1-Key terms

Question 1

Neuroendocrine

Answer 1

Neuron synapses with blood vessel and releases messenger straight into the blood.

Question 2

Hormone Classification (3 types)

Answer 2

Peptide, steroid and amino acid derivates/amines.

Question 3

Which classes are lipid/water soluble

Answer 3

Peptides=water soluble
Steroids=lipid soluble

Question 4

Nervous and endocrine interactions

Answer 4

Hypothalamus releases hormone
Adrenal medulla under nervous control

Question 5

Steroid hormones

Answer 5

Derived from cholesterol

Question 6

Peptide hormones

Answer 6

Typically stored in granules
Oxytocin and Vasopressin have ring like structures joined by disulphide bonds
Insulin has an alpha and beta chain linked by disulphide bonds
Gonadotrophin all have identical alpha chain, different beta chains

Question 7

Amino acid derivatives

Answer 7

Stored in granules prior to release
Thyroid hormones, catecholamines and dopamine all tyrosine derivatives