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what are the functions of the endocrine system

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  • growth and development
  • metabolism
  • fluid composition and volume of ECF
  • environmental changes
  • controls all aspects of reproduction
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what are the components of the endocrine system

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hormone, gland, target cell

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what is a hormone

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chemical signal that travels through blood stream to a target cells and alters target cell activities

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what is a gland

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group of cells that synthesize and secrete hormones

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what is a target cell

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cell with specific receptors for that hormone

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compare the endocrine system to the NS: what signals do they use?

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end: chemical signal
NS: chemical and electrical signals

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compare the endocrine system to the NS: how is they target reached

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end: reached by blood stream
NS: target cell is right beside

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compare the endocrine system to the NS: their reaction time and how long their affects last

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end: slow to react, long lasting
NS: fast to react, short in duration

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compare the endocrine system to the NS: what are they involved in

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end: growth, development, reproduction, metabolism, etc
NS: movement, crisis management

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what are some chemical signals that coordinate cell activities

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neural synapse
gap junctions
autocrine and paracrine
hormones

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how does the neural synapse coordinate cell activities

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they release NT that alters adjacent cells

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how do gap junctions coordinate cell activities

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  • they allow ion movements between cells
  • ensure that cells contract as a unit
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how does paracrine and autocrine coordinate cell activities

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  • they’re local chemical signals between same or adjacent cells
  • they don’t circulate
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how do hormones coordinate cell activities

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travel through bloodstream to target cells, which coordinates organs and systems

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how does the binding of a hormone to a receptor alter cell activity

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they alter cell activity by altering a protein
ex. enzyme, regulatory factors, membrane channels

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what are 3 different stimuli that stimulate hormone secretion

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  1. change in a chemical
  2. NS (adrenal medulla)
  3. another hormone
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which gland has a duct: endocrine gland or exocrine gland?

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exocrine gland

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how are binded hormones inactivated

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by enzymes, binding or removal of kidneys or liver

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how are hormones classified

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water soluble or fat soluble

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how are hormones classified as water soluble? give some examples

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  • they’re protein derived
  • amino acid derived or polypeptide derived
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give some examples of lipid proteins

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glycoproteins
steroids
eicosanoid

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what’s the difference in the way water soluble vs lipid soluble act on a cell

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water: acts through second messenger signalling cascade outside of cell
lipid: acts by binding to intracellular receptor inside cell

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what type of hormone uses the second messenger signalling system

