Blood: Hormonal Control Flashcards
1
Q
Hormone in the blood that is always in circulation
A
Erythropoietin
2
Q
What condition causes a response that induces the formation of erythropoietin?
A
Hypoxia
3
Q
Organs that release erythropoietin
A
- Kidneys (80%)
- Liver
4
Q
Kidney cells that induces the formation of erythropoietin
A
Peritubular cells
5
Q
Cells in the liver that induces the formation of erythropoietin
A
Kupfer cells
6
Q
What does erythropoietin stimulate?
A
Uncommitted pluripotental cells to differentiate into committed proerythroblasts
7
Q
Hormones that affect erythropoiesis by stimulating erythropoietin
A
- Androgens (testosterone)
- Thyroid hormones
- Adrenal cortical hormones
- Growth hormones