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Endocrine System Histology Flashcards

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Endocrine glands

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Glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the blood rather than through a duct

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Exocrine glands

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Secrete substances into a lumen/duct or onto a surface

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Peptide hormone

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Insulin,Prolactin
Receptors at the cell surface

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Steroid hormones

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Estradiol Testosterone need carrier proteins for transport
Nuclear receptors

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5
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What type of gland

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Endocrine

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What type of gland

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exocrine

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Ductless gland
Uses blood vessels to transport information for signaling

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Endocrine glands

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Name 1

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Connective tissue

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Name 2

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Capillary

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Name 3

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Basophil

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Name 4

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Chromophobe

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Name 5

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Acidophil

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Name 6

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Basophil

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Name 1

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Pars distalis
Anterior pituitary

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Name 2

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Pars Nervosa
Posterior pituitary

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Name 3

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Pars intermedius

17
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Cells found in the Anterior pituitary

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Acidophils ( 40%)
Basophils ( 10%)
Chromophobes ( 50%)

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Acidophils

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40%
red
Somatotrophs (GH)
lactotrophs ( Prolactin)

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Basophils

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Blue
10%
Thyrotrophs
Gonadotrophs
LH
Corticotrophs

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Chromophobes

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50%
Resting or emptied cells

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Predominant cell in pars intermedia

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Melanotropes

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Name 1

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Pituicytes

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Name 2

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Herring body

24
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Calcitonin inhibits

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Osteoclasts which are responsible for bone resorption and lowers blood calcium level

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Chief cell

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Parathyroid hormone

26
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Zona glomerulosa

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Salt

27
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Zona fasciculata

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Sugar

28
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Zona reticularis

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Sex

29
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Leukopenia

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Low white blood cell count
Elevated risk of infection

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Leukocytosis

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High white blood cell count
May be caused by infection, allergy or other disease

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Leukemia

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Cancer of hemopopietic tissue

32
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Name 1

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Epinephrine

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Name 2

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Norepinephrine

34
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Name 3

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Capillaries

35
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Name 1

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Zona glomerulosa

36
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Name 2

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Zona Fasciculata

37
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Name 1

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Chief cell

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Name 2

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Oxyphil cell

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