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Exocrine Glands

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  • secrete hormones into blood
  • hormones carried to target cells, help regulate body metabolism, growth, and reproduction
  • -> many organs secrete hormones
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Neurohormones

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secreted by specialized cells of hypothalamus

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What are the chemical classifications of hormones?

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amines
polypeptides/proteins
glycoproteins
steroids

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Amines

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*hormones
derived from tyrosine and tryptophan
–>ex. hormones from adrenal medulla, thyroid, and pineal glands

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Polypeptides and Proteins

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  • hormones

- ->ex. antidiuretic hormone, insulin, and growth hormone

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Glycoproteins

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*hormones
long polypeptides bound to a carbohydrate
–>ex. follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones

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Steroids

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*hormones
lipids derived from cholesterol
-secreted by adrenal cortex and gonads
–>ex. testosterone, estradiol, progesterone, cortisol

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Synergistic Effects

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Occur when two or more hormones work together to produce a particular effect

  • may be additive (ex. epinephrine and norepinephrine each affect part in same way_
  • may be complementary: when each hormone contributes a different piece of an overall outcome (ex. producing milk requires estrogen, prolactin, and oxytocin)
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Permissive Effects

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Occur when one hormone