Martes, Hunyo 14, 2011

MY ANTERIOR

Oh pituitary gland, you are the master gland.
Secretes a battery of hormones by the gland.
You have the anterior and posterior gland.
Anterior is the topic, and yet I must describe it.

Oh anterior! You are incredible!
Secretes seven hormone, that’s unbelievable!
Thyroid stimulating hormone is the first.
Thyrotropin is the other name considered best.

The second one is the FSH.
To remember this, just think of a fish.
Luteinizing hormone is the third.
A hormone related to men and women.

Prolactin is the forth.
Purpose of it is after giving birth.
Growth hormone is the five.
Deficiency of it affects life.

ACTH is the sixth one.
Produces different oids at a time.
Oh it’s the last!
a-MSH but not least.















Lunes, Mayo 16, 2011

Endocrinology, Toxicology and Drug testing (CC3)

Endocrinology - is a branch of science that deals with the study of endocrine system;
concerned with the storage, chemistry, hormones function and secretion. Endocrinologists is the term applied for those who diagnose and treat conditions which are primarily related to the endocrine system.


Toxicology - a study that primarily concerned with chemicals that affects living organisms. It  also deals with poisoning, how the poison works and what it does into the body of one.


Drug testing - is a way on how to identify the type and possibility of a legal and an illegal drugs taken by a person. It is extremely accurate and reliable test performed by most of the laboratory.
Drug testing can be perform just by small amount of samples from our body. Most commonly requested sample is the urine; other sample may be fingernails, saliva, hair and blood.