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Hormone definition

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chemical substance secreted by cells into extracellular fluid

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4 forms of chemical signalling

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Autocrine, paracrine, endocrine and neuroendocrine

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Autocrine signalling is…

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cells signalling to itself by releasing a ligand to bind to its own receptors

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Paracrine signalling is…

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cell signalling to neighbouring cells

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Endocrine signalling is…

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specialised cells that release hormones into the bloodstream

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Neuroendocrine signalling is…

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nerve cell transmits signals from synapse of one nerve to another eg acetylcholine

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2 classes of hormones..

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lipid-soluble - use transport proteins eg steroids.

water-soluble - circulate in free form eg amine

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Glands release amino acid or lipid soluble hormones but specific hormones which are steroid based are from…

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specific areas eg testosterone (testes and ovaries)

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Steroid hormones have a longer or shorter effect?

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Longer

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Target cell activation depends on…

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  • Concentration of hormone
  • Number of receptors on target cell
  • Affinity of receptors
  • Influence exerted by other hormones
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3 types of hormone interaction…

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Permissiveness, synergism and antagonism

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Permissiveness is…

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one hormone cannot exert its effects without another hormone

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Synergism is…

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more than one hormone produces the same effects on the target cell, these are effective individually however more affected when joint together

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Antagonism is…

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one or more hormones oppose the action of another hormone

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Humoral stimuli is…

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secretion of hormones in direct response to changing ions and nutrients blood levels

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Hormonal stimuli is…

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release of hormones in response to hormones produced by endocrine glands

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Neural stimuli is…

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nerve fibres stimulate hormone release (autonomic NS)

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Pituitary gland secretes how many hormones…

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Anterior lobe does…

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synthesis and secrets a number of hormones

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Posterior lobe does…

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receives, stores and releases hormones from the hypothalamus

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Which two hormones are sent from the hypothalamus to the posterior lobe of pituitary gland?

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Oxytocin and antidiuretic

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What are tropic hormones?

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Made in the anterior pituitary but act on other endocrine systems

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Anterior pituitary hormone examples…

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hGH, FSH, LH, TSH

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What does Human Growth hormone do?

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  • Stimulates most cells but targets bone and muscle
  • promotes protein synthesis using fats for fuel (decreasing fat stores), conserving carbs
  • stimulates liver, skeletal muscle, bone to produce insulin-like growth factor
  • Increase muscle hypertrophy
  • Increases nuclear transcription of DNA to RNA
  • Increases amino acid uptake and decreases breakdown
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Drawbacks of Human growth hormone...
Acetoacetic acid is byproduct of using fatty stores and then causes fatty liver disease. Also stimulates free fatty acids
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hGH effects on CHO...
- decreases glucose uptake in tissues - increases insulin secretion - induces insulin resistance - leads to diabetes - increases skeletal growth
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Somatomedins are...
insulin-like growth factors released by the liver once triggered by hGH
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Why are somatomedins important..
Need these as well as hGH to get full hGH effects as Somatomedin C (IGF 1) also prolongs the effects
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Secretion of hGH
- gradual decrease till 25% at v old age - increased by exercise - highest during first 2 hrs of sleep
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Control of hGH is done by...
antagonistic hypothalamus hormone
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Which hormone releases hGH...
Growth hormone-releasing hormone
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Which hormone inhibits hGH...
Growth hormone-inhibiting hormone
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hGH secretion increases during...
starvation for protein synthesis and tissue growth
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4 Abnormalities of hGH sectrition...
Panhypopituitarism, panhypopituitarism dwarfism, gigantism and acromegaly
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Characteristics of panhypopituitarism...
- decrease AP hormones - congenital or acquired - under active thyroid
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Characteristics of panhypopituitarism dwarfism...
- childhood deficiency of AP - all body parts develop at different rates - do not pass through puberty
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Characteristics of gigantism...
- hyper hGH production until adolescence
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Characteristic of acromegaly...
- thicker bones as cant grow taller | - everything else grows larger eg liver, nose, jaw
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4 anterior pituitary 'tropic hormones'
- thyroid stimulating hormone - adrenocorticotropic H. - gonadotropins (FSH + LH) - prolactin all released by hypothalmic (their name) releasing-hormone
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Adrenocorticotropic do....
- stimulates adrenal cortex to release cortisol - internal and external factors can release cortisol RH which then leads adrenocorticotropic released causing cortisol being released.
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Gonadotropins do...
- Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormones (LH) - regulate function of ovaries and testes
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Prolactins do...
- Produce milk in breast tissue | - Suckling stimulates PRH and encourages milk production
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Role of posterior pituitary...
stores and releases hormones synthesised by hypothalamus
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Examples of posterior pituitary hormones...
- Oxytocin - Antidiuretic - Both of these use PIP-calcium secondary messenger
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Role of oxytocin...
Triggers milk ejection, induce or hasten labour
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Role of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)...
- Helps to avoid dehydration or water overload through inserting aquaporins in DCT or collecting duct. - Inhibited by caffeine and water but nicotine increases it
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Diabetes insipidus is...
3rd type of diabetes where someone cannot retain fluids caused by neurogenic (ADH not being released)
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Thyroid facts...
- Largest endocrine gland - v.rich blood supply - Filled with follicle cells made of calloid - Needs iodine to function
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Thyroid produces which hormones?
93% Thyroxine (T4) and 7% Triodotyroxine (T3) | T3 = 4x T4
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Synthesis of thyroid hormones...
- Basolateral membrane pumps iodide into thyroid cell - thyroglobulin is synthesised and discharged into lumen of follicle cell - iodides (i-) are actively taken up and oxidised to produce iodine (i2) - iodine and tyrosine are released into the lumen together - they form T1 and T2 - then form T3 and T4 which through a lysosome leave into the blood
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Transport of thyroid hormones...
- T4 and T3 bind to thyroxine-binding globulins (TBG) produced by the liver - Both then bind to target receptors with T3 being 10x more powerful - taken up by peripheral tissues
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Effects of thyroid hormones...
- Glucose oxidation - increase metabolic rate - heat production contribute to : maintaining blood pressure, regulating tissue growth and developing skeletal and nervous system
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Thyroid effects on growth...
Hypothyroidism - retarded growth and brain development | Hyperthyroidism - excessive skeletal growth early - gigantism avoided
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Effects of thyroid-hormone - specific functions...
CHO metabolism - glucose uptake, gluconeogenesis, insulin secretion Lipid metabolism - adipose tissue lipolysis, FFA oxidation Hyperthyroid - Q increases, HR increases respiratory rate increases CNS excitation - hyper = extremely nervous, vigor muscle contractions, muscle tremor, trouble sleeping CNS excitation - hypo = sluggish contraction/relaxation, somnolence

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