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Pathology of Endocrine System Flashcards

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2 hormonal subtypes of chromophobes

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  1. Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
  2. Melanocyte stimulating hormone
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2 hormonal classes of basophils

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  1. thyrotropes
  2. gonadotropes
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which class produces thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

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thyrotropes

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2 hormones produced by gonadotropes

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  1. Luteinizing hormone
  2. Follicle stimulating hormone
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which class produce prolactin

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lactotropes or mammotropes

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which class produces growth hormone (GH)

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somatotropes

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Three principal types of adenohypophyseal hormone secreting cells

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  1. acidophils
  2. basophils
  3. chromophobes
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A small organ located at the base of the brain adjacent to the third ventricle

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hypophysis cerebri (pituitary gland)

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what is the small depression at the base of the 3rd ventricle of the brain

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sella turcica

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known as posterior pituitary

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neurohypophysis

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known as anterior pituitary or adenohypophysis

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pars distalis

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12
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Give 3 releasing hormones under the influence of negative feedback

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  1. corticotropin releasing factor (CRF)
  2. thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)
  3. luteotropin releasing hormone (LRH)
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13
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collections of specialized cells that synthesize, store, and release their secretions directly into the bloodstream

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Endocrine glands

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primary center for homeostatic regulation of body temperature, appetite and cyclic shedding of hair

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hypothalamus

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2 inhibiting substances under the influence of negative feedback

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  1. somastotatin or somatotropin release inhibiting factor (SRIF)
  2. prolactin-inhibiting factor (PIF)
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stimulates glandular development and milk secretion in the mammary glands

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prolactin

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17
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a polypeptide hormone responsible for the body’s growth

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growth hormone (GH)

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18
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stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids

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ACTH

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stimulates follicular growth in the females and stimulates the spermatogenic epithelium in the males

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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required for ovulation in females and stimulates androgen secretion by the testicular Leydig cells in the males

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Luetinizing hormone

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21
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another term for LH

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Interstitial Cell Stimulating hormone (ICSH)

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22
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What type of thyroid hormone does TSH release into the circulation?

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Thyroxine

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23
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What hormones are released from neurohypophysis?

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  1. Antidiuretic hormones (ADH) or vasopressin
  2. oxytocin
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alters distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts making them permeable to water reducing urine volume and increase urine tonicity

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vasopressin (ADH)

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25
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causes the release of milk from the lactating mammary and stimulates contraction of uterine smooth muscle during birth

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oxytocin

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26
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If thyroid and parathyroid glands are damaged, it will affect the regulation of …….

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  1. basal metabolic rate
  2. serum calcium concentration
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cells that produces thyroxine, whichnregulates basal metabolism

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Thyroid follicular epithelial cells

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28
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Functions of T4 and T3

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  1. increase oxidative metabolism
  2. development of organism
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29
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produce CALCITONIN which lowers serum calcium levels and inhibits bone
formation

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Parafollicular C cells (C cells)

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30
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antagonist of calcitonin released by parathyroid glands

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parathyroid hormone (PTH)

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30
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PTH increases the levels of serum calcium by stimulating ……

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bone resorption

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31
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Other than bone formation, PTH and calcitonin also influences these organs for regulation of CALCIUM excretion and uptake

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  1. kidney
  2. Gastrointestinal tract
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32
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synthesizes a complex array of steroids that regulate carbohydrate metabolism, ion composition, and sexual function

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adrenal cortex

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32
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paired glands that lie above each kidney consists of a cortex and a medulla

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adrenal glands

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33
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The systematic control of adrenal cortex are received from?

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ACTH from kidneys through RAAS

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34
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secretion of zona glomerulosa

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mineralocorticoids or ALDOSTERONE

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35
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secretion of zona fasciculata

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glucocorticoids or cortisol

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36
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secretes sex hormones or ANDROGENS

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zona reticularis

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37
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synthesizes the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine with widespread effect on heart, smooth muscle contraction, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism

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adrenal medulla

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38
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What controls the adrenal medulla

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nerve impulses

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39
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endocrine pancreatic cells portion of the volume of pancreas

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2 percent

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40
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Located along the periphery of the islets comprises about 15%

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A cells (glucagon)

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41
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central located with population of 70% of islets

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B cells (insulin)

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42
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D cells of endocrine pancreatic cells secretes?

