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DSA: Intro to Endocrinology Flashcards

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What hormones are secreted from the Anterior Pituitary?

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TSH, FSH, LH, ACTH, MSH, Growth Hormone, Prolactin

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What hormones are secreted from the hypothalamus?

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TRH, CRH, GHRH, GnRH, Somatostatin, Dopamine

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Estradiol

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Ovaries, Placenta, Corpus Luteum

steroid

stimulates growth + development of female reproductive system, breasts, maintains preganancy

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Cortisol (glucocorticoid)

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Adrenal cortex

Steroid

Stimulates gluconeogenesis, inhibits inflammatory response, suppresses immune response, enhances vascular responsiveness to catecholamines

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T3 + T4

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Thyroid

Amine

Stimulates skeletal growth, oxygen consumption, heat production, protein, fat, and carbohydrate utilization, perinatal maturation of the central nervous system

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What hormones are secreted from the posterior pituitary?

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ADH + Oxytocin

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Glucagon (alpha cells)

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Pancreas

peptide

increases blood glucose

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Growth hormone - releasing hormone (GHRH)

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Hypothalmus

Peptide

Stimulates secretion of growth hormone

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What hormones are secreted from the parathyroid?

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PTH

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Somatostatin or somatotropin release- inhibiting hormone (SRIF)

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Hypothalmus

Peptide

Inhibits secretion of growth hormone

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What hormones use the guanylate cyclase mechanism (cGMP)?

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ANP + NO

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Norepinephrine, epinephrine (catecholamines)

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Adrenal Medulla

Amine

Actions for sympathetic nervous system

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DHEA

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Adrenal Cortex

Steroid

testosterone actions

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Steroid Hormone Mechanism

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Insulin (B cells)

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Pancreas

Peptide

Decrases blood glucose

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Phospholipase C Mechanism

(also what special receptor is found here?)

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GHRH –> G protein coupled receptor that stimulates cAMP production

Hormones = GnRH, TRH, Angiotensisn II, Oxytocin, ADH

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Prolactin

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Anterior Pituitary

Peptide

Stimulates milk production and secretion in breast

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What hormones are secreted from the corpus luteum?

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Estradiol + Progesterone

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Thyrotropin releasing hormone

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Hypothalamus

peptide

Stimulates secretion of TSH + prolactin

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Dopamine or prolactin inhibiting factor (PIF)

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Hypothalmus

Amine

Inhibits secretion of prolactin

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What hormones are secreted from the thyroid?

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T3, T4, Calcitonin

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Testosterone

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Testes

Steroid

Stimulates spermatogenesis, stimulates male secondary sex characteristics

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

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Anterior Pituitary

Peptide

Stimulates synthesis and secretion of adrenal cortical hormones (cortisol, androgens, and aldosterone)

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What hormones are secreted from the pancreas?

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Insulin + Glucagon

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Corticotropin releasing hormone(CRH)
Hypothalamus Peptide Stimulates secretion of ACTH
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Aldosterone
Adrenal cortex **steroid** increases renal Na+ reabsorption and H+ & K+ secretion
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Progesterone
Ovaries, Placenta, Corpus Luteum Steroid Stimulates menstrual cycle, maintains pregnancy
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What regulates the hypothalmus (1st tier of the endocrine axis)?
SCN (circadian rhythm) + Pineal Gland (melatonin release)
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What hormones are secreted from the kidney?
Renin + 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol
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Vasopressin or antiduretic hormone (ADH)
Stimulates water reabsorption in principal cells of collecting ducts and constriction of arterioles
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Calcitonin
Thyroid Peptide Decreases serum Calcium
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Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Anterior Pituitary Peptide Stimulates testoterone synthesis + ovulation (estrogen + progestrone synthesis in ovaries
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Growth hormone
Anterior Pituitary Peptide Stimulates protein synthesis + overall growth
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What hormones use the tyrosine kinase mecahnism?
Insulin, IGF-1, Growth hormone, prolactin
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Renin
Kidney Peptide Catalyzes conversion of angiotensin to angiotensin 1
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What hormones are secreted from the adrenal cortex?
Cortisol, Aldosterone, Adrenal androgens
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Melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH)
Anterior Pituitary Peptide Stimulates melanin synthesis
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What hormones are secreted from the adrenal medulla?
Norephinephrine + Epinephrine (fight or flight)
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Human chorionic ganadotropin (HCG)
Placenta Peptide Stimulates estrogen + progesterone synthesis in corpus luteum of early pregnancy
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Parathyroid Peptide Increases serum calcium
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What hormones are secreted from the placenta?
hCG, Estradiol, Progesterone, hPL
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Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)
Hypothalmus Peptide Stimulates secretion of LH + FSH
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1, 25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol
Kidney **Steroid** Increases intestinal absorption of calcium, bone mineralization
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Human placental lactogen (hPL)
Placenta Peptide Has growth like hormone and prolactin like actions during pregnancy
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Oxytocin
Posterior Pituitary Peptide Stimulates milk ejection from breasts + uterine contraction
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Thryoid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Anterior Pituitary Peptide Stimulates synthesis + secretion of thyroid hormones
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What hormones are secreted from the ovaries?
Estradiol + Progesterone
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What hormones are secreted from the testes?
Testosterone
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Adenylyl Cyclase Mechanism
Hormones used = ACTH, LH, FSH, Glucagon
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What are the 3 major endocrine axis's?
HPA (Hypothalmus, pituitary, adrenal) HPT (hypothalmus, pituitary, thyroid) HPG (hypothalamus, pituitary, gonads)
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Anterior Pituitary Peptide Stimulates sperm maturation + follicular development in ovaries

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