April 11, 2016 - Feedback Loops

Question 1

Number of Parathyroid Glands

Answer 1

4

Question 2

Capital “R” in a Hormone

Answer 2

Usually stands for releasing and is usually secreted from the hypothalamus.

Question 3

Anterior Pituitary Hormones

Answer 3

There are 6 hormones.

1. Leutenizing Hormone (LH)
2. Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
3. Growth Hormone (GH)
4. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
5. AdrenoCorticoTrophic Hormone (ACTH)
6. Prolactin

Question 4

Posterior Pituitary Hormones

Answer 4

Only two hormones

1. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
2. Oxytocin

Question 5

LH and FSH

Answer 5

Are responsible for reproductive control

Question 6

Growth Hormone

Answer 6

Growth and metabolism/hemodynamic effects

Question 7

TSH

Answer 7

Responsible for growth, metabolism, and hemodynamic effects, and sodium concentration control.

Question 8

ACTH

Answer 8

AdrenoCorticoTrophic Hormone

Responsible for growth, metabolism, hemodynamic effects, and sodium concentration control.

Question 9

Prolactin

Answer 9

Lactation and labour.

Question 10

Primary / Secondary / Tertiary

Answer 10

Primary is a problem with the gland or end-organ itself

Secondary is a pituitary problem

Tertiary is the hypothalamus

Collectively, secondary and tertiary can be known as a “central” problem.

Question 11

Daily Flunctuations in Cortisol

Answer 11

Spikes very high in the morning

Drops very low at night

To test for cortisol deficiency, you want to check in the morning.

To test for cortisol excess, you want to check in the night.