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what is homeostasis ?

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maintaining the internal environment regardless of what is going on int the external environment

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what kind of communication is there in the body ?

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long distance and short distance

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what are two examples of long distance ?

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nervous and endocrine system

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what are two examples of short distance ?

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autocrine and paracrine

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what is the type of chemical signal in endocrine system ?

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hormone (cholesterol or steroid)

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what signal travels where in endocrine system ?

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blood

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what is the speed of communication in endocrine system ?

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much slower

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what is a hormone ?

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a chemical signal secreted into the blood to act on a distant tissue

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what is a neurohormones ?

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a chemical signal secreted into the blood from a neuron to act on a distant tissue

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how does hormone signalling work ?

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  • endocrine cells release hormone
  • hormones circulate throughout the body
  • hormones will only bind to their specific receptors
  • only target cells will express that receptor
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what is released from the pineal gland ?

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melatonin

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what is released from the pituitary gland ?

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oxytocin and ADH

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what is released from the thyroid ?

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thyroid hormones (T3 and T4)

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what is released from the adrenal glands ?

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aldosterone, epinephrin, cortisol, androgens

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what is released from the pancreas ?

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insulin and glucagon

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what is released from the gonads ?

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estrogen, progesterone, etc

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what is released by the small intestine ?

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cholecystokinin, secretin, GIP, and GLP-1

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what is released by the stomach ?

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gastrin and somatostatin

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what is somatostatin ?

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neuro endocrine inhibitor (inhibits pituitary secretion, memory fiction, etc)

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what is cholecystokinin ?

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pancreatic secretions & gallbladder contractions

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what are protein hormones ?

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examples : hormones from the hypothalamus and the pituitary and pacrease
precursor : amino acids
solubility : hydrophilic and dissolves in blood
location of receptor : membrane bound (receptor)
time before onset of action : fast acting and short lived

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what are steroid hormones ?

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examples : estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol
precursor : cholesterol
solubility : lipophilic and bound to a protein
location of receptor : intracellular
time before onset of action : slow acting and long lived

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what are amine hormones ?

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examples : thyroid hormone and epinephrin
precursor : tyrosine
solubility : some are lipophilic and bound to a protein while some are hydrophilic and circulate freely

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where are membrane receptors found ?

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outside cell near blood vessel

