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Lab 1 Flashcards

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Adrenal Cortext

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Stimulates ACTH to secrete glucocorticoids

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Testes

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Tubules produce sperm
Testosterone and other steroids
FSH needed for regulate sperm production

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Ovaries

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Egg surrounding cells ( theca)
Makes androstenedione, corpus luteum secretes progesterone after ovulation
Has FH and LSH for egg production

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Pancreas

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Has alpha beta and delta cells
Alpha- when blood glucose is falling
Raises glucose blood levels
Insulin B cells- raises glucose blood levels, not enough = diabetes
Somatostatin secreted Delta cells = inhibits secretion of insulin

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Parathyroid

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Secrete PTH and increase ca+2 levels

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Pineal gland

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After age 7 it undergoes 75%
Synthesizes melatonin
Seasonal affective disorder

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Thymus

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It’s in endocrine, lymphatic, immune system
Maturation of T cells
Secretes thymopoitetin, thymosin, thymulin

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Thyroid

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Largest thyroid gland
Has TSH
Secretes thyroxine T4 and T3
Also has C cells , secretes calcitonin to regulate calcium balance

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Pituitary gland

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Has anterior adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis (posterior)

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Hypophyseal portal system

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These 6 hormones travels from hypothalamus to anterior pituitary an

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Hypothalamic hormones

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OT and ADH
Released by posterior pituitary

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LH

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For woman and men its the production of sperm
For men specifically- testosterone

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FSH

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For woman and men-Sex hormones
Woman- ovarian follicles make the sperm production

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ACTH

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Releases cortisol and stimulates the hormone for the cortex

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PRL

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AFTER BIRTH produce milk

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Thyroid gland

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Produces t4 and t3
Increases metabolic rate
Calcitonin
Bone development

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Pancreatic islet

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Glucagon- produces A of alpha cells
Produce each meal when Blood glucose is falling
Insulin secreted by B or beta cells
Secreted after each meal when blood glucose levels are high, amino acid and glucose uptake and not enough can cause diabetes mellitus

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