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Lesson Plan: The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Biology • Third Year of Secondary School
This lesson plan includes the objectives and prerequisites of the lesson teaching students how to describe the function of the thyroid and parathyroid glands in the human body and the symptoms of diseases associated with these glands.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- describe the structure of the thyroid gland and its location in the human body,
- describe the structure of the parathyroid gland and its location in the human body,
- recall that thyroxine is released from the thyroid gland and outline its function in regulating metabolic rate, maintaining heart rate and blood pressure, and supporting normal growth,
- recall that calcitonin is released from the thyroid gland and outline its function in decreasing calcium levels in the blood,
- recall that parathyroid hormone is released from the parathyroid gland to increase calcium levels in the blood,
- outline the complications and health problems associated with oversecretion or undersecretion of the thyroid and parathyroid hormones.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- the general human endocrine system,
- hormones as chemical messengers.
