Endocrine Glands Flashcards
Causes of hypo or hyper parathyroidism
Abnormal Parathyroid gland
In advent removal of parathyroid gland during thyroid surgery
Signs and symptoms of Parathyroid disease
Facial Muscle twitch
Tetany
Difficulty in speaking or swallowing
Drowsiness
In kidney: Polyuria, Polydypsia and renal stone
CNS; depression, psychosis, coma
Calcitonin is secreted from the
Para follicular cellls of the thyroid gland
Calcitonin levels are increased in association with what tumour
Lung cancer and certain tumours in pancreas
Hormones secreted by anterior pituitary
Human Growth Hormone
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Adenocorticotrophic Hormone
Leutinizing Hormone/FSH
Prolactin
Melanocyte Stimulating hormone
Hormones of posterior pituitary
ADH
Oxytocin
Pituitary apoplexy
Pituitary microadenoma causing overflow or stop the flow of blood completely into the gland
Hypothalamic nuclei include
Supraoptic
Paraventricular nuclei
Anterior hypothalamus is also known as
Supraoptic region
The middle region of the hypothalamus is known as the
Tuberal region
Middle region contains nuclei…what does this nuclei do
Ventromedial nuclei== Appetite
Arcuate nuclei == Growth hormone secretion
Posterior region is also known as
Mammillary region