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Somatostatins

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43
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Insuline stimulates glucose transport and metabolism mainly in these 2 target tissues

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  1. liver
  2. adipose tissues
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44
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Function of glucagon

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Glycogen breakdown an glucose synthesis in liver, increasing blood glucose concentration

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45
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Inhibits the secretion of insulin and glucagon

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Somatostasin

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46
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If blood glucose is high, which cells are responsible for glucose metabolism stimulation in target organs

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Insulin

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47
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If blood glucose is low, it increases the concentration through glucose synthesis

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glucagon

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48
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resemblance of iodothyronine characteristics

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steroid hormones

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49
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Characteristics of steroid hormones in terms of solubility, half-life, and primary site of action

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  1. lipid soluble
  2. long half-life in plasma
  3. Nucleus of target cells
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50
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Characteristics of polypeptide hormones in terms of solubility, half-life, and primary site of action

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  1. water soluble
  2. short half-life in blood
  3. outer surface of plasma membrane
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51
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3 major steroid hormones of gonads

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  1. androgens
  2. estrogens
  3. progestin
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52
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responsible for development and maintenance of female reproductive system

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estrogens (estradiol)

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53
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Similar to estrogens but in male reproductive system

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androgens

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54
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They are involved in preparing and maintaining the uterus which supports growth of embryo

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Progestin

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55
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they stimulate activities of the gonads and control the synthesis of steroid hormones in both sexes

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gonadotropic hormones (FSH, LH)

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56
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norepinephrine and epinephrine, or simply catecholamines are synthesized from?

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tyrosine

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57
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Which among catecholamines are secreted due to short term stress

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Norepinephrine and epinephrine

58
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they are secreted by adrenal cortex as a response to long term stress

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Glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids

59
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The adrenal medulla is stimulated by ____ while adrenal cortex is stimulated by _____ from the blood vessels

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nerve signals; ACTH

60
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a disease mostly diagnosed in middle aged or older dogs, which is a common name for condition called hyperadrenocorticism (HAC)

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Cushing’s disease

61
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helpful in dealing with short term stress but harmful if excessive

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cortisol

62
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Main reasons pituitary gland becomes overactive

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  1. Pituitary gland tumor
  2. Adrenal gland tumor
  3. Latrogenic Cushing’s disease
63
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hypofunctioning adrenal cortisol in dogs caused by an immune mediated destruction of adrenal tissue

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Addison’s disease

64
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calcium level in the body is maintained at …..

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10 mg/100 ml

65
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When blood calcium level falls, parathyroid glands secrete these hormones to increase release and absorption of calcium ions

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parathyroid hormone

66
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a rise in blood calcium level promotes the release of _____ to reduce the release and uptake of calcium ions

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calcitonin

67
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what stimulates the osteoclast in the bone to release calcium in the blood

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PTH

68
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PTH DIRECTLY stimulates the uptake of calcium in ………

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kidney

69
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PTH INDIRECTLY stimulate uptake of calcium in ____ by conversion of VIT D

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intestines

70
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Insulin INHIBITS secretion of glucagons, meanwhile glucagon stimulates release both of _____ and _____

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insulin and somastatin

71
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Diabetes mellitus which there is not enough insulin due to damaged pancreas

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Type I

72
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diabetes mellitus due to insulin resistance or insulin is not properly utilized by the body

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Type II

73
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Kind of dogs most susceptible to Type II diabetes mellitus

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older, obese dogs

74
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type of diabetes that is only temporary and developed by female dogs during in heat or pregnancy

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gestational diabetes

75
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What could result from inadequate synthesis and release of antidiuretic hormone?

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Diabetes insipidus

76
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Alternative mechanisms involved in endocrine disease

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  1. an altered sensitivity of the target tissue
  2. increased hormone catabolism
  3. production of hormone by a tissue that does not normally do so
77
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Primary hyperfunction may be due to …..

