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1
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Name the hypothalamus proteins and opeptides

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  • TRH
  • CRH
  • GnRH
  • somatostatin
  • GHRH
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What is TRH?

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  • thyrotropin releasing hormone

- stimulates secretion of TSH and prolactin

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What is CRH?

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  • croticotropin releasing hormone

- stimulates secretion of ACTH

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What is GnRH?

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  • gonadotropin releasing hormone

- stimulates LH and FSH

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What is somatostatin?

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-inhibits secretion of growth hormones

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What is GHRH?

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  • growth hormone releasing hormone

- stimulates secretion of growth hormone

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What are the anterior pituitary protein and peptides?

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  • TSH
  • FSH
  • LH
  • Growth hormone
  • Prolactin
  • ACTH
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What is TSH?

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Thyroid stimulating hormone

-stimulates synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones

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What is FSH?

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  • follicle-stimulating hormone
  • stimulates sperm maturation in sertoli cells
  • stimulates follicular development and estrogen
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What is LH?

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Luteinizing hormone

  • stimulates testosterone synthesis in Leydig cells
  • stimulates ovulation, formation of corpus luteum, estrogen and progesterone synthesis
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What is growth hormone?

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Stimulates protein synthesis and overall growth

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What is prolactin?

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Stimulates milk production and secretion

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What is ACTH?

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

-stimulates synthesis and secretion of adrenal cortical hormones (cortisol, androgens, aldosterone)

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What are the posterior pituitary proteins and peptides?

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Oxytocin and vasopressin/ADH

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What is oxytocin?

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Stimulates milk ejection and uterine contractions

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What is vasopressin?

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Stimulates water reabsorption in conducting ducts and constriction of arterioles

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17
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What are the thyroid proteins and peptides?

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Calcitonin

18
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What is calcitonin?

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Decreases serum Ca2+

19
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What is the parathyroid protein and peptide?

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Parathyroid hormone

20
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What is parathyroid hormone?

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-increases serum Ca2+

21
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What are the placenta proteins and peptides?

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  • HCG

- HPL

22
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What is HCG?

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  • human chorionic gonadotropin

- stimulates estrogen and progesterone synthesis in corpus luteum of early pregnancy

23
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What is HPL?

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Human placental lactose not

-has growth hormone-like and prolactin-like actions during pregnancy

24
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What are the pancreas proteins and peptides?

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Insulin and glucagon

25
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What is insulin?

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B cells

-decrease blood glucose

26
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What is glucagon?

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Alpha cells

-increases blood glucose

27
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What is the kidney protein/peptide and what does it o?

A

Renin

-catalyze conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I

28
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What are the adrenal cortex steroids?

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  • cortisol
  • aldosterone
  • DHEA and androstenedione
29
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What is the action of cortisol?

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  • stimulates gluconeogenesis
  • inhibits inflammatory response
  • suppresses immune system
  • enhance vascular responsiveness to catecholamines
30
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What is the action of aldosterone?

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-increases renal Na+ reabsorption, K+ secretion, and H+ secretion

31
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What is the action of DHEA and androstenedione?

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Stimulates spermatogenesis

Stimulates male secondary sex characteristics

32
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What is the steroid that comes from the testes? What is its action?

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  • testosterone
  • stimulates spermatogenesis
  • stimulates male secondary sex characteristics
33
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What are the steroids that come from the ovaries?

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Estradiol and progesterone

34
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What is the action of estradiol?

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  • stimulates growth and development of female reproductive system
  • follicular phase of menstrual cycle
  • development of breasts
  • prolactin secretion
  • maintains pregnancy
35
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What is the main action of progesterone?

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Stimulates luteal phase of menstrual cycle

-maintains pregnancy

36
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What are the steroids from the corpus luteum?

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Estradiol and progesterone

37
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What are the steroids from the placenta?

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Estradiol and progesterone

38
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What are the steroids from the kidney? What is its action?

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1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol

  • increases intestinal absorption of Ca2+
  • bone mineralization
39
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What are the amine hormones from the hypothalamus? What is its action

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  • dopamine or prolactin-inhibiting factor

- inhibit secretion of prolactin

40
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What are the amine hormones from the thyroid?

A
  • triiodothyronine (T3)

- L-thyroxine (T4)

41
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What is the action of T3 and T4?

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  • stimulates skeletal growth
  • oxygen consumption
  • heat production
  • protein utilization
  • fat utilization
  • carbohydrate utilization
  • perinatal maturation of the CNS
42
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What are the amine hormones from the adrenal medulla?

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Norepinephrine and epinephrine

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