Bozeman Science
Elements of a Feedback Loop
Paul Andersen defines the major elements of feedback loops. The receptors and effectors both sense and respond to changes in their environment. The following examples are used to illustrate the importance of feedback loops in...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What does the pancreas do? - Emma Bryce
Beneath your ribs, you'll find, among other things, the pancreas -- an organ that works a lot like a personal health coach. Emma Bryce explains how this organ controls your sugar levels and produces a special juice that releases the...
Crash Course
Great Glands - Your Endocrine System: CrashCourse Biology
Hank fills us in on the endocrine system - the system of glands which produce and secrete different types of hormones directly into the bloodstream to regulate the body's growth, metabolism, and sexual development & function.
Bozeman Science
Homeostatic Loops
Paul Andersen describes four important homeostatic loops in biology. He begins with a brief description of the elements of a homeostatic loop. He then describes how the hypothalamus helps us maintain a stable internal body temperature....
Amoeba Sisters
Homeostasis and Negative/Positive Feedback
Explore homeostasis with the Amoeba Sisters and learn how homeostasis relates to feedback in the human body. This video gives examples of negative feedback (temperature and blood glucose regulation) and positive feedback (events in...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Control of Blood Glucose Concentration #56
Learn how the body controls it's blood glucose concentration using the hormones insulin and glucagon. We'll also see how these two hormones interact in a negative feedback loop.
Curated Video
Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones
This video was sponsored by Brilliant. To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit http://brilliant.org/ScienceABC/. The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. Your body...
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Endocrine System
This video explores five fun facts about endocrine system.
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Job Does The Pancreas Do?
This video is answering the question of what job does the pancreas do.
Next Animation Studio
Artificial pancreas: how it works
British researchers are developing an artificial pancreas that would automatically control levels of glucose in the bloodstream, obviating the need for diabetics to constantly monitor and regulate their blood sugar levels during the day...
JJ Medicine
High Early Morning Glucose | Dawn Phenomenon & Somogyi Effect
High Early Morning Glucose | Dawn Phenomenon & Somogyi Effect High early morning glucose levels can become a problem in management of blood sugars for diabetic patients. Glucose levels normally fluctuate throughout the day; however, two...
Science ABC
The Glands and Hormones of The Endocrine System
Your body produces 50 different hormones that regulate everything in your body. This video covers some important endocrine glands and their hormones. The major endocrine glands are: the hypothalamus, the pituitary glands, the pineal...
Professor Dave Explains
Hunger Knowing When to Eat
Eating is one of the best parts of life, and our brains make sure to remind us to do it by producing the sensation called hunger. How does this work? Does the brain just know when we are running out of energy, and it reminds us to...
Catalyst University
Pharmacology of Diabetes Mellitus | Mechanisms of Action
In this video, we explore the mechanisms of action of the major drugs that are used to control diabetes mellitus. Insulin therapy will be discussed in a separate video, so this video includes all other major medications.
Curated Video
How Insulin and Glucagon Control Blood Glucose Concentration
This video explains how the body regulates blood glucose levels through the hormones insulin and glucagon produced by the pancreas. The video also touches on the concept of negative feedback, where the body senses and responds to changes...
FuseSchool
Insulin and Glucagon
In this lesson, you will learn about how your blood glucose level is regulated (or controlled) by two important hormones – insulin and glucagon, via a negative feedback system. When you consume a meal that is high in carbohydrates, such...
FuseSchool
Negative Feedback
Negative feedback sounds like a bad thing, right? Well actually it’s not bad at all. In fact it’s a very important process that occurs in our bodies all the time. But what does it actually do? What does negative feedback mean?
Catalyst University
Metabolic Road To & From GLUCOSE
This video is an overview of the biochemical pathways that produce and consume glucose.
Professor Dave Explains
The Endocrine System
You've probably heard of glands and hormones, especially since we learned a little about how hormones interact with receptors in the biochemistry series, but what are they in the greater context of human anatomy and physiology? Let's...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pancreatic Hormones: Lesson 1
This lesson will identify the role of the hormones associated with the pancreas in maintaining blood glucose levels. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Pancreatic Hormones."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Breaking Down Diabetes
Diabetes is a syndrome that's caused by the improper function of insulin and as a result, the blood sugar levels cannot be regulated. Learn more about diabetes from this Khan Academy video. [6:56]