Producers: Alberta Advanced Education

Explores the many roles of the pancreas and its hormonal secretions. Illustrates how insulin and glucagon help regulate blood glucose levels in the body. Reviews the discovery of insulin and discusses current research on diabetes.

Examines the parts and functions of the adrenal glands. Uses the work of Hans Selye to explain the physiological basis of positive and negative stress. Illustrates how hormones regulate primary and secondary sex characteristics in males and females.

Provides references to relevant pages in print resources and additional information on concepts presented in the video programs.

Compares the nervous and endocrine systems by describing how each responds to a number of different situations — physical activity, body temperature, eating and stress. Summarizes the regulation of blood glucose and fluid levels in the body.

Provides references to relevant pages in print resources and additional information on concepts presented in the video programs.

Highlights the human male reproductive structures, their specific functions and the hormones involved in regulating these functions. Addresses some of the disorders that can occur within the male reproductive system: impotency, infertility and cancer.

Provides references to relevant pages in print resources and additional information on concepts presented in the video programs.

Describes the structures and functions of the female reproductive system and hormones that regulate these functions. Explores medical conditions such as ectopic pregnancies, endometriosis and cancer that can occur within the female reproductive system.

Provides references to relevant pages in print resources and additional information on concepts presented in the video programs.

Examines the reproductive technologies that have augmented and altered the chemical control system involved in human reproduction. Reveals how sexually transmitted diseases affect and damage the reproductive system.