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what does the hypothalamus do for the pituitary gland ?
regulates it
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what are the two parts the pituitary gland is divided into ?
anterior and posterior
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what is the posterior pituitary gland responsible for ?
ADH and oxytocin
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what does the anterior pituitary gland do ?
produces and secreted its own hormones
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what does ADH do ?
promotes water reabsorption in kidneys (no urine)
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how do neurotransmitters differ from a hormone and neurohormone ?
short distance and long distance
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how does hydrophobic hormones travel ?
binds to phospholipid plasma membrane receptors and circulates unbound
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how does hydrophilic hormones travel ?
binds an intracellular receptors and circulates inside bound to a protein
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what does oxytocin do ?
- promotes uterus contractions - promotes milk excretion - makes you feel happy/comforted (hugs)
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hypothalamus hormones = anterior pituitary hormone =
peptide neurohormones peptide hormones
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hypothalamus hormone GnRh = anterior pituitary hormone _____ (target tissues = )
LH and FSH (target tissues = gonads, ovaries, testes)
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hypothalamus hormone TRH = anterior pituitary hormone _____ (target tissues = )
TSH (target tissue = thyroid gland)
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hypothalamus hormone CRH = anterior pituitary hormone _____ (target tissues = )
ACTH (target tissue = adrenal glands)
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hypothalamus hormone GHRH = anterior pituitary hormone _____ (target tissues = )
GH "growth hormone) (target tissue = bone, skeletal muscle, liver, etc)
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hypothalamus hormone PIH/PRH = anterior pituitary hormone _____ (target tissues = )
prolactin "too much dopamine doesn't make prolactin" (target tissue = mammary glands)
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where is TRH released from ?
hypothalmus
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where is TSH released from ?
pituitary gland
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how is hormone release from the anterior pituitary regulated ?
hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system
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what is the precursors for thyroid hormones ?
thyroxine and iodine, come from nutrition
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what happens at the colloid ?
site of T3 and T4 storage
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what are two thyroid hormone diseases ?
hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
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what is hypothyroidism ?
decrease (loss) in T3 and T4
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what is hyperthyroidism ?
increase (gain) in T3 and T4
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what are some symptoms of hypothyroidism ?
- low metabolic rate - sensitive to cold room temperatures - weight gain due to decreased fat breakdown and increased fat storage - depression, easily fatigued - low blood pressure
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what are some symptoms of hyperthyroidism ?
- high metabolic rate - sensitive to warm room temperatures - weight loss due to increase fat breakdown and decreased fat storage - hyperactive or "nervous" activity - rapid heart rate
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what is a goiter ?
enlarged thyroigland
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what causes a goiter ?
hypothyroidism, high / massive buildup of TSH (low T3 and T4)
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how to treat a goiter ?
one pill, once a day
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what is graves' disease ?
autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism
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what causes hypothyroidism ?
too little / access T3 and T4
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how to treat graves' disease ?
anti-thyroid medicine that reduces the amount of T3 and T4 produced in the thyroid
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how are thyroid hormones produces and what stimulates their synthesis and release ?
produced using thymine and iodine, taken into the colloid, and synthesized and released when stimulated by TSH
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what are the differences between active thyroid hormones and its precursors ?
T4 is inactive and T3 is active
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what are the four layers of the adrenal glands ?
- zona glomerulosa - zona fasciculata - zona reticularis - adrenal medula
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what's an acronym for layers of the adrenal glands ?
GFRM
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class of hormone and example for zona glomerulosa
mineralocorticoids and aldosterone
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class of hormone and example for zona fasciculata
glucocorticoids and cortisol, corticosterone
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class of hormone and example for zona reticularis
androgens and dehydroepiandrosterone
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class of hormone and example for adrenal medulla
stress hormones and epinephrin and norepinephrine
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way to remember class of hormones for each layer of the adrenal glands ?
SALT SUGAR SEX STRESS
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what does cortisol do ?
increase of glucose in blood
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where is cortisol released from ?
the adrenal glands
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describe the feedback pathway modulating levels of cortisol
CRH -> ACTH -> Cortisol
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what can you compare thyroid hormone function symptoms to ?
to what exercise does to the body
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cortisol once released in the body activates other hormones; ____ and ____
muscle and adipose
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muscle from cortisol allows for _____
protein catabolism
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what are proteins broken down into ?
amino acids
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what are triglycerides broken down into ?
glycerol fatty acids
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adipose from cortisol allows for ______
lipolysis (breakdown of lipids)
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what organ and system does cortisol affect ?
immune system and the liver
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cortisol's affect on the immune system leads to _______
immune suppression (more vulnerable)
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cortisol's affect on the liver leads to ______
gluconeogenesis (impacts blood glucose)
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what is Cushing's disease ?
hyper secretion of cortisol (too much cortisol being secreted)
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what is hyperglycemia ?
high blood glucose level
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what are symptoms of Cushing's disease ?
- muscle atrophy and weakness - thinning skin, stretch marks with tearing - easily bruised and abdominal weight gain - stunted growth - round face and hump on back
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what is epinephrine ?
a fight or flight hormone
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what type of hormone is epinephrine ?
hydrophilic amine
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what are the two "divisions" of cells in pancrease ?
exocrine and endocrine
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glucagon is composed of what cells ?
alpha cells
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insulin is composed of what cells ?
beta cells
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in what state is glucagon found ?
fasted (break molecules into glucose)
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in what state is insulin found ?
fed state
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islet of langerhans in the pancreas =
glucagon and insulin
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endocrine pancreas =
islets of langerhans
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exocrine pancreas =
acinar and duct tissue
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what hormones are released by the hypothalamus ?
hormones that control the puituitary
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what hormones are released by the parathyroid gland ?
parathyroid hormones
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what hormones are released by the thyroid glands ?
thyroid hormones (T3 & T4), calcitonin
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what hormones are released by the adrenal glands ?
aldosterone, epinephrine, cortisol and androgens

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