6.Endocrine Flashcards

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endocrine glands

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  • pituary glands
  • thyroid glands
  • parathyroid glands
  • pancreas
  • ovaries
  • testes
  • adrenal glands
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stimuli for hormone secretion

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  • nerve impluses
  • stimulating or relesing hormone
  • levels of certain chemicals in blood
  • feedback loops prevent oversecretion or reduce secretion
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hormones not produced in endocrine glands

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gastrin= walls of stomach
secretin= walls of small intestine
chorionic gondatrophin = produced during pregnancy by ectodermal layer of chorion

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anterior pituary gland

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- adrenohypophysis 
Produces:
thryriod stimulating hormone TSH 
growth hormone/ somatotrophin 
adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) 
prolactin
follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
gondadotrophin-relasing hormone 
Lutenising hormone (LH)
interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH)
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posterior pituary gland

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  • neurohypophysis
    produces:
  • antidiuretic hormones (ADH)
  • oxytocin
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