BIOL 261 FINAL CHP 15 Flashcards
Steroid hormones are synthesized from:
Cholesterol
Steroid hormone action:
- hormone enters cell and binds to receptor
- hormone/receptor complex enters nucleus and binds to DNA
- protein synthesis occurs
- protein alters cell function
- testosterone increasing sperm production
Function of hypothalamus:
Communicates with anterior pituitary via hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal vein
Function of anterior pituitary:
- releases 6 hormones into blood (FLAT PG)
- under hypothalamus rule via vein
Function of thyroid gland:
- regulates basal metabolic rate via thyroxine
- regulates blood Ca with the parathyroid gland by releasing calcitonin when blood Ca levels are high
Function of parathyroid gland:
Releases PTH when low blood Ca
Function of adrenal cortex:
Secretes aldosterone to regulate blood volume
Non-steroid hormone action:
- hormone does NOT enter cell
- hormone is 1st messenger; binds to receptor on cell membrane
- triggers formation of 2nd messenger (cyclic AMP) that alters cellular activities
- pituitary hormones
Function of posterior pituitary:
- releases 2 hormones into blood
- communicates with hypothalamus via nerve axons
What hormones does the hypothalamus release?
Releasing hormones that stimulate the anterior pituitary
How does the thyroid and parathyroid gland work together to regulate blood Ca?
- thyroid gland releases calcitonin when high blood Ca
- parathyroid gland releases PTH when low blood Ca
What does the zona glomerulosa secrete?
Aldosterone when blood volume is low
What does the zona fasciculata secrete?
Cortisol when under stress
What does the zona reticularis secrete?
Androgens (sex hormones)
Zones of adrenal gland from innermost to outermost?
Zona Reticularis
Zona Fasciculata
Zona Glomerulosa