ENDO Flashcards

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Secretion

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Autocrine - self
Paracrine - neighbor
Endocrine - distaant

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2
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Endocrine

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Secreted directly into circulation

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3
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Exocrine

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Secreted into duct

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4
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Endocrine system

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Humoral homeostasis

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5
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Hypothalamus

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Secretes tropic hormones to pituitary
Metabolostat

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6
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Anterior pituitary

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Endocrine gland
Not transplantable
Receives hormones from hypothalamus at median eminence thru hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal
Dopamine, somatostatin, GH, TSH, FSH, LH

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7
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Posterior pituitary

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Extension of brain, neural tissue

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8
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Thyroid

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Develops from pharynx/base of tongue
TRH - TSH - T3, T4
Metabolism

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9
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Adrenal

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Layers = capsule, cortex = zone G, F, R
CRH - ACTH - glucocorticoids, androgens
Fight or flight, sex hormones

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10
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Growth hormone

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GHRH - GH - IGF1 from liver
Promote growth

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11
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Pancreas

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Alpha = glucagon
Beta = insulin
Control blood sugar

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12
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Parathyroid

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Release PTH to reduce blood sugar

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