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water soluble

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what is a G protein

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  • membrane bound protein
  • activated by hormone-receptor complex
  • activated adenylate cyclase
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what is adenyl cyclase
- enzyme that synthesis cyclic AMP from atp
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what is cyclic AMP
- the second messenger - formed in cytoplasm of target cell
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describe the steps in the second messenger signalling
1. hormone binds to cell surface receptor and creates a hormone-receptor complex 2. complex activated G protein 3. G protein activate adenylate cyclase 4. adenylate cyclase form cyclic AMP from ATP 5. cAMP acts as second messenger and activates the protein kinases 6. it then phosphorylates which results in turning on/off a protein or membrane channel
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what are the steps in hormone signalling
1. a steroid hormone binds to a receptor thats either in the cytoplasm or in the nucleus of the target cell 2. hormone-receptor complex turn on/off transcription
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what is a cascade
a series that is a chain of linked enzyme catalyzed reactions
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what is a down and up regulation
inhibition or stimulation of receptor formation
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what is the role of the anterior portion of the pituitary gland
- glandular - creates/contains cell population that secrete 8 tropic hormones
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what is the role of the posterior poriton of the pituitary gland
- neural - contains axons and synaptic knobs that secrete ADH and oxytocin
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what are the 7 hormones that the anterior pituitary gland releases
- ACTH - TSH - GH - PRL - FSH - LH - MSH
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what is the role of ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormones - stimulates the production of cortisol
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what is the role of TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
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what is the role of MSH
- melanocyte stimulating hormones (pigment called melanin)
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what is the role of FSH
- follicle stimulating hormone - sperm and egg formation
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what is the role of LH
- luitenizing hormone - responsible for hormone production - aids in maturation of cells of ovaries and testis
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what is the role of PRL
- prolactin - causes breasts to grow and milk to be produced during pregnancy
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what is the role of GH
- growth hormone that stimulates protein synthesis in cells like bones and muscle
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how is the hypothalamus related to the anterior pituitary gland
- regulatory factors are released from the hypothalamus are released into the hypophyseal portal system - this system gives hypothalamus direct control/connection to the anterior pit gland
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how is the hypothalamus and the posterior pituitary gland related
- it's an extension of the hypothalamus neuron - has a separate circulation
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how does the hypothalamus regulate the endocrine system
- secretes regulatory factors that act on the pituitary gland - posterior pituitary releases from axon terminal ADH and oxytocin into the blood stream - neural pathways control sympathetic output of adrenal medulla
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what is the role of the thyroid gland
synthesizes and secrets 2 hormones - thyroid hormone - calcitonin
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what is the function of the thyroid hormone
- acts on almost all cells - important for growth ad development - increases metabolism (as if you're turning a furnace on high)
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how is the thyroid hormone regulated
by a negative feedback loop
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describe the negative feedback loop that controls thyroid hormone
stim: dec in temp resp: inc in temp path: hypothalamus - TRH - anterior pituitary - TSH - thyroid and thyroid hormone - all cells
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inc in thyroid hormone inhibits what?
TSH secretion
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inc in temp inhibits what
stops the regulatory factors that release TRH from hypothalamus
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what is the role of the pineal gland
- synthesizes melatonin
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what is the adrenal gland
synthesizes mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens
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what is the role of mineralocorticoids
aldosterone - inc blood pressure and volume
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what is the role of glucocorticoids
- cortisol - long term stress
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what is androgens
testosterone
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what is the role of the adrenal medulla
- secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine - parts of the sympathetic response
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describe the role of cortisol
- long term stress hormone - provides energy by mobilizing energy reserves - is an anti-inflammatory that suppresses the immune system
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what is the role of epinephrine and norepinephrine
- inc HR and BP - provides energy
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what is the pancreas
an exocrine and endocrine gland
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what hormones do the pancreas secrete
- insulin - glucagon
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what is the role of insulin
- reduces blood sugar levels by using and storing glucose
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what is the role of glucagon
- inc blood glucose levels by mobilizing energy reserves
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when does diabetes occur
- when glucose is not utilized - instead fat are mobilized
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what is diabetes 1
inadequate insulin production
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what is diabetes 2
insulin levels are normal or high but tissues fail to respond to it
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what is the secondary endocrine function of the kidneys
- release AgII and EPO
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what is the secondary endocrine function of the heart
release ANP
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what is the role of ANP
- decreases BP and volume
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what is the role of Ag II
inc BP and volume - vacoconstricts
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what is the role of oxytocin
labor contraction lactation sexual response
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what are antagonistic hormones and give an example
- opposing - insulin and glucagon
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what are synergistic hormones and give an example
- additive - growth hormones and glucocorticoids
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what are permissive hormones and give and example
- one hormone is needed for function of second hormone - epinephrine and thyroid hormones
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what is an integrative hormone and give an example
- different but complimentary effects - calcitriol and parathyroid hormone
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what is the alarm phase of stress
short term phase flight or fight
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what hormone is released during the alarm phase
epinephrine by the SNS
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what is the resistance stress phase
- chronic or long term
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what hormone is releases during the resistance stress phase
cortisol, aldosterone, ADH, glucagon, epinephrine - to maintain BP and mobilize energy reserves
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what is the exhaustion phase of the stress phase
- electrolytes, imbalance, exhausted reserves, - inhibition of immune system causes organ damage and failure

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