Anatomy Endocrine Flashcards
What is the definition of a gland and what are the two types?
A group of cells that produce and secret chemicals
Endocrine
Exocrine
Which gland is responsible for controlling the endocrine system and what is its “kings hand”
Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Which gland is responsible for producing melatonin for sleep regulation?
Pineal gland
The ______ gland is stimulates by the retina and is particularly sensitive to blue light?
Pineal
Which gland is responsible for producing _______, ____ and ____ which regulate calcium and the metabolism?
The thyroid
Calcitonin
T3
T4
The ________ gland is also responsible for calcium and it produces PTH which is?
Parathyroid
Parathyroid hormone
The _____ gland turns WBC into T-cells using ______, _______ and ______
Thymus
Thymosin
Thymopoetin 1
Thymopoetin 2
The _______ gland produces _____ and cortisol
Adrenal
Adrenaline
Cortisol does what and why?
Starts the metabolism after adrenaline has worn off so that the body can relax and it tells the body to obtain more energy.
What are the endocrine hormones produced by the pancreas?
Alpha - glucagon
Beta - insulin
What are the exocrine hormones produced by the Pancreas
Delta - digestion
What do the alpha and beta hormones do?
Alpha - glucagon helps sugar from other cells back into the blood
Beta - insulin helps sugar from blood into cells
Gonads is?
A word to encompass ovaries in women and testes in men.
The gonad glands produce both ______ and _______ hormones.
Endocrine and exocrine
Testes produce ______ which is for the growth of sex organs and public hair etc
Testosterone
