1. Unit 12: Human Regulation & Reproduction
Assignment 2: The Nervous System and The Endocrine System

2. Starter Activity
Can you label the diagrams of the nervous system and endocrine system?
Do your best…
(Consult a text book if you get stuck)

4. A=Pituitary B= Hypothalamus C = Thyroid D = Parathyroid E = Adrenal F = Pancreas G = Ovaries H = Testes

5. Assignment 2
This assignment compares and contrasts 2 human body systems:
The Nervous System
The Endocrine System

6. Learning Outcomes By the end of today’s lesson, you should:
Be able to describe the basic structure of both the nervous and endocrine systems.
Be able to briefly describe the function of both the nervous system and the endocrine system.

7. Class Task 1
Write a sentence (on a post it) to describe what the nervous system is for.
Show your sentence to someone else. Do they agree?
When you have decided on a good answer, stick the post it to the glass…

8. The Nervous System
…according to Hank!

9. Class work task 3 Complete the worksheet
‘’Crash Course Nervous System’’

10. Class work task 2
On another post it, write down what the endocrine system does…

11. The Endocrine System
…according to Hank!

12. Class Work Task 4 Complete the worksheet:
‘’Crash Course Endocrine System’’

13. The Nervous System
Reflexes
Autonomic Systems
Voluntary movement

14. Reflexes Protective, involuntary responses to external stimuli
Examples) Touching something hot, pupil dilating, flinching.

15. Autonomic Systems Regulatory processes Involuntary
Examples) regulation of heart rate, breathing rate etc…

16. Voluntary Processes Voluntary movement / thought Walking
Responding to somebody asking your name.

17. Reaction Times

18. Hormones
List the Hormones that are produced by the Pituitary gland

19. The Pituitary Gland Anterior pituitary Posterior pituitary
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Luteinising hormone (LH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Prolactin (PRL)
Growth hormone (GH)
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
Posterior pituitary
Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
Oxytocin

20. The Pituitary Gland

21. Pituitary Giantism (Gigantism)
Robert Wadlow, the tallest man known to have lived (2.72 metres or 8 feet 11 inches) with his father, Harold Wadlow (1.82 metres or 6 feet 0 inches)