endocrine system Flashcards

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Pituitary gland

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Controls other glands. Regulates growth and fluid balance

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Thyroid gland

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Controls tissue metabolic rate and regulates calcium levels

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Pancreas

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Regulates blood glucose levels

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Adrenal glands

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Adjusts water balance, tissue metabolism, cardiovascular and respiratory activity

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Gonads-testes

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Supports male sexual characteristics and reproductive functions

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Gonads-ovaries

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Supports female sexual characteristics and reproductive functions

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Hormones released by Hypothalamus

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Regulatory hormones; production of ADH and oxytocin

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Pineal gland

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Hypothalamus

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Pituitary gland

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Thyroid gland

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Pancreas

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Adrenal glands

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Hormones

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Chemical messengers
Work to bind the receptors on specific cells
Once attached, then specific changes to the cell and body occur

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Homeostasis and negative feedback

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Your control system work to keep your levels at or near ideal
Negative feedback counteracts a change

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Homeostasis and positive feedback

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Positive feedback is not a way to regulate the body, since positive feedback increases a change away from a set point

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Hypothalamus

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Link between the two control systems
Endocrine and nervous system

Releases hormones that control the release of other hormones

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The two parts of the pituitary gland

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Posterior pituitary and anterior pituitary

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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Maintaining internal fluid balance as well as controlling blood pressure

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T3 and T4

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Play a large role in controlling cellular metabolism and growth in the body

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Hypothyroidism

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Hashimoto’s disease
Body does not produce thyroid hormone because the thyroid gland has been attacked by the immune system

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Autoimmune attack

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Immune system army begins to attack the thyroid

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Hyperthyroidism

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Graves’ disease
Immune disorder, the thyroid gland over secretes T3 and T4

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Hypothyroidism causes what
Serve swelling
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Hyperthyroidism symptoms
Nervousness, fatigue, weight loss, muscle cramps, And hear intolerance
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Pineal gland
Produce the hormone melatonin
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thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
increase secretion of thyroid hormones from thyroid gland anterior
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epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine
increase duration of effect of your nervous system
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when blood sugar is low
glucagón is released
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when blood sugar is high
insulin is released
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hormone
your body’s chemical messengers
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homeostasis
any self-regulating process
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glucagón
a hormone your pancreas makes to help regulate your blood glucose levels
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glucose
type of sugar you get from the food you eat, and your body uses it for energy
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What lowers blood sugar
Insulin
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What increases blood sugar
Glucagon
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What regulates cell metabolism
Oxytocin
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What increases milk production in females
Prolactin
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What stimulates tissue growth
Growth hormone
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What decreases urination
Epinephrine
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What increases uterine contractions
Thyroxine