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BIOL 261 FINAL CHP 15 Flashcards

1
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Steroid hormones are synthesized from:

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Cholesterol

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Steroid hormone action:

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  1. hormone enters cell and binds to receptor
  2. hormone/receptor complex enters nucleus and binds to DNA
  3. protein synthesis occurs
  4. protein alters cell function
  5. testosterone increasing sperm production
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Function of hypothalamus:

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Communicates with anterior pituitary via hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal vein

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Function of anterior pituitary:

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  • releases 6 hormones into blood (FLAT PG)

- under hypothalamus rule via vein

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Function of thyroid gland:

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  • regulates basal metabolic rate via thyroxine

- regulates blood Ca with the parathyroid gland by releasing calcitonin when blood Ca levels are high

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6
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Function of parathyroid gland:

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Releases PTH when low blood Ca

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Function of adrenal cortex:

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Secretes aldosterone to regulate blood volume

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Non-steroid hormone action:

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  1. hormone does NOT enter cell
  2. hormone is 1st messenger; binds to receptor on cell membrane
  3. triggers formation of 2nd messenger (cyclic AMP) that alters cellular activities
  4. pituitary hormones
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9
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Function of posterior pituitary:

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  • releases 2 hormones into blood

- communicates with hypothalamus via nerve axons

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10
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What hormones does the hypothalamus release?

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Releasing hormones that stimulate the anterior pituitary

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11
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How does the thyroid and parathyroid gland work together to regulate blood Ca?

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  • thyroid gland releases calcitonin when high blood Ca

- parathyroid gland releases PTH when low blood Ca

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12
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What does the zona glomerulosa secrete?

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Aldosterone when blood volume is low

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13
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What does the zona fasciculata secrete?

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Cortisol when under stress

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14
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What does the zona reticularis secrete?

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Androgens (sex hormones)

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15
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Zones of adrenal gland from innermost to outermost?

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Zona Reticularis
Zona Fasciculata
Zona Glomerulosa

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16
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Cushing’s syndrome:

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  • high glucocorticoid levels caused by adrenal or pituitary disease or excess glucocorticoid drugs
  • store fat in cells (face and midsection) that only respond to high levels of insulin
17
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Hypothyroidism effects:

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  • weight gain
  • lethargy
  • depression
18
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Hyperthyroidism effects:

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  • hyperactivity
  • insomnia
  • eyeballs bulge
  • goiter in through forms
19
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Steroid hormones are:

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Fat soluble which means they can go right into the cell

20
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Nonsteroidal hormones are:

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Water soluble which means they cannot go into the cell, they stay outside the cell
-cant diffuse through lipid layer

21
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Hormone that breaks down glycogen in the liver to glucose:

22
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If your cold, how does the hypothalamus communicate with the thyroid gland:

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-releases thyroid releasing hormone to anterior pituitary which will release TSH-> target is thyroid-> releases T3 and T4-> causes metabolism to increase

23
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Function of adrenal medulla:

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  • CNS synapses directly with adrenal medulla

- releases epi and nor epi

24
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Blood glucose negative homeostatic feedback loop:

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Stimulus: Increase in glucose
Sensor/integrator: Beta Cells in Islets of Langerhans
-Releases insulin-
Effector: Body cells, liver, adipocytes
Response: Liver stores glucose as glycogen. Adipocytes store glucose as fat.
Result: Decrease in glucose.

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How does ADH regulate blood osmolarity and blood pressure?

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  • released into blood when blood osmolarity is high

- increase in aquaporins, increase in H20 reabsorb, increase in blood pressure

26
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How does DM type 1 effect blood glucose?

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Beta cells of pancreas are destroyed and cannot produce insulin-> high blood glucose level

27
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Blood glucose positive homeostatic feedback loop:

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Stimulus: Decrease in blood glucose
Sensor/integrator: Alpha cells of Islet of Langerhans
-release glucagon-
Effector: liver + skeletal muscle
Response: Liver converts glucagon-> glycogen->glucose
Result: Increase in blood glucose

28
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How does DM type 2 effect blood glucose?

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Resistance to insulin (liver and skeletal muscle cells don’t respond to insulin)

29
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How do ACE inhibitors work?

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Prevent conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2

30
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Effect of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system on blood volume and blood pressure:
(blood volume feedback loop)

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Stimulus: Decrease in BV and BP
Sensor/integrator: juxtaglomerular cells of nephron-> renin->angiotensinogen->angiotensin 1->reacts with ACE to make angiotensin 2 causing vasoconstriction (increasing BV) + thirst 
Effector: DCT
Response: Reabsorption of Na/H20 follows
Result: Increase in BV and BP

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