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How does the endocrine secrete it’s secretion

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Directly into the vascular system

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What is the type of blood vessels in the endocrine system

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Fenestrated or sinusoidal

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What endocrine gland does not have fenestrated blood vesels

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Testes

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What is the effects of the endocrine system

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Stimulatory or inhibitory

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What system works closely with the endocrine system

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Nervous system

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What does the nervous system use to communicate

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Neurotransmitters that are released locally & bind to receptor on target cell

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What does the endocrine system use to communicate

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Hormones that circulate & bind to receptor on target cell

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What are the two types of hormones

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  1. Lipid soluble: binds to receptors in target cells (diffuse into cell)
  2. Water soluble: bind to receptor on exterior surface of target cells (cascade of events)
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What is the speed of communication of the nervous system vs the endocrine system

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Nervous system: rapid communication
Endocrine system: delayed communication

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What is the two feedback loops

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  1. Physiological response
  2. Endocrine axis
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What is the two parts of the pituitary gland & origins

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  1. Neurohypophysis from hypothalamus
  2. Adenohypophysis from roof of mouth
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What is another name for pituitary gland

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Hypophysis

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How does the pituitary form

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  1. Neurohypophyseal bud projects downwards while roof of mouth projects upwards
  2. Roof of mouth forms the Rathke’s pouch that connect with neurohypophyseal bud
  3. Roof of mouth loses connection & pituitary is formed
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What is the hypothalamohypophyseal portal system

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The blood vessels of the anterior pituitary

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What regulates secretions of the anterior pituitary

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  1. Neurosecretory cells in hypothalamus
  2. Negative feedback loops
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What is the capillary system of the hypothalamohypophyseal portal system

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Fenestrated capillaries

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What is the benefit of the hypothalamohypophyseal portal system

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System bypasses the heart meaning quicker transport & higher hormone concentration

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What connects the anterior & posterior pituitary

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Pars intermedia

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What is three disorders of the pituitary gland

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  1. Adenoma: under/over production of hormones
  2. Somatotrophs adenoma: secrete excess GH causing gigantism & acromegaly
  3. Prolactinomas: deficiency of GnRH leading to infertility
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What three tissues are the anterior pituitary composed of

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  1. Cords of epithelial cells
  2. Minimal supporting connective tissue stroma
  3. Fenestrated capillaries/sinusoids
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What is the two cell types of the anterior pituitary

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  1. Chromophobes: resist stain & undifferentiated chromophils
  2. Chromophils: important cells
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What is the two types of chromophils

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  1. Acidophils
  2. Basophils
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What is the two acidophils cells & what do they secreted

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  1. Somatotrophs: secrete human growth factor hormone/somatotropin
  2. Lactotrophs: secrete prolactin
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What is the three basophil cells & what do they secreted

