Vitamin D and metabolic bone disease
High-yield handouts Activities Activity 1: Matching game (Tap to open.) Activity 2: Matching game (Tap to open.)
Endocrine high-yield handouts
Adrenal cortex: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Introduction to Endocrinology Hyopopituitarism Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance Overview of types of diabetes mellitus Thyroid: Benign nodules and thyroid cancer Thyroid hormone production Thyroid: Hypo- and hyperthyroidism Thyroid lab testing Type 1 diabetes mellitus Type 2 diabetes mellitus 1 Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2 Vitamin D and metabolic bone […]
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome
Pre-session optional video Osmosis: Multiple endocrine neoplasia (~11 min.) High-yield handouts Activity Activity 1: Connections (Tap to open.)
Endocrine session guides
Adrenal cortex: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Pre-session optional video YouTube: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical features, Diagnosis, Treatment (~5 min.) YouTube: Don’t Memorize CAH—Understand It with This Simple Strategy! (~9 min.) High-yield handouts Activities Activity 1: Text match (Tap to open.) Activity 2: Fill in the table (Tap to open.)
Hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis
Pre-session mandatory viewing Additional detailed videos Osmosis: Puberty and Tanner staging (~8 min.) Osmosis: Androgen insensitivity syndrome (~9 min.) Osmosis: 5-alpha-reductase deficiency (~7 min.) High-yield handouts Activities Activity 1: Crossword puzzle (Tap to open.) Activity 2: Drag and drop (Tap to open.)
Endocrine System
Welcome to the Endocrine System! This is the first system you’ll study in your second year, and it plays a foundational role in setting the stage for what comes next. The endocrine system regulates nearly every aspect of human physiology—from growth and metabolism to stress responses, reproduction, and homeostasis. As such, it provides a critical […]