Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Psychology is a relatively young science with its experimental roots in the 19th century, compared, for example, to human physiology, which dates much earlier. As mentioned, anyone…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: What is creativity? What are prejudice and discrimination? What is consciousness? The field of psychology explores questions like these. Psychology refers to the scientific study of the mind and…
Figure 1.1 Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. (credit “background”: modification of work by Nattachai Noogure; credit “top left”: modification of work by Peter Shanks; credit “top middle”: modification of work by “devinf”/Flickr; credit “top right”: modification of work…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The endocrine system arises from all three embryonic germ layers. The endocrine glands that produce the steroid hormones, such as the gonads and adrenal cortex, arise from…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: In your study of anatomy and physiology, you have already encountered a few of the many organs of the body that have secondary endocrine functions. Here, you…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The pancreas is a long, slender organ, most of which is located posterior to the bottom half of the stomach (Figure 17.18). Although it is primarily an exocrine gland,…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: This section briefly discusses the hormonal role of the gonads—the testes and ovaries—which produce the sex cells (sperm and ova) and secrete the gonadal hormones. The roles…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Recall that the hypothalamus, part of the diencephalon of the brain, sits inferior and somewhat anterior to the thalamus. Inferior but somewhat posterior to the thalamus is…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The adrenal glands are wedges of glandular and neuroendocrine tissue adhering to the top of the kidneys by a fibrous capsule (Figure 17.17). The adrenal glands have a rich…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The parathyroid glands are tiny, round structures usually found embedded in the posterior surface of the thyroid gland (Figure 17.15). A thick connective tissue capsule separates the glands from…