Class 9 Science | Human Glandular System

Science and Technology, Class 9: Unit 5

Human Glandular System

Two kinds of glands · Six endocrine glands · Hormones and disorders

Objectives of this lesson

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Tell exocrine and endocrine glands apart

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State what hormones are and what they do

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Locate the six endocrine glands and name their hormones

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Recognise the disorders caused by hormone imbalance

🚰Exocrine gland

Secretion travels through a duct

Sweat, salivary and tear glands

The juice may carry enzymes

🩸Endocrine gland

Secretion mixes straight into the blood

The secretion is called a hormone

Pituitary, thyroid, adrenal

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Presenter notes: Today we study the glands of the body: what a gland makes, where its product goes, and what happens when the amount goes wrong.