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Adrenal lecture Flashcards

1
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Hans Selye

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stressed out lab rats and found atrophy of thymus and hypertrophy of the adrenals

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2
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distress

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excess stress

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3
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eustress

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little stress in healthy amounts working out, running, walking (but not over doing it)

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4
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Triad of chronic stress

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  1. Adrenal Cortical enlargment
  2. Atrophy of lymphatic structures
  3. stomach and duodenal ulcers
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5
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types of stress

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  1. physical e.g. lack of sleep, sprain ankles
  2. chemical e.g. food and blood sugar, altitude, New house/car
  3. thermal
  4. Emotional
  5. Electromagnetic, sunburn, and electronics becoming more an issue
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6
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not reality, only a perception of reality

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emotion

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7
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Stages of General adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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  1. Alarm (fight or flight)
  2. Resistance stage (healing, do not get much of it)
  3. Exhaustion (fried with nothing in the tank)
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8
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Hereditary factors

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Biochemical individuality

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9
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physical characteristics of strong adrenal

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hair ape appearance

big boned

low hairline

large canine teeth

full dental arches

stubby and wide fingers and toes

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10
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children may inherit or acquire adrenal problems before _____

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birth

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11
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easy third trimester

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mooched off of baby:can cause serious issues such as frailty, asthma, recurrent ear infections

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12
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Adrenal

A

asfdkj

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13
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andrenal cortex

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  1. medulla

2. cortex

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14
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medulla

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neuro endocrine transducer

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15
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cortex

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Sex hormones
mineralcorticoids
glucocorticoids

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16
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mineralcorticoids

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mineral ballance

aldosterone
corticosterone
deoxycoritosterone

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17
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Sex hormones

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testosterone

estrogen

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18
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glucocorticoids

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cortisol
corticosterone
cortisone

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19
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insulin

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blocks sex hormones (DHEA) via inhibiting C17.20 lyase enzyme

20
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cholesterol to pregnenolone cofactor

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vitamin B3 (Niacin)

21
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what also requires B3?

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pregnenolone =>progesterone

22
Q

good energy in the morning, bouncy and fun!

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good cortisol ballance

23
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what is needed for conversation progesterone to cortisol

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folic acid
vitamin C
B5

24
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progesterone to testosterone

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vitamin A
vitamin C
Vitamin E
Zinc

limit sugar

25
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testosterone to estrogen

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vitamin E

26
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cortisol should be the highest when you get ___ of bed and lowest when you get ___ to bed

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out

in

27
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______ tend to be pro-inflammatory

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mineralcorticoids

28
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_______ tend to be anti inflammatory

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glucocorticoids

29
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medulla hormones

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catecholamines
epinephrine (adrenalin)
Norepinephrine

30
Q

has highest concentration of Vitamin C per gram

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Adrenal glands

31
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Cholinergic recepters receive

A

Ach

32
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Adrenergic receptors receive

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Norepi

33
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What supports cholinergic/ parasympathetics?

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Pantothenic acid (P5)
wheat germ oil
riboflavin

34
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functional hypoadrenia

A 
RA
Asthma
Colitis
insomnia
learning difficulties
fatigue
skine rash
Edema
Obesity
35
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functional hypoadrenia examination

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raglands
rogoffs
pupil dilation

36
Q

Blood pressure rises when laying down

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kidney issue

37
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standing up BP goes above 12 points

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hyperadrenia

38
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standing up BP rises below 4 points

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hypoadrenia

39
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pain is lower thoracic/upper lumbars

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rogoffs

40
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recurrent PI/Kat II

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adrenal issue

41
Q

5 adrenal related muscles

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sartorius
gracilis
posterior tibialis
Gastrocnemius
soleus
42
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if you get weak adrenal muscles you

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TL NL (rogoff’s posterior)
TL Lambda
TL Alarm point
Circulation sex

(don’t treat and just rule out what needs to be treated)

43
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NL for pituitary

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Glabella (may indicated cranial fault work)

44
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success syndrome

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5 adrenal muscles are strong and TL

find another non adrenal strong indicator

then TL SI joints and only weaken adrenal muscles not other strong indicator muscle

45
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what does it mean if SI joints TL strong indicator?

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means category 1 pelvis and not success syndrome

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