6.Endocrine Flashcards
1
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endocrine glands
A
- pituary glands
- thyroid glands
- parathyroid glands
- pancreas
- ovaries
- testes
- adrenal glands
2
Q
stimuli for hormone secretion
A
- nerve impluses
- stimulating or relesing hormone
- levels of certain chemicals in blood
- feedback loops prevent oversecretion or reduce secretion
3
Q
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
4
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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)
5
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posterior pituary gland
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- neurohypophysis
produces: - antidiuretic hormones (ADH)
- oxytocin