Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is permissiveness in hormone interactions?
It is where one hormone cannot fully exert its effects unless a second hormone is present. (needs help from a second hormone to do its job)
Name 2 hormones that manage stress
- Cortisol
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
What is gluconeogenesis?
It is the producing of glucose (sugar) from its own breakdown products or from the breakdown products of lipids (fats) or proteins
What happens to your body when you are stressed for short or little amount of time? (in regards to fat)
Your body goes through lipolysis and you lose fat
What happens to your body when you are stressed for long periods amount of time? (in regards to fat)
You store more fat and you gain more fat in you body
Name 4 hormones that promote growth and development
- Growth Hormone (GH
- Thyroid hormones ( T4 & T3)
- Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
- luetenizing hormone
Name 4 hormones that increase blood glucose levels
- Cortisol
- Glucagon
- Epinephrine
- Growth hormone
Name 4 hormones that increase blood pressure, and how does it happen in each of these hormones?
- Antidiuretic (ADH or vasopressin)- Increases blood pressure because of water reabsorption in the kidneys
- Thyroid hormones (T4 & T3)- It increases your blood pressure by Helping you be more sensitive to epinephrine and norepinephrine (the flight of flight hormones)
- Catecholamines (epinepthrine and norepinphrine)- By doing vasoconstriction (contracting the smooth muscles in blood vessels)
- Aldosterone- It increases blood pressure by increasing reabsorption of Na+ in the kidney (so the water stays in the kidney), increases desire for salty foods
If thyroid hormones are high will the TSH and the TRH be high or low in the hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, and endocrine organ cascade?
TRH and TSH will low because of the negative feedback loop (already have good thyroid hormone levels sot they do not need TSH and TRH to be active and make more)
If the thyroid hormones are low will the TSH and TRH be high or low in the hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, and endocrine organ cascade?
TRH and TSH will increase because of the negative feedback loop (trying to get the thyroid levels up)
What type of cells secrete thyroid hormones (T3 & T4) in the thyroid gland?
Follicular cells
What cells in the thyroid gland secrete calcitonin for calcium regulation?
Parafollicular cells
What is required to synthesize thyroxine hormones?
Iodine
What are the energy effects of the thyroid hormones (T3/T4)?
- helps with red blood cell formation
- maintains sensitivity to oxygen and CO2
- helps with oxygen consumption
- utilizes glucose effectively
- helps with metabolizing fats, carbs, and protein
What are the growth effects of the thyroid hormones (T3/T4)?
- It allows GH to exert its full effects
- bone growth in children
- neural development
- promotes secretion of growth hormone
- heat production, especially in children
What are the ANS effects of the thyroid hormones (T3/T4)?
- increases heart heart and blood pressure by contractions
- Increases sensitivity to sympathetic stimulation
How do children regulate their heat so well?
By the thyroid hormones
Why are the functions of the thyroid hormones required for most cells?
It increases their functions, metabolism, and essentially controls how much energy the cells can make (metabolism)
How does hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism effects the body and its cells?
Hypothyroidism- it affects your body by slowing everything down (metabolism) and making you more weak constant fatigue because your cells aren’t functioning properly, feeling cold etc.
Hyperthyroidism- It affects your body by increasing everything (metabolism), So it increases heart rate which can lead to heart diseases, causes osteoporosis by speeding up bone remodeling instead of reabsorbing calcium
Why is cortisol considered the stress hormone
Because it is released when your body is in a stressful situation
what actions does cortisol do in regards to calcium?
It blocks the intestines from absorbing calcium and it increases the excretion of calcium from the kidney
What does cortisol do (actions) in high stressful situation?
- Increases glucose levels
- decreases inflammation
- Prevents hypoglycemia
- Makes you more susceptible to illness
What does cortisol do (actions) in non stressful situations?
- it is permissive to glucagon and catecholamines (helps them do their full potential)
- cortisol balances out your glucose levels by going against insulin
What is the difference between calcitonin and parathyroid hormones in calcium regulation?
Calcitonin- Responds to hypercalcemia in the blood (high calcium levels in the blood), Which slows down osteoclasts which reduces the rate of calcium being released, has the kidney excrete calcium, and prevents the intestines from absorbing calcium
Parathyroid hormones- Responds to hypocalcemia in the blood (low calcium levels), Which increases osteoclasts and increases calcium storage in bones, and increases the absorption of calcium in the intestines,