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Hormones Flashcards

1
Q

What hormones are produced in the hypothalamus? (4)

A

TRH
CRH
GnRH
GHRH

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2
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What is the effector tissue For TRH, CRH, GnRH, GHRH?

A

Adenohypophysis

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3
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What is the effect of TRH?

A

Release of TSH

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4
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What is the effect of CRH?

A

Release of ACTH

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5
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What is the effect of GnRH?

A

Release of FSH and LH

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6
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What is the effect of GHRH

A

Release of GH

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7
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What hormones are produced in the adenohypophysis? (7)

A 
TSH
ACTH
PRL
GH
FSH
LH
MSH
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8
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What is the effector tissue of TSH?

A

Thyroid Gland

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9
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What is the effect of TSH?

A

Synthesis and secretion of T3 and T4

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10
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What is the effector tissue of ACTH?

A

Adrenal Glands (cortex)

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11
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What is the effect of ACTH?

A

Release of cortisol and testosterone

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12
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What is the effector tissue of PRL?

A

Mammary Glands

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13
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What is the effect of PRL?

A

Stimulates milk production

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14
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What is the effector tissue of GH?

A

Many tissues and liver

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15
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What is the effect of GH?

A

Growth and maintenance

Secretion of somatomedins

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16
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What is the effector tissue of FSH?

A

Gonads

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17
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What is the effect of FSH?

A

Sperm and egg production/maturation

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18
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What is the effector tissue of LH?

A

Gonads

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19
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What is the effect of LH?

A

Testosterone production in males and ovulation in females

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20
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What is the effector tissue of MSH?

A

Melanocytes

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21
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What is the effect of MSH?

A

Stimulates melanin production in some cases

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22
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What hormones are produced in the neurohypophysis? (2)

A

ADH

Oxytocin

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23
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What is the effector tissue of ADH?

A

Kidneys

Arteries

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24
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What is the effect of ADH?

A

Decreased water loss in urine

Increase blood pressure

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25
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What is the effector tissue of oxytocin?

A

Mammary glands
Uterus
Brain

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26
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What is the effect of oxytocin?

A

Uterine contractions
Milk release
‘Love hormone’

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27
Q

Where is melatonin produced?

A

Pineal Gland

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28
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What is the effector tissue of melatonin?

A

Brain

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29
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What is the effect of melatonin?

A

Regulates circadian rhythm

Protects against free radicals, etc

30
Q

Where is T3 and T4 produced?

A

Thyroid Gland

31
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What is the effector tissue of T3 and T4?

A

Many tissues

32
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What is the effect of T3 and T4?

A

Increased cellular metabolism (calorigenic effect)

33
Q

Where is calcitonin produced?

A

Thyroid Gland

34
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What is the effector tissue of calcitonin?

A

Bone cells and kidneys

35
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What is the effect of calcitonin?

A

Decreases blood calcium levels

36
Q

Where is PTH produced?

A

Parathyroid Glands

37
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What is the effector tissue of PTH?

A

Bone cells and kidneys

38
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What is the effect of PTH?

A

Increases blood calcium levels

Stimulates calcitriol synthesis

39
Q

Where is calcitriol produced?

A

Kidneys

Skin

40
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What is the effector tissue of calcitriol?

A

Small intestine

41
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What is the effect of calcitriol?

A

Increased calcium uptake at intestines

42
Q

Where are thymosins produced?

A

Thymus Gland

43
Q

What is the effector tissue of thymosins?

A

Lymphocytes (WBCs)

44
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What is the effect of thymosins?

A

Maturation of T lymphocytes

45
Q

Where is aldosterone produced?

A

Adrenal Cortex

46
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What is the effector tissue of aldosterone?

A

Kidneys
Brain
Others

47
Q

What is the effect of aldosterone?

A

Increases blood sodium levels

Decreases blood potassium levels

48
Q

Where is cortisol produced?

A

Adrenal Cortex

49
Q

What is the effect of cortisol?

A 
Normal transcription/translation
Decreased inflammation (stress hormone)
50
Q

Where is epinephrine/norepinephrine produced?

A

Adrenal Medulla

51
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What is the effect of epinephrine/norepinephrine?

A

Fight or flight response

Normal cellular function

52
Q

Where is insulin produced?

A

Pancreas

53
Q

What is the effect of insulin?

A

Decreases blood glucose levels

54
Q

Where is glucagon produced?

A

Pancreas

55
Q

What is the effector tissue of glucagon?

A

Liver

56
Q

What is the effect of glucagon?

A

Increases blood glucose levels

57
Q

Where is inhibin produced?

A

Testes

58
Q

What is the effect of inhibin?

A

Sperm production and maturation

59
Q

What is the effect of estrogen?

A

Egg maturation

60
Q

What is the effect of progesterone?

A

Maintains endometrium

61
Q

Where are natriuretic peptides produced?

A

Heart

62
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What are the effector tissue of natriuretic peptides?

A

Kidneys

63
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What is the effect of natriuretic peptides?

A

Reduces blood volume

64
Q

Where is leptin produced?

A

Adipose Tissue

65
Q

What is the effector tissue of leptin?

A

Brain

66
Q

What is the effect of leptin?

A

Reduced appetite

67
Q

Where is erythropoietin produced?

A

Kidneys

68
Q

What is the effector tissue of erythropoietin?

A

Bone marrow

69
Q

What is the effect of erythropoietin?

A

Stimulates RBC production

70
Q

Where is renin produced?

A

Kidneys

71
Q

What is the effector tissue of renin?

A

Vasculature

72
Q

What is the effect of renin?

A

Increases blood pressure

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