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  1. Gonadotrophs: secrete FSH & LH
  2. Thyrotrophs: secrete thyroid stimulating hormone/thyrotropin
  3. Corticotrophs: secrete ACTH/corticotropin
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What is the root of communication in the posterior pituitary
Hypothalamohypophyseal tract
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What is another name for the posterior pituitary
Neurohypophysis
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What is the function of the posterior pituitary
Store & release two hormones
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What is the three cell types in the posterior pituitary
1. Pituicytes 2. Axons 3. Fenestrated capillaries
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What is the function of pituicytes
Forms cytoplasmic extensions that inhibits the release of hormones If stimulated allow for retracting of cell processes & hormones gets exocytosed into pericapillary space
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What is mostly secreted by the paraventricular nucleus & supraoptic nucleus
**PVN:** oxytocin **SON:** vasopressin/ADH
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What is the structure of the thyroid gland
Two lobes connected with isthmus (band of thyroids tissue) Surrounded by connective tissue capsule
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What is the structural & functional units of thyroid gland
Follicles
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What is the three component of the thyroid follicles
1. Colloid 2. Follicular epithelium cells 3. C cells
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What is the cell type of follicular epithelium cells
Cuboidal/squamous & becomes columnar when activated
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What is the exocrine phase of the thyroid follicles
1. TSH binds to receptors 2. Iodide pump through the cell trapping iodine at the colloid regions 3. Synthesis & glycosylation of thyroglobulin by the rough ER & Golgi apparatus forming a vesicle 4. Incorporation of iodine into tyrosyl residue of thyroglobulin by thyroid peroxidase 5. Exocytosis of iodothyroglobulin vesicle into colloid region
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What is the function of the C cells
Calcium regulation
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How does the C cells regulate calcium levels
Increased calcium levels activated C cells to secrete calcitonin that binds to the surface of the activated osteoclasts leading to the ruffled border to disappear & osteoclasts becomes inactivated
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What is the two disorders of the thyroid gland
1. **Hypothyroidism:** Hashimoto’s thyroiditis where acini is destroyed 2. **Hyperthyroidism:** Graves disease where acini becomes hyperplastic
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What is the two cells in the parathyroid gland
1. Chief/principle cells 2. Oxyphil cells
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What is the function of the chief/principle cells
Calcium sensing receptors for when calcium is low it stimulates secretion of PTH that leads to bone resorption & uriniferous tubules to reabsorb calcium & vitamin D production
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What does chief/principle cells contain
Glycogen & secretory granules with parathyroid hormone
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What is the three parts of the adrenal cortex
1. Zona glomerulosa 2. Zona fasciculata 3. Zona reticularis
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What is the cell types, secretion & function of the Zona glomerulosa
**Cell type:** glomerulus like arrangement **Secretion:** aldosterone **Function:** helps regulate sodium & potassium homeostasis
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What is the cell types, & secretion of the Zona fasciculata
**Cell type:** cuboidal cells **Secretion:** cortisol
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What is the cell types & secretion of the Zona reticularis
**Cell type:** anastomosing network of short cellular cords **Secretion:** androgens
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What layer of the adrenal cortex has the most lipid droplets
Zona fasciculata
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What is four characteristics of steroid cells
1. Polyhedral shaped cells 2. Lipid droplets (store cholesterol) 3. Prominent smooth ER 4. Mitochondria tubular cristae
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What is the three cell type in adrenal medulla
1. Amine secreting cells 2. Numerous nerve fibres 3. Vascular plexus
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How is catecholamines released from the adrenal medulla
1. Tyrosine gets converted into DOPA, dopamine then norepinephrine in a chromaffin cell & stored in a granule 2. Cortisol comes from the cortex to the medulla & activates PNMT 3. PNMT cleaves norepinephrine into epinephrine 4. Epinephrine re-enters the granule & stored 5. Ach is released in fight or flight response & transported to adrenal gland via axon of pre-ganglionic sympathetic neuron 6. Ach causes a release of calcium & triggers epinephrine release into the bloodvessel
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What is the blood supply of the adrenal gland
Adrenal artery 1. Capsular artery 2. Subcapsular plexus 3. Cortical & medullary arteries
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What is the vein supply of the adrenal artery
Central medullary vein thick bundles of smooth, longitudinal muscles
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What is two disorders of the adrenal gland
1. **Cushing syndrome:** excess cortisol 2. **Pheochromocytoma:** excess adrenaline
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What is the two functions of the pancreas
1. Endocrine 2. Exocrine
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What is the exocrine function of the pancreas
Secretion of digestive enzymes into GIT via ducts
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What is the four cell types of the endocrine pancreas & secretion
1. **A cells:** glucagon 2. **B cells:** insulin 3. **D cells:** somatostatin & gastrin 4. **PP/F cells:** inhibits somatostatin secretion
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What is glucagons function
Induce hepatic glycogenolysis
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What is insulin function
Cellular uptake of glucose
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What is somatostatin & gastrin
Inhibits glucagon & insulin release
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What is the endocrine & exocrine blood supply of the pancreas
Insulo-acinar portal system
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What is the exocrine blood supply of the pancreas
Acinar vascular system
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What is the three regulatory mechanisms of Islet cells
1. Vascular communication 2. Cell-cell communication 3. Neural communication
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What is six effects of menopause
1. **Vasomotor disturbance:** fall in core temperature followed by fells of heat & perspiration 2. **Atrophy** of vaginal epithelium 3. Decrease vaginal **secretion** 4. Decrease **circulation** to vagina & uterus 5. **Pelvic relaxation:** loss of vaginal tone 6. Risk of vascular disease, osteoporosis & Alzheimer’s increase
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What is four sources of extragonadol estrogen & effects
1. Adipose tissue decrease osteoporosis risk 2. Bone tissue 3. Blood vessels ensure vascular health 4. Brain aids memory & cognitive function
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What is the endocrine phase of the thyroid follicles
1. Colloid droplets are enveloped by apical pseudopods & endocytosis from colloid containing vesicle 2. Intracellular colloid droplets fuses with lysosome 3. Lysosomal enzymes degrade iodothyroglobulin to release T3 & T4 4. T3 & T4 are lipids soluble & diffuse into blood

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