What is a hormone?

What are some major hormones, their functions, and origins?

What is the function and location of the following glands:

adrenal gland

anterior pituitary

hypothalamus

How do glucagon, insulin, and the liver interact?

What is the difference between steroid hormones and nonsteroid hormones?

Label a diagram of the major endocrine glands of the body.

What are positive and negative feedback loops?

Explain the action of a steroid hormone.

Explain the action of a nonsteroid hormone.

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