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Endocrine System (week 6) Flashcards

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what is the endocrine system?

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second controlling system of the body,

uses chemical messengers (hormones) that are released into the blood

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what do several major processes do hormones control?

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  • reproduction
  • growth and development
  • mobilisation of body defences
  • maintenance of homeostasis
  • regulation of metabolism
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how are hormones produced?

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specialised cells

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what do cells secrete to target sites?

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hormones

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what are the chemistry classifications of hormones?

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  • amino acid-base (proteins, peptides, amines)
  • steroids
  • prostaglandins
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Hormones affect only certain ____ or ____?

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tissues or organs (target cells or organs)

-> target cells have specific protein receptors

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what are the different types of stimuli that activate endocrine glands?

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  1. hormonal
  2. hum oral
  3. neural
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what is hormonal stimuli?

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where endocrine organs are activated by other hormones

* hormonal indicate various body fluids such as blood and bile

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what is neural stimuli

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nerve fibres stimulate hormone release

most are under the control of the sympathetic nervous system

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what are the major endocrine organs?

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  • hypothalamus
  • pituitary gland
  • pineal gland
  • thyroid gland
  • parathyroid gland
  • thymus
  • adrenal glands
  • pancreas
  • gonads (testes and ovaries)
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what are the functions of endocrine glands?

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(ductless glands)

-> they create hormones that are released directly into blood or lymph

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what is the pituitary gland?

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-pea-sized gland that hangs by a stalk from the hypothalamus int he brain
(protected by the sella tunica of the sphenoid bone

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what is the function of the hypothalamus?

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produces releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones

- > these hormones are released into portal circulation, which connects hypothalamus to anterior pituitary hormones
- > these hormones control the release of anterior pituitary hormones
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what is the role of the posterior gland?

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it doesn’t make the hormones, it releases it

- stores hormones made by the hypothalamus

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what are the 2 main hormones made by the hypothalamus?

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oxytocin and antidinretic hormone (ADH)

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what is oxytocin?

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  • stimulates contractions of the uterus during labour , sexual relations and breast feeding
  • causes milk ejection (let-down reflex) in a nursing woman
  • only released in significant amounts during child birth and nursing
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what is antidinretic hormone (ADH)?

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  • inhibits urine production (dieresis) by promoting water reabsorption by the kidneys
  • urine volume decreases, blood volume and pressure increases
  • in large amounts, ADH causes constriction of arterioles, leading to increased blood pressure (the reason why ADH is known as vasopressin)
  • alcohol inhibits ADH secretion
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what are the 2 anterior pituitary hormone?

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  1. growth hormone

2. prolactin

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what are the 4 types of anterior pituitary hormone?

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  1. follicle-stimulating hormone
  2. Luteinizing hormone
  3. thyrotropic hormone
  4. adrenocorticotropic hormone
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what is growth hormone and its functions?

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  • general metabolic hormone
  • major effects are directed to growth of skeleton muscles and long bones
  • plays a role in determining final body size
  • causes fats to be broken down for a source of energy
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what is prolactin (PRL) and it’s functions?

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  • stimulates and maintains milk production following childbirth
  • functions in males is unknown
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what are gonadotropic hormones functions?

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regulate hormonal activity of the gonads

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what are the 2 gonadotropic hormones?

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  • follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

- luteinzing hormone (LH)

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what is follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)?

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  • stimulates follicle development in ovaries

- stimulates sperm development in testes

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what is lutenizing hormone (LH)?
triggers ovulation of an egg in females | stimulates testosterone production in males
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What is thyrotopic hormone (TH)?
(also called thyroid-stimulating hormone) | influences growth and activity of the thyroid gland
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what is Adrencorticotropic hormone (ACTH)?
regulates endocrine activity of the adrenal cortex
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where is the pineal gland?
hangs from the roof of the third ventricle of the brain
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what is the function of the pineal gland?
secretes melatonin | -> believed to trigger the body’s sleep cycle/wake cycle
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where is the thyroid gland?
found at the base of the throat, inferior to the adam’s apple
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what is the function of the thyroid gland?
produces 2 hormones, thyroid hormone and calcitonin
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what is the function of the thyroid hormone?
controls rate of oxidation of glucose to supply body heat and chemical energy (ATP) -> needed for growth and development
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what 2 active iodine containing hormones does thyroid hormone contain?
thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)
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what is T4 and T3?
secreted by thyroid follicles (T4) | formed from the conversation of T4 at target tissues (T3)
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what is the role of calcitonin?
decreases blood calcium levels by causing calcium deposition on bone
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how is calcitonin produced?
by parafollicular cells found between the follicles - released in response to rising blood calcium levels 0 antagonistic to parathyroid hormone
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what is the parathyroid gland?
tiny masses on the posterior of the thyroid gland
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what is the function of the parathyroid gland?
secrete parathyroid hormone (PTH)
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where is the thymus located?
in the upper thorax, posterior to the sternum
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what is the role of the thymus?
produces a hormone called thymosin
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what are the 2 regions of the adrenal gland?
adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla
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describe the adrenal cortex
outer glandular region has 3 layers that produce corticosteroids
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what are the corticosteroids secreted in the adrenal cortex
mineral corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and sex hormones
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what are the hormones of the adrenal cortex?
mineralcorticoids and aldosterone
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what is the role of mineral corticoids?
- regulate mineral (salt) content in blood, particularly sodium and potassium ions - regulate water and electrolyte balance
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how is production of alderosterone inhibited?
by atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
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what is glucocorticoids?
- promote normal cell metabolism - help resist long-term stressor by increasing blood glucose levels - release in response to increased blood levels of ACTH
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describe Sex hormones
produced in the inner layer of the adrenal cortex | - most of the hormones produced are androgens (make sex hormones) but some estrogens
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which 2 hormones are processes in the adrenal gland?
1. epinephrine (adrenaline) | 2. norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
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what does epinephrine and norepinephrine do?
prepare the body to deal with short-term stress (fight or flight) -> results in more oxygen and glucose int he blood and faster circulation to the organs
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what is the role of pancreatic islets?
produce hormones (insulin and glugacon)
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what is the function of insulin?
increases the rate of glucose uptake and metabolism by body cells -> effects hypoglycaemic
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what is the role of glucagon?
released when blood glucose levels are low - stimulates the live to release glucose to blood, thus increasing blood glucose levels - ? effects are hyperglycaemic
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what is the function of gonads?
``` produce sex cells or sex hormones ovaries: - estrogen -progesterone testes ```
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what does estrogen do?
stimulate the development of secondary female characteristics
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what does progesterone do?
acts with estrogen to bring about the menstrual cycle | -> helps int eh implantation of an embryo int he uterus

LSB142 Human Anatomy and Physiology (12 decks)

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