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Chapter 19: Endocrine System Flashcards

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What are the general characteristics of the endocrine system? (3)

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1.) Chronic regulation of homeostasis
-slow & prolonged responses
-acute = nervous system
2.) Interrelated with nervous system
(hypothalamus & posterior pituitary)
3.) Ductless system
-hormones produced by specialized cells
carried in blood stream

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What are hormones?

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-Substance synthesized by a specific organ or tissue & secreted
-Act on target cells
(have specific receptors for specific hormones)

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if a hormone is secreted into extracellular spaces this called what signaling?

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paracrine signaling

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if the blood carries the hormone to other sites this is known as what?

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endocrine signaling

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for the chemistry of hormones, what are the four different categories? briefly describe each category

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  1. ) Steroids
    - made from cholesterol, non-polar
  2. ) Peptides
    - polar
  3. ) Amines
    - derived from amino acids
    - polar & non-polar
  4. ) Eicosanoids
    - most are non-polar
    - paracrine signals (prostaglandins)
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describe steroid hormones and give examples

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Lipid soluble therefore can cross cell membrane
transduction –> regulation of DNA transcription

Examples:
estrogens like estradiol 
androgens like testosterone
aldosterone
cortisol
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describe amine hormones

what are the most important ones made by?

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Derived from either tyrosine or tryptophan
Some are membrane soluble (thyroxine) 
Some are not (epinephrine)
Most important ones are made by:
-thyroid
-adrenal medulla
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describe peptide hormones

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short chains of amino acids
cannot cross cell membrane
all pituitary hormones

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describe Eicosanoid hormones

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derived from fatty acids
most cross cell membranes
coordinate functions in extracellular fluid
e.g. prostaglandins

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describe negative feedback (4)

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  • gland is sensitive to concentration of substance
  • concentration exceeds limits –> prevents gland from secreting hormone
  • concentration decreases –> secretion increases
  • results in relatively stable concentration of both substance & hormone
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the hypothalamus sends signals to the…..

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pituitary gland

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true or false: the pituitary is the MOST important endocrine gland for regulation.

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true

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describe the two lobes of the pituitary gland

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Posterior Lobe:

  • does not make any hormones
  • mostly hypothalamic axons

Anterior Lobe:
-5 types of endocrine cells
-controlled by hypothalamic regulatory hormones
(releasing hormones/inhibiting hormones)

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what are two posterior pituitary hormones?

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oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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who three things does oxytocin cause and what is it significant in?

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-causes contraction of muscles in uterine walls
-causes muscles associated with milk ejection to contract
-cause contraction of prostate gland
-Significant in emotional bonding
Familial
Romantic

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what does ADH do?

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causes kidney to decrease water excretion

increases blood volume –> rise in BP

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what are the 7 anterior pituitary hormones?

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  1. ) Melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH)
  2. ) Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
  3. ) Luteinizing hormone (LH)
  4. ) Growth Hormone (GH)
  5. ) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
  6. ) Prolactin (PRL)
  7. ) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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the thyroid gland consists of what 2 things and lies inferior to what?

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2 lobes + isthmus

inferior to larynx

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the thyroid gland has two types of cells. What are they and describe them

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Follicular cells

  • line follicle cavities
  • filled with thyroglogulin colloid
  • remove Iodine from blood
  • secrete T3 and T4

Parafollicular cells
-produce calcitonin

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Follicular cells secrete 2 hormones. What are they? describe them

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-Thyroxine (T4)
↑ glycogenolysis
↑ protein synthesis
↑ growth
-Triiodothyronine (T3)
same as T4 but 5x’s more potent
21
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Parafollicular cells secrete 1 hormone. What is it? describe it

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Calcitonin
↓ blood Ca+2 & PO4
↑ renal excretion
↑ osteoblast activity

22
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describe the parathyroid glands

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Posterior surface of thyroid
many tightly packed secretory cells
oxyphil & transitional cells = immature
chief cells = produce parathyroid hormone

23
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what does the parathyroid hormone do?

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↑ blood Ca+2
↓ renal Ca+2 & PO4 excretion
↑ osteoclast activity
↑ calcitriol = intestinal Ca+2 absorption

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Where is the thymus located?
Thoracic cavity, posterior to sternum
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What does the Thymus produce? describe it
produces thymosin - enhances lymphocyte production & competence - most active in infancy & childhood
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what two parts are associated with the adrenal glands?
adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla
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what are the three zones in the adrenal cortex? what do they produce?
``` 1.) Glomerulosa aldosterone --> Na+ retention Fasciculata cortisol --> glycogen formation 3.) Reticularis androgens --> secondary sexual characters ```
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what is located in the adrenal medulla? what are they and what do they produce?
- chromaffin cells which are modified postganglionic cells of the SNS - epinephrine & norepinephrine
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what are the three hormones in the kidneys? describe them
``` Renin -start cascade to increase blood pressure Erythropoietin (EPO) -erythrocyte production Calcitriol -increases absorption of digested Ca+2 ```
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What is the hormone in the heart? describe it
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) - suppresses aldosterone & ADH - decrease blood volume & blood pressure
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where is the pancreas located?
posterior to stomach and attached to the duodenum of stomach
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the group of pancreatic cells that secrete hormones (have the endocrine function in the pancreas) are called what?
Islets of Langerhans
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What are the three different Islets of Langerhan cells? what hormone does each produce?
1. ) Alpha cells - glucagon- increases blood sugar 2. ) Beta cells - insulin- decreases blood sugar 3. ) Delta cells - somatostatin- inhibits glucagon and insulin secretion - antagonizes GH
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the male gonads are made up of what two cells?
interstitial cells and Nurse (sertoli) cells
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what do interstitial cells secrete?
-androgens -testosterone Stimulate nurse cells secondary sex characteristics
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what do nurse cells secrete?
secrete inhibin - ↓ FSH from anterior pituitary - Stimulate spermatogenesis
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in the pineal gland there are _______ in _________ that produce _________ which is responsible for what?
pineacytes; epithalamus; Melatonin -circadian rhythms -puberty (?)
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