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BIOM PART TWO - Lecture 2 Flashcards

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How is the pituitary connected to the hypothalamus?

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Through the infundibulum (stalk)

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What is the whole pituitary gland protected by?

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Bone

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What is the Anterior Pituitary/Adenohypophysis?

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An endocrine gland

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What is the Posterior/Neurophysis?

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Extension of neural tissue

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What does Dopamine (PIH) inhibit?

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Secretion of prolactin

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What does Prolactin releasing hormone do?

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Stimulate the release of prolactin

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What does Thyrotropin releasing hormone do?

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Regulates secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

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What does Corticotropin Releasing Hormone do?

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Regulates secretion of adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH)

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What does Somatostatin do?

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Inhibit secretion of Growth Hormone (GH)

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What does Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone do?

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Stimulate secretion of GH

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What does Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone do?

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Regulates secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormones, luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

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In the Hypothalamic - Pituitary Adrenal Cortex, what does the Hypothalamus secrete?

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Corticotropin Releasing Hormone

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What does CRH stimulate?

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The pituitary gland to stimulate ACTH release

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What does ACTH stimulate?

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The Adrenal Gland to release Glucocorticoid

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What is Cortisol?

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A glucocorticoid - chronic stress hormone

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Where does CRH synthesis and release come from?

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The hypothalamic PVN

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What is Central Stimulatory Control?

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  • Noradrenergic
  • Stimulates pre-proCRH gene and protein expression (196AA)
  • Processed top CRH (41 AA)
  • Stimulates pulsatile release of CRH
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What are the inhibitory influences?

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Physiological levels of cortisol inhibit release of CRH (and possibly inhibit pre-prOCRH gene expression)

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What type of cells is CRH produced from?

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Parvocellular neuroendocrine cells within the PVN

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Where is CRH released at?

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The median eminence (base of the brain) from neurosecretory nerve terminals, into blood vessels in the hypothalamic pituitary portal system

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What do blood vessels carry?

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The CRH peptides to anterior lobe of the pituitary, where they stimulate corticotropes to secrete ACTH

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What do the POMC peptide family release?

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ACTH and MSH

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What does ACTH regulate?

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Adrenal Cortex function

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What is MSH?

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Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (skin pigmentation in response to UV radiation)

