Exam 2 - Endocrine System Flashcards

1
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What is Autocrine Signaling?

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Made by the cell, but stimulate the same cell, “talking to yourself”

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2
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Where is Autocrine Signaling important?

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Inflammatory cells

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3
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What is Paracrine Signaling?

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When cells signal to nearby cells “playing telephone”

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4
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What is Endocrine Signaling?

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Hormones produced by endocrine glands enter the circulation

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5
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What are two important functions of the endocrine system?

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Communication and regulation

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6
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What is endocrinology?

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The study of endocrine glands and hormones

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7
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Exocrine glands

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Have ducts that allow secretions to empty into a lumen (like the intestine) or onto a surface like the skin

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8
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Endocrine glands

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Ductless glands that secretes directly into blood vessels

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9
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Hormones

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Chemical messengers produced by specialized cells

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10
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______ __________ of hormones needed to have a large effect on organs and tissues

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Low concentration

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11
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Properties of the endocrine system (6)

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Wireless, chemical signal in the blood, slower acting, long duration, specific receptors, hormone

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12
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What stimulates humoral release

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Hormones release caused by altered levels of certain critical ions or nutrients

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13
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What stimulates neural release

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Hormone release caused by neural input

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14
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What causes hormonal release

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Hormone release caused. By another hormone (a tropic hormone)

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15
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An example of humoral stimulus

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Stimulus: Low concentrations of Ca2+ in capillary blood
Response: Parathyroid glands secrete parathyroid hormone (PTH), which increases blood Ca2+

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16
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An example of neural stimulus

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Stimulus: action potentials in preganglionic sympathetic fibers to adrenal medulla
Response: Adrenal medulla cells secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine

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17
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An example of hormonal stimulus

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Stimulus: hormones from hypothalamus
Response: anterior pituitary gland secretes hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands to secrete hormones

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18
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Properties of peptide hormones:
Synthesized as ___________, can travel ________ in the blood, utilize _______ _______, have ________ ________

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Preprohormones; freely; second messengers; rapid onset

19
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Properties of steroid hormones
Synthesized from ________, require _______ ________ to travel in the blood, change _________ ________ _______, have _______ onset but have a ________ duration

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Cholesterol; carrier proteins; gene expression directly; slower; longer

20
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Amine hormones are ________ from _______

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Synthesized; tyrosine

21
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Adrenaline amine hormone properties
Adrenaline - like _______, ________ and ________ ________

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Adrenaline- peptides; polar; second messengers

22
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Thyroid amine hormone properties
Thyroid hormones - like ________, ______-______, direct action on _______ _______

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Thyroid- steroids; protein-bound, nuclear receptors

23
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Examples of peptide hormones

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Insulin, glucagon, prolactin, ACTH, gastric PTH

24
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Examples of steroid hormones

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Cortisol, aldosterone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone

25
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Steroid hormones: a change in mRNA results in a change in ________ _________, this change elicits biological response

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Protein production

26
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What are eicosanoids?

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Chemical derivatives of long-chain fatty acids

27
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Eicosanoids mostly participate as __________ agents, as they are rapidly metabolized

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Paracrine

28
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How do eicosanoids differ from true hormones?

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Eicosanoids are produced in small quantities by almost all tissues

29
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Some eicosanoids act as ________ ________

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Signaling molecules

30
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Prostaglandins

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31
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Thromboxane

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32
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Leukotrienes

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33
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Target organs

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34
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How is wireless communication regulated (3 ways)

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35
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Disposal of hormones

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Degraded inside the cell after action or excess degraded in the liver and kidneys then excreted via the urinary and biliary system

36
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The effect of a hormone is determined by

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Availability of receptors and concentration of the hormone in the blood

37
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Concentration of hormone in the blood is determined by

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Rate of release and rate of elimination/removal

38
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Rate of release is determined by

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Positive and negative feedback regualtion

39
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Peptide hormones and amines are ______ in _______, ‘docking’ for release requires ________

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Stored; vesicles; calcium

40
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Steroid hormones are _____ _______ and must be _________ just prior to release

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Not stored; synthesized

41
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Negative feedback regulation

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42
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Positive feedback regulation

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43
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Examples of negative regulation

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44
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Example of positive feedback regulation

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