Open AccessEasy, Cheap, & Fun: Role-play on Endocrine Regulation & Negative Feedback
Author(s) -
Margaret L. Hudson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the american biology teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1938-4211
pISSN - 0002-7685
DOI - 10.1525/abt.2012.74.9.8
Subject(s) - hormone , negative feedback , endocrine system , parathyroid hormone , function (biology) , homeostasis , calcium metabolism , calcium , chemistry , endocrinology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , voltage
This simple role-play exercise involves the whole class in learning about the function of hormones in promoting homeostasis and the value of negative feedback, using the example of regulation of calcium ions by parathyroid hormone.
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