Glands introduction Flashcards

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Definition of a gland

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An epithelial cell or an aggregate of epithelial cells that are specialised for the secretion of a substance

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Defines secretion

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The production and release of material by a cell or aggregate ourselves

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How a glans classififed

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  1. The structure

2. How their products are released

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Define Endocrine

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Secrete directly into the blood to act on distal parts of the body. Secretions called hormones

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3 examples of Endocrine glands

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pituitary
thyroid
parathyroid

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What is the anterior pituitary release

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ACTH
luteinising hormone
follicle-stimulating hormone
thyroid stimulating hormone
prolactin - stimulates milk production in mothers
somatotrophin - a hormone which regulates the growth of the body and tissue

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What does the posterior pituitary release

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Antidiuretic hormone - prevents water loss from kidneys

oxytocin - signal uterus for delivery of baby

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Thyroid glands release

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T3 active and T4 inactive

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Parathyroid gland release

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Parathyroid hormone, calcium homeostasis

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What epithelial cells of a Endocrine tissue secrete substance

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All epithelial cells secrete the hormones in the gland

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Define exocrine

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Glands secrete into a location or region of the body through a duct and the secretion is mostly enzymes or lubricants

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Give six examples of endocrine glands

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Salivary gland
pancreas
mammary
sweat gland
sebaceous glands
lachrymal glands
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Salivary gland

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Secrete saliva, function includes partial digestion of food and lubrication

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Pancreas

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enzymes: amylase trypsin and lipase these enzymes digest carbohydrates proteins and fats respectivly

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Mammary glands

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Produce milk in response to prolactin and oxytocin

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Sweat glands

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Screech sweat which regulates body temperature

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Sebaceous glands

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Secrete sebum onto the skin of the ear protectors you from pathogen

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Lachymal glands

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In I secretes water to moisten the eye also produces lysosomes

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In exocrine glands what cell releases product

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Only apex of ducted secretes product

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In exocrine glands what cell releases product

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Only apex of duct secretes product

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In lungs branch and occurs by growth factor 1 and 2 explain how we get trivial elongation or tubule branching

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Elongation factor one active growth and two in active

branching growth up to one in active growth factor to active

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Some cells are end of ducks change morphology explain this

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Myoepithelial cells - cells that have features of both epithelial cells and smooth muscle cells - helps injecting secretions from the duct

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Three types of secretions

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Merocrine
apocrine
holocrine

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merocrine

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vesicles fuse with membrane cargo released outside by exocytosis. Two pathways regulated and constitutive

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apocrine
Partial loss of cytoplasm. vesicles bundle at top of cell whole top of cell is released
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holocrine
Complete loss of cytoplasm also
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How is secretion controlled
Negative feedback nervous endocrine neuroendocrine
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Explain merocrine regulated and constitutive regulation
Regulated: secretory granules accumulate in large be schools and are released by exocytosis upon stimulation, need calcium ions constititive: the secretory product is not concentrated into granules but packaged into small the schools and continues to be released to he cell surface - use may need to repopulate the plasma membranes
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Merocrine pathway release of insulin from beta cells of the pancreas
Glucose moves into cell viaGLUT2 potassium channels open allowing potassium to leave cell this Depolarises the cell causes voltage-gated calcium channels to open calcium used in these confusion causes insulin released outside cell
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Give an example of an Apocrine secretion
Breast - both fat and milk realised this way
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holocrine example
Sebaceous gland the secretory cell fills up with secretory granules cells organelles die the cells die the plasma membrane breaks and the contents released dead cells are replaced by mitotic division in the basal cells
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Role of Golgi apparatus
Secretion of proteins | glycosylation of proteins
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Where does Golgi apparatus glycosylation occur
Trans-Golgi
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Why glycosylated proteins
Aid folding prevent digestion cell ecognition e.g. blood groups roll on cell to extracellular matrix attachment
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Exocytosis vs endocytosis
Exocytosis secretion of molecules outside the cell by vesicle fussing to a membrane Endocytosis engulfing of molecules inside the via vesicle formation
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Two types of endocytosis
Phagocytosis- engulf other cells | Pinocytosis- cell drinking
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Trans-epithelial transport
Passive diffusion through Lipid membrane transported by carrier proteins or impermeable proteins could be transported by Endo and exocytosis
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Control gland secretions
Hormonal, neural, humoral
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neural
Release of hormones in response to nerval stimulus
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humoral
Control of hormone release in response to changes in the extracellular fluid levels or ion levels
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neurocrine
Example the hypothalamus to the pituitary