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What do endocrine glands do?

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secrete hormones into the bloodstream
- ductless

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Where do hormones go?

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target cells that contain receptor proteins

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What are neurohormones?

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hormones secreted into the blood by specialized neurons

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What do hormones affect?

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metabolism of targets

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What are amino hormones derived from? Give examples.

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derived from tyrosine or tryptophan
- Norepinephrine
- Epinephrine
- Thyroxine
- Melatonin

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What are polypeptide/protein hormones? Give examples.

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chains of amino acids
- anti-diuretic hormone
- growth hormone
- insulin
- oxytocin
- glucagon
- ACTH
- PTH

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What are examples of glycoproteins?

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LH, FSH, TSH

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What are steroids? Give examples.

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lipids derived from cholesterol
- testosterone
- estrogen
- progesterone
- cortisol

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What are steroid and thyroid hormones?

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lipids

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What are the 2 major thyroid hormones?

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Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)

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What are examples of long range reflexes?

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1) hormone-secreting gland cell -> hormone -> blood vessel -> target cell
2) nerve cell -> nerve impulse -> neurotransmitter
-> neuron or effector cell
3) nerve cell -> nerve impulse -> neuro hormone into blood vessel -> target cell

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What are examples of short range local control?

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1) Local cell -> paracrine agent -> target cell
2) local cell -> autocrine agent -> local cell

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What is the main difference between neurotransmitters and hormones?

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hormones transport in blood and have more diversity of effects in hormone targets

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Can chemicals be both hormones and neurotransmitters?

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yes

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What does it mean for hormones to be synergistic?

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they work together to produce an effect

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Why are synergistic hormones beneficial?

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produces a larger effect together than individual effects added together

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What does it mean for a hormone to have permissive effect?

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enhances responsiveness of a target organ to second hormone

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What does it mean for a hormone to have antagonistic effect?

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action of 1 hormone inhibits effect of another

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How do target cell receptors pick a hormone?

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  • specificity
  • high affinity
  • low capacity
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Where are the receptors for lipophilic hormones?

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in the target’s cytoplasm and/or nucleus (affect tarnscription)
- can diffuse through plasma membrane

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What is genomic action? How long does it take?

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takes at least 30 minutes
- when lipophilic hormones target the nucleus and affects transcription

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What is nongenomic action?

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receptors for water-soluble are on surface of target cell
- act through 2nd messengers

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What are nuclear hormone receptors?

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receptors that bind to lipid hormones attached to carrier proteins and dissociate from carriers to pass through plasma membrane of targets

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What is the function of nuclear hormone receptors?

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transcription factors when bound to hormone ligands
- activates transcription factors
- constitutes a superfamily composed of steroid family and thyroid hormone family

