5.1 Intro To Endocrine Flashcards
Functions of endocrine system
- Regulates multiple organs
- Maintains growth and reproductive needs
- Respond to fluctuations within the internal environment
Study of processes involved in the regulation and integration of cells and organ systems by hormones
Endocrinology
Endocrine glands of the brain
Hypothalamus gland and pineal gland
Transitory endocrine gland
Placenta
Type of communication where the cell recognizes itself as the target cell
Autocrine
Signaling molecule is received by a neighboring cell (type of communication)
Paracrine
Characteristics of neuron doctrine communication
- Secreted by neuron
- Travels via blood
- Acts on distant target cells
Mode of travel for endocrine communication
Via blood
Precursor of secretory peptides
Prehormone/preprohormone
What happens to secretory hormones after its synthesis
Stored in secretory vesicles
At what terminal of nascent peptides can signal peptides be found
N-terminal
Where are the receptors of hydrophilic peptides found
Membrane-bound/surface of cell membrane
Signals from hydrophilic peptides are amplified by
Second messengers
Water-soluble hydrophilic peptides can enter the circulatory system (T/F)
True
Peptide hormones are biologically active and are free to interact with receptor of target cell when in what form
Free form
What condition of free hormones will result to the release of hormones from transport protein?
Decreased levels of free hormones
Extends the half-life of hormones
Bound hormones
The only 2 peptide hormones that work in bound form
Growth hormone and IGF-1
Onset and duration of peptide hormone
Fast onset and short-time duration
Number of amino acids for it to be considered a protein
Greater than 100 amino acids
Peptide if less than 100 amino acids
Peptide hormone: Rough ER
Steroid hormone: __________
Smooth ER
Steroid hormones are stored in secretory vesicles (T/F)
False - peptide hormone not steroid
Peptide hormone: water soluble
Steroid hormone:
Lipid soluble/hydrophobic
Peptide hormones are degraded by
Peptidases
Site of steroid hormone receptors
Intracellular (cytoplasm or nucleus)
Steroid hormones with cytoplasmic receptors
Adenocorticosteroids, glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids
Location of Vitamin D and sex steroid hormone receptors
Inside nucleus
Effect of steroid hormones
Increase or decrease transcription of regulatory proteins by modulating gene expression
Precursor of steroid hormone
Cholesterol
Steroid hormones have no storage, thus, must be synthesized after stimulus is received. How does the body compensate for this
Large stores of cholesterol esters in cytoplasm vacuoles are available for steroid synthesis
Amino acid derivatives
Tyrosine or tryptophan
Amino acids can function either as a peptide or a steroid (T/F)
True
Ioidothyronine, a steroid-like amine, is synthesized in
Thyroid gland
Ioidothyronine derivative
Tyrosine
Half-life of T3 and T4
T3- 18 days
T4- 7 days
Thyroid hormone is a steroid-like amine. How is it similar to steroid hormones
- Intracellular receptor (nucleus)
- Acts as a transcription factor
- Protein bound
- Slow onset and long duration