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hyperplasia or neoplasia

78
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insulinoma results to …..

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hypoglycemia

79
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the increased activity (and usually increase in size) of an endocrine gland is an exaggerated response to factors to which it is normally sensitive

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secondary hyperfunction

80
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disease of endocrine due to failure of normal development of an endocrine tissue or following destruction of an endocrine gland

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primary hypofunction

81
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diminished stimulation by pituitary trophic hormones will lead to atrophy in target endocrine gland

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secondary hypofunction

82
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most common disease of pituitary

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pituitary tumors

83
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Functional pituitary tumors result to ….

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excessive hormone secretion

84
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most common clinical consequence of pituitary functional tumor

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Cushing’s disease

85
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most common functional pituitary tumors in dogs

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ACTH producing pituitary tumor

86
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rare but is seen particularly in German shepherd
dogs (GSDs)

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Panhypopituitarism; dwarfism (Juvenile pituitary hypoplasia)

87
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excessive GH following BEFORE closure of
epiphyseal plates (growing stage)

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gigantism

88
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excessive GH AFTER closure of epiphyseal plates

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acromegaly

89
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characterized by excretion of large
amounts of dilute urine due to a failure of normal resorption of water by renal tubular epithelial cells

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diabetes insipidus

90
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diabetes insipidus results from lack of …..

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vasopressin

91
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pituitary hyperfunction which results to overgrowth of connective tissue, visceral
parenchyma and bone

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acromegaly

92
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most cases of addison’s disease or hypoadrenocorticism are idiopathic, which means?

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a disease with no identifiable cause

93
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Addison’s like disease is associated with lack of secretion of both

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glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids

94
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due to reduced gluconeogenesis and increased sensitivity to insulin

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hypoglycemia

95
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Inadequate glucocorticoids’ effect on skin hyperpigmentation is due to increased …..

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ACTH or melanocyte stimulating hormone

96
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Inadequate glucocorticoids effect on blood

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lymphocytosis and eosinophilia

97
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In addison’s disease, lack of mineralocorticoids will lead to?

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  1. hyperkalemia
  2. reduce blood volume (hypovolemic shock)
98
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hyperkalemia and hypovolemic shock due to lack of mineralocorticoids (addison’s disease) will lead to (4)

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  1. hemoconcentration
  2. dehydration/circulatory shock
  3. polyuria/polydipdsia
  4. prerenal uremia.
99
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combination of hemoconcentration, dehydration, polyuria, prerenal uremia leads to

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acute coma or addisonian crisis

100
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Clinical changes are a result of the combined
hormonal effects on carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism, electrolyte homeostasis and anti-inflammatory effects

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Hyperadrenocorticism

101
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Signs of Canine Cushing’s disease

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  1. alopecia
  2. polydipsia and polyuria
  3. polyphagia,
  4. muscle weakness
  5. poor wound healing
  6. liver enlargement
  7. dystrophic calcification (of skin, lung and muscles)
102
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this sign of canine’s cushing disease is probably due to an effect antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin)

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polydipsia and polyuria

103
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Increased appetite of canine cushing disease is due to …….

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  1. damage to medullary “satiety center”
  2. increased cortisol
104
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Muscle weakness in case of canine cushing disease clinically indicates

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  1. increased catabolism
  2. reduced protein synthesis
105
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cholesterol is increased to about ____ in case of canine cushing disease due to increased lipolysis of body fat

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90%

106
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Primary and secondary tumors of the adrenal cortex are rare in any species

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adrenocortical neoplasia

107
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tumor of the adrenal medulla

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Pheochromocytoma

108
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pheochromocytoma is rare but occurs in

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dogs and bulls

109
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Cathecolamine excess leads to the following vague and intermittent clinical signs (5)

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a. hypertension
b. tachycardia
c. cardiac hypertrophy
d. weakness and collapse
e. ascites or edema of hindlimbs resultant of
caudal vena cava compression

110
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non-inflammatory and non-neoplastic enlargement of the thyroid gland

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goiter

111
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Diffuse thyroid hyperplasia may also indicate

