On October 23, 2024, as part of a series of open lectures dedicated to the 90th anniversary of VSMU, a lecture was given by the Dean of the Faculty of Advanced Training and Retraining in Pedagogy and Psychology, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor I.V. Gorodetskaya on the topic "Humoral regulation of physiological functions".

The importance of the endocrine system for the vital activity of the human body, the concept of endocrine function, and methods for assessing its condition are considered.

The general principles of regulation of the synthesis and secretion of hormones, the relationship between the endocrine glands and the nervous system are analyzed.

The participation of the endocrine system in the regulation of homeostasis, including under stress, is discussed.