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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Flashcards

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A complex collection of hormone producing glands that control basic body functions such as metabolism growth and sexual development

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Endocrine system

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2
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Major endocrine glands

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Pituitary gland
Pineal gland
Thyroid gland
Thymus
Adrenal gland
Pancreas
Testis
Ovary

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3
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Rathkes pouch

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Adenohypophysis

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4
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Adenohypophysis includes

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Pars distalis
Pars intermedia
Pars tuberalis

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Neurohypophysis includes

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Median eminence of the tuber cinereum
Infundibular stalk/stem
Infundibular process/pars nervosa

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6
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The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is consist of

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Pars intermediate plus infundibular process

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7
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Secretory cells of pars distalis

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Acidophils
Basophils
Chromophobes

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Acidophils cells and hormones

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Somatotropic cell- growth hormone
Mammotropic cell- prolactin

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9
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Basophils cells and hormones

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Gonadotropic cell- FSH & LH
Thyrotropic cell- TSH
Corticotropic cell- ACTH

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Reserve cells

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Chromophobes

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11
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Pars intermedia is consist of

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Rathke’s cyst
MSH

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12
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Pars tuberalis includes

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Undifferentiated cells
Small basophils
Small acidophils
No hormone isolated

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Hormones found in infundibular process or pars nervosa

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Oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone

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14
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Adrenal cortex is consist of

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Zona glomerulosa
Zona fasciculata and zona reticularis

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15
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Zona glomerulosa is consist of what corticoids

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Mineralocorticoids

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Zona fasciculata and zona reticularis is consist of

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Glucocorticoids and androgenic hormones

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17
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Adrenal medulla cells

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Chromaffin cells- catecholamines

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18
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It contains chromaffin cells in groups or chords

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Medulla

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19
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Medulla contain either

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Epinephrine or norepinephrine

20
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Cells appear stellate containing a rather prominent round nucleus

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Medulla

21
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Cells are derived from neural crest cells

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Chromaffin cells

22
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Islets of Langerhans

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Pancreas

23
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Cells of of pancreas

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Alpha cells
Beta cells
Delta cells
F cells

24
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What cell is glucagon

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Alpha cells

25
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What cell is insulin

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Beta cells

26
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Example of delta cells

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Somatostatin

27
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Example of F cells

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Pancreatic polypeptides

28
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With cuboidal or follicular cells

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Thyroid gland

29
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Cellsfound in thyroid gland

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Para follicular
C cells
Clear cells
Mitochondria rich cells
Ultimo brachial cells

30
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Calcitonin

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Thyroid gland

31
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Cells in the parathyroid gland

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Chief cells
Oxyphils
Water clear cells

32
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PTH

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Parathyroid gland

33
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Increase blood calcium level

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Chief or principal cells

34
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Larger and less numerous than chief cells

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Oxyphils

35
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An intermediate type of cell present in hyperplasia of this organ

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Water clear cells

36
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Pale staining epitheloid cells with deeply indented nucleus

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Pinealocytes

37
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Secretions of the pineal gland

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Melatonin and arginine vasotocin

38
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Suppresses gonadotropic hormones of hypophysis

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Melatonin

39
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Another peptide that is antigonadotropic

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Arginine vasotocin

40
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Consist of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate in an organic matrix

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Pineal concretions

41
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Hallmark

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Corpora arenacea/brain sand /psammoma bodies

42
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Pineal gland is consist of

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Neuroglia
Pinealocytes
Brain sand

43
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Hormones in ovaries

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Theca interna- estrogen
Granulosa lutein cells- progesterone
Theca lutein cells- estrogen

44
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Cells and hormone for testes

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Leydig cells- testosterone

45
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This is under placenta

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Syncithiotropoblast

46
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HCG

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Human chorionic gonadotropin

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