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hypothyroidism

112
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may be a result of increased stimulation by TSH if there is iodine deficiency leading to reduced circulating T3/T4

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goiter

113
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significance of goiter

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affects offspring of affected females

114
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Clinical signs of hypothyroidism

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a. lethargy and obesity
b. atrophic skin disease with myxedema
c. infertility; normochromic/normocytic anemia
d. increased CPK
e. hypercholesterolemia

115
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Other terms for Feline hyperthyroidism (thyrotoxicosis)

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  1. senile uninodular or multinodular hyperplasia
  2. adenomatous hyperplasia
116
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effects of high circulating T3/T4

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  1. polyphagia but weight loss (with increased frequency and volume of fecal discharge).
  2. polyuria/polydipsia
  3. hyperactivity
  4. tachycardia and cardiomegaly
117
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functional thyroid neoplasia that occurs in cats but rare in dogs

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follicular cell adenoma

118
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thyroid neoplasia more common in dogs than cats

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follicular cell carcinoma

119
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Characteristics of follicular cell carcinoma

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  1. tumors are usually unilateral but multinodular
  2. rarely functional but are locally invasive and
    metastasize
  3. poorly differentiated with a high mitotic rate
120
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F or PP cells produce

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pancreatic polypeptide

121
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clinical syndrome resulting from hyperglycemia
most commonly due to insulin deficiency

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diabetes mellitus

122
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result of loss of/damage to beta cells or an effect on insulin

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diabetes mellitus

123
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Type of diabetes which is the most common mechanism in dogs but not in cats

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Type 1 diabetes

124
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autoimmune destruction of islet cells lead to failure of production of adequate insulin

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Type 1 diabetes

125
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non-insulin dependent; in humans, it is an adult onset

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Type 2 diabetes

126
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Type 1 diabetes in humans is ….

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juvenile onset

127
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Chronic hyperglycemia reduces insulin secretion and there is loss of beta cells

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glucose toxicity

128
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True or False.

Insulin-resistance and hyperinsulinemia occurs in obese dogs but does not necessarily progress to diabetes mellitus.

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True

129
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Diseases resulting to insulin resistance

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  1. Cushing disease
  2. Acromegaly
  3. Hyperthyroidism in cats (lesser extent)
130
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there may be reduced insulin secretion or peripheral insulin resistance, or decreased effectiveness of secreted insulin

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Type 2 diabetes

131
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most common form of diabetes in cats is Type 2 diabetes, and what is typically found in this case

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islet amyloid deposition

132
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lack of insulin reduces ______, which is significant for compensate for failure of normal glucose
metabolism

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protein synthesis

133
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lack of protein leads to

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muscle wasting

134
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glucagonomas in some cases may present clinically as

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diabetes mellitus

135
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glucagonomas lead to?

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hyperglycemia

136
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Clinical signs due to hypoglycemia

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  1. confusion
  2. stupor
  3. convulsions and coma
137
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most common islet neoplasia

A

insulinoma

138
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70% of diabetic dogs are likely to develop this due to metabolism of glucose to SORBITOL and FRUCTOSE

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opacity or cataract formation

139
Q

Due to iodine deficiency, there is hyperplasia of thyroid gland
with reduction in thyroxin production

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Hyperplastic goiter

140
Q

hyperplasia of thyroid gland with reduced thyroxin
secretion caused by defective or absence of enzymes responsible
for thyroxin synthesis.

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Familial goiter

141
Q

enlargement and distention of acini filled with colloid and flat epithelium caused by deficiency of iodine

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Colloid goiter

142
Q

characterized by nodular enlargement of thyroid gland,
with one or many hard nodules of variable in size

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Adenomatous goiter

143
Q

characterized by exophthalmus due to
hyperthyroidism, enlargement of thyroid due to hyperplasia

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Toxic goiter

144
Q

caused by excessive iodine levels in feed and
occurs in new born foals with weakness from a goiterous mare

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Equine goiter

145
Q

decreased activity of parathyroid gland
characterized by decreased concentration of blood calcium and tonic spasms of muscles

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Hypoparathyroidism

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