.

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wow you guys thank you sooo sooo much. you know I wish I would have taken A & P II before taking nursing I - it would have been soooooo much easier. DAYTONITE that's so nice of you for taking the time to post all those websites - and everyone else i can't thank you enough. I am going to study for 12 hrs tomorrow and nine hours on Wed before my class.:uhoh3: [EVIL][/EVIL]

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Does your textbook come with a CD? The Marieb does and it has a great interactive setup that includes tutorials and quizzes. And yes, the endocrine system is one topics covered.

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I guess it depends on what type of learner you are. For me, I need to DO things in order to learn. This meant I made notecards and I drew things. For the hormones, we had to know about 4 different things related to the hormone--so I made each notecard with one individual thing. After all my notecards were done, I got some paper and I wrote every single hormone out on it's own page in colored markers/pencils. Also, I sometimes drew little pictures like glands, etc.

Good luck!!

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Also Google "endocrineweb" and you'll find a great "non-expert" site w/good explanations. I used my pharm book, too, which had a terrific basic explanation of the pathophys at the beginning of the endocrine drug chapter.

Good Luck! You'll be fine!

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I don't know about websites, but what really helped me with the endocrine system was making a concept map. I had hypothal. as my center square, the anterior and post. pit under it and went from there. It *really* made a difference.

HI SPEEDY KICKS

Could you send me your concept map? i'm trying to get a hang of it, but don't know where to start

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I don't know about websites, but what really helped me with the endocrine system was making a concept map. I had hypothal. as my center square, the anterior and post. pit under it and went from there. It *really* made a difference.

That's the beginning of the hormonal part of the signal pathway in a nutshell. All the other exocrine glands are downstream. The nervous system is upstream.

This guy is great at explaining things:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IQQPtyE7Lc

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