The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.

For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Saturday, February 15, 2014.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a problem, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by Wednesday, February 19, 2014.

Endocrinology

Utilizing knowledge from your learning and assigned readings, respond to the following:

Analyze the three major categories of hormones, discuss how each are regulated, and provide exs of each.
Describe "tropic" hormones, including where they are found and how they are regulated, and provide exs.
Compare the intercellular (cell-to-cell) communications of the endocrine and nervous systems. Which is the most effective and why? Please describe by providing specific exs to support your choice.