Assignment:
Senses and the Endocrine System
Part 1
The endocrine system plays an important role in our ability to handle stress. Hormone release associated with the stress response can help us to survive and handle crisis situations. However, chronic stress can result in unregulated release of stress hormones that can have negative effects on the brain and our immune systems. For this case assignment, you will prepare a 2 to 3 page paper in which you:
1. Describe the difference between acute and chronic stressors
2. Describe the stress response and the effects of cortisol release on the human body. (With which division of the nervous system is the stress response associated?)
3. Discuss and label the components of HPA axis and its feedback mechanisms.
4. Discuss the pathologies associated with dysregulation of cortisol, focusing on the brain and the immune system.
Note: This assignment will require you to engage in independent research to learn about diseases of the endocrine system. You may want to begin your search in the book, Human Anatomy and Physiology: Cortisol: Physiology, Regulation, and Health Implications, on your ebrary bookshelf.
Assignment Expectations
Format
Remember that all of your work should be prepared using appropriate format. This link from your course syllabus page will help reinforce formatting expectations: https://www.trident.edu/files/Well-Written-Paper.pdf
Part 2
For your SLP, you have been asked to teach an anatomy and physiology course for a local vocational nursing school. In order to do this, you are going to need to prepare a PowerPoint presentation that will be used in your lectures.
In this second SLP, you will prepare a presentation, consisting of 15 slides, in which you provide your audience with information on the following areas:
1. Discuss the anatomy/physiology of the ear.
2. Discuss the structures responsible for maintainence of rotational and gravitational equilibrium.