This document is a lab journal assignment for APHY 102, Anatomy and Physiology II at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. It requires students to research and document information about specific endocrine glands.
This assignment is intended for students enrolled in the course who need to demonstrate their understanding of endocrine gland location, microscopic structure, hormone secretion, target glands, hormone actions, and regulatory controls. It’s likely used as a formative assessment to reinforce lecture material and prepare for more complex topics.
This assignment focuses on individual gland research and documentation; it does not provide comprehensive endocrine system physiology or clinical applications. Students will still need to rely on textbooks, lectures, and other resources to fully grasp the broader concepts.
The full assignment includes a worksheet listing endocrine glands (pituitary, ovaries, testes, posterior pituitary, thyroid) and prompts for information regarding each gland’s location, a microscopic image, hormones secreted, target glands, hormone actions, and the source of control for those hormones. This preview only provides excerpts from the pituitary and thyroid gland sections as examples of the expected format and level of detail.