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What domains do nuclear hormone receptors have?
ligand (hormone) binding: binds hormone and translocate to nucleus DNA-binding: binds to hormone-response element (HRE) on DNA located adjacent to target gene
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What is the HRE made of?
2 half-sites - 2 ligand bound receptors can bind to each HRE (dimerization) to stimulate transcription of target gene
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What does the thyroid secrete?
90% T4 (thyroxine) and 10% T3
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What can T4 change to?
- bind to carrier protein to become thyroid binding globulin (TBG) - converts to T3 inside cell that can bind to receptor protein in nucleus
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How is HRE activated?
- T3 and receptor bind to 1 half site - retinoic acid binds other half-site - both work together to activate HRE - stimulates transcription of target gene
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What hormones use 2nd messengers? Why?
water soluble hormones use cell surface receptors - can't pass through plasma membrane - actions mediated by 2nd messengers - hormone = extracellular signal
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What do 2nd messengers do?
carries signal from receptor to inside of cell
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What does cAMP do?
mediates effects of many polypeptide and glycoprotein hormones
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How is cAMP made?
1) hormone binds to receptor causing dissociation of a g-protein subunit 2) g-protein subunit binds to and activates adenylate cyclase 3) adenylate cyclase converts ATP into cAMP
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Where does cAMP attach?
inhibitory subunit of protein kinase
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How is cAMP inactivated?
by phosphodiesterase
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How is cAMP used?
inhibitory subunit dissociates to activate protein kinase - phosphorylates enzymes that produce hormone's effects
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What is the function for phospholipase-C-Ca++?
2nd messenger system for some hormones
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How is phospholipase C activated?
hormone binds to surface receptor - activates G-protein - activates phospholipase C
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How does phospholipase C work?
splits membrane phospholipid into 2nd messengers IP3 and DAG
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What does IP3 do and what does it lead to?
IP3 diffuses through cytoplasm to ER - causes Ca++ channels to open
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What happens after Ca++ diffuses into the cytoplasm?
binds to and activates calmodulin
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What does Ca++-calmodulin do?
activates protein kinases to phosphorylate enzymes that produce hormone's effects
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Where does epinephrine activation occur?
liver cell
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What is tyrosine kinase used for?
insulin and many growth factors to cause cellular effects
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What is tyrosine kinase made of?
2 units that form active dimer when insulin binds
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What can an activated tyrosine kinase do?
phosphorylates signaling molecules that induce hormone/growth factor effects
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What does insulin stimulate?
glucose uptake by GLUT4 carrier proteins
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How does GLUT4 carrier protein work?
2nd messengers cause vesicles containing GLUT4 transporters to be inserted into plasma membranes
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How is the pituitary gland split?
anterior and posterior lobes
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Where is the pituitary gland?
hangs below hypothalamus by infundibulum
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What is the anterior pituitary gland controlled by?
hypothalamus
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What does the posterior pituitary gland do?
stores and releases hormones made in hypothalamus - Anti-diuretic hormone (vasopressin) - oxytocin
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What is antidiuretic hormone?
promotes H2O conservation by kidneys
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What does oxytocin do?
stimulates contractions of uterus during parturition and contractions of mammary gland alveoli for milk-ejection reflex
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What produces ADH?
supraoptic nuclei of hypothalamus
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What produces oxytocin?
paraventricular nuclei
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How is ADH and oxytocin sent to the posterior pituitary gland?
through the hypothalamohypophyseal tract
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What is the release of ADH and oxytocin controlled by?
neuroendocrine reflexes
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What does the anterior pituitary gland do?
secretes 6 trophic hormones that main size of targets - high blood levels cause target to hypertrophy - low blood levels cause atrophy
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What are the 6 hormones released by the anterior pituitary? What are their functions?
1) growth hormone (GH): promotes growth, protein synthesis, and movement of amino acids into cells 2) thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH): stimulates thyroid to produce and secrete T4 and T3 3) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH): stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol and aldosterone 4) follicle stimulating hormone (FSH): stimulates growth of ovarian follicles and sperm production 5) luteinizing hormone (LH): causes ovulation and secretion of testosterone in testes 6) Prolactin (PRL): stimulates milk production by mammary glands
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What is the release of the anterior pituitary hormones controlled by?
hypothalamic releasing and inhibiting factors - feedback from levels of target gland hormones
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What is the path of movement for releasing and inhibiting hormones of the anterior pituitary?
- axon endings into capillary bed in median eminence - carried by hypothalamohypophyseal portal system to another capillary bed - diffuses into anterior pituitary and regulate secretion of its hormones
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What is the feedback control of anterior pituitary?
- short feedback loop so retrograde flow of blood and hormones from anterior pituitary to hypothalamus inhibits secretion of releasing hormone - negative feedback of target gland hormones
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What hormone works during mentrual cycle?
estrogen stimulates LH surge by positive feedback
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Where does the hypothalamus receive input from?
higher brain centers that can affect anterior pituitary secretion
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Where are the adrenal glands?
on top of the kidneys
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What are the components of the adrenal glands?
outer cortex and inner medulla
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What does the adrenal medulla make? What is it controlled by?
makes and secretes 80% epinephrine and 20% norepinephrine - controlled by sympathetic nervous system
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Which hormonal effects last longer?
epinephrine
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What is the adrenal medulla innervated by? When is it activated?
innervated by preganglionic sympathetic fibers - activated during fight or flight response
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What does the adrenal medulla cause?
- increased respiratory rate - increased HR and cardiac output - general vasoconstriction to increase venous return - glycogenolysis and lipolysis
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What is secreted by the zona glomerulosa?
mineralocorticoids
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What is secreted by the zona fasciculata?
glucocorticoids
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What is secreted by the zone reticularis?
sex steroids
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What is controlled by ACTH?
adrenal cortex
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What does the adrenal cortex secrete? What does each do?
- cortisol: inhibits glucose utilization and stimulates gluconeogenesis - aldosterone: stimulates kidneys to reabsorb Na+ and secrete K+ - sex steroids for supplement
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Where is the thyroid gland?
below the larynx
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What does the thyroid gland secrete?
T4 and T3
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What does the thyroid gland consist of?
thyroid follicles - outer layer: follicle cells that synthesize T4 - interior: colloid (protein-rich fluid)
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What is the role of iodide (I-) in the blood?
transported into follicles and secreted into colloid - then oxidized to iodine (I2) and attached to tyrosine of thyroglobulin
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What is thyroglobulin?
large storage molecule for T4 and T3
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What does TSH stimulate?
hydrolysis of T4 and T4 from thyroglobulin and then secretion
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How does goiter occur?
absence of sufficient dietary iodide = T4 and T3 can't be made and levels are low - low T4 and T3 don't provide negative feedback and TSH levels go out - causes thyroid gland to grow (goiter)
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What does parathyroid hormone act on? What effect does that have? What is release of the hormone stimulated by?
acts on bones, kidney, intestines to increase blood Ca++ levels - release stimulated by decreased blood Ca++
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What are the islets of langerhans? What does it contain?
scattered clusters of endocrine cells in pancreas - alpha and beta cells
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What do the alpha cells secrete? Why?
glucagon in response to low blood glucose - stimulates glycogenolysis and lipolysis - increases blood glucose
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What do the beta cells secrete? Why?
insulin in response to high blood glucose - promotes entry of glucose into cells - conversion of glucose into glycogen and fat - decreases blood glucose

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