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What is End - B endorphin?
Analegesic roles in CNS
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What is Enk: enkephalin?
Analgesic roles in fetus
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What are MC3, 4, 5 - receptors?
For hypothermia, hypotension, feeding behaviour, and appetite
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What are Convertases?
Enzymes that cleave POMC (Different convertases give rise to different products)
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What are the Adrenal Glands made up of?
2 embryologically distinct tissues that merged during development
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What does the Adrenal Cortex secrete?
Secretes steroids (corticosteroids) such as Glucocorticoids, Mineralcorticoids, and Sex Steroids
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What are Glucocorticoids controlled by?
Cortisol - Controlled by ACTH
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What are Mineralocorticoids controlled by?
Aldosterone - controlled by renin - angiotensin system
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What are Sex Steroids controlled by?
Testosterone - controlled by ACTH
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What is the Adrenal Medulla?
Modified sympathetic ganglia, secretes catecholamines (epinephrine)
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What does Cortisol protect against?
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
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What does Cortisol promote?
Gluconeogenesis (increase blood sugar)
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What does Cortisol play a role in?
The immune system (suppresses immune system, regulates inflammatory response - glucocorticoids used clinically as anti-inflammatory agents)
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What does Cortisol cause a breakdown of?
Skeletal muscle for glucogenesis
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How can cortisol affect brain function?
Through memory, learning and mood
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What is Cushing's syndrome?
Primary hypercortisolism (high blood corticosteroids)
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How can Cushing Syndrome be caused?
By taking high levels of glucocorticoid drugs, or diseases that result in excess cortisol ACTH, or CRH
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What does Cushing syndrome cause?
Changes in carbohydrate and protein metabolism, hyperglycemia, hypertension and muscular weakness
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What do metabolic problems give rise to?
Puffy appearance, CNS disorders (depression, decreased memory and learning)
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What is Cushing DISEASE?
Secondary Hypercortisolism
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What is Secondary Hyperthyroidism?
Pituitary-dependent, such as a tumour in the pituitary gland that produces large amounts of ACTH, causing adrenals to make excess cortisol
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What do ACTH levels lower in?
Cushing's Syndrome
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How would you treat Cushing's?
Surgically remove pituitary or adrenal gland (depending on source) Medical Management of signs (insulin for diabetes, antihypertensives for BP)
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What is Addison's disease?
Primary Hypocortisolism (too low of cortisol)
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What is Addison's disease caused by?
Adrenal Insufficiency caused by genetic, autoimmune, destruction of adrenal cortex
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How can Addison's disease be acquired?
Due to Hugh-dose steroids given for >1 week (suppresses CRH and ACTH which suppresses adrenal gland)
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What are the symptoms of Addison's disease?
Hair loss, blurry vision, decreased appetite , depression
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What is Adrenal Cortisol secretion?
Continuous, pulsatile, circadian release
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What is Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction?
Impaired pituitary (hyperplasia and hypertrophy of pars intermedia)
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What does PPID lead to?
Increased secretion of cortisol by adrenal glands resulting in high blood glucose and suppression of immune system
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What are common signs of PPID?
Hypertrichosis (excessive hair growth) Abnormal hair coat including patches of long hair on legs, wavy hair on neck Muscle Atrophy Excessive Sweating Formation of Fat Pads on Top of Neck, tail head Pot-Bellied Appearance
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What is the Diagnosis of PPID?
Measure resting (basal) ACTH and fasting insulin
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What is the Treatment for PPID?
Medication - Acts on pituitary gland to decrease circulating ACTH Management - Exercise, Weightloss, Limit sugar in diet
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What is the general overview of the Hypothalamus Pituitary Thyroid Axis?
The hypothalamus releases TRH which stimulates the Anterior Pituitary Gland to release TSH which acts on the Thyroid Gland to produce T3 and T4
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Where is the Thyroid Gland?
Just below larnyx (voice box), on either side of the trachea (lateral to the first 3-8 tracheal rings)
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What are the 2 lobes connected by?
Isthmus (fibrous in cows, and horse)
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What is the Thyroid gland?
The largest purely endocrine gland
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What do follicles of the Thyroid Gland do?
Take up iodide (I-) from the blood
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What happens in the Colloid of the Thyroid Gland?
Thyroid Peroxidase Enzyme (TPO) help attach iodide to tyrosine residue in thyroglobulin
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What is Thyroglobulin made by?
Follicular cells long peptide chain with lots of tyrosine side chains) Found in Colloid
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What is Iodide brought from blood into?
Follicular cells by sodium iodide transporter, then into colloid by transporter called pendrin
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What does TPO remove?
A electron from iodide to produce iodine
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What does Iodide bind?
Tyrosine residues in thyroglobulin, creating 2 outcomes
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What are the two outcomes?
Attachment of 1 Iodine on a tyrosine ring produces MIT (monoiodotyrosine) Attachment of 2 Iodines on a tyrosine ring produces DIT (diiodotyrosine)
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What do enzymes in the colloid do?
Modify the structures of MIT and DIT, joining them together
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What are the joined together molecules?
T3 (triiodothyronine) or T4 (tetraiodothyronine)
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What are T3 and T4 still attached to?
The thyroglobulin backbone
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What is Thyroglobulin taken back up by?
Follicular Cells and cut, separating T3 and T4 upon stimulation of TSH
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Where are T3 and T4 secreted into?
Bloodstream (bound to carrier proteins)
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What is 99% of Thyroid Hormones in Blood Circulation bound to?
Plasma carrier protein called thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG)
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What are free fractions?
Only type of thyroid hormones biologically active (must lose carrier protein to elicit effects)
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What is the pathway of Thyroxine?
T4 + protein carrier T4 --> T3 T3 uses binding proteins to enter nucleus Hormone-receptor complex binds DNA New mRNA Protein Response
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