About This Lesson
This work extends the Graphic System for Teaching Physiological Causality to endocrinology, providing a standardized set of visual models for teaching hormonal regulation. Designed as a classroom-ready resource, it distills complex endocrine pathways—from glucose homeostasis to hypothalamic-pituitary axes—into intuitive radial diagrams that map causal relationships without theoretical jargon. Each figure follows three core rules: (1) parameters as bidirectional axes, (2) directional vectors for causal relationships, and (3) text boxes linked to the core construct via arrows for key pathological states. Ranging from basic (two-axis) to comprehensive (multi-axis and loop integrations), these diagrams offer a progressive learning scaffold to help students recognize regulatory patterns across endocrine systems. Building on the framework’s prior construction in physiology, this adaptation underscores its versatility as a domain-agnostic teaching tool.
Note:
This work is part of the Core Models in Physiology system, which has been downloaded over 6,300 times (and counting) by educators and students worldwide.
The System's Foundation:
· Built exclusively on established medical literature.
· Designed as a complementary visual framework to traditional textbooks.
Its Unique Power:
· Provides a unified graphical language for causality and feedback.
· Scalable and consistent across all physiological systems.
· Proves its universal power by modeling diverse adaptive systems (from physiology to ecology) with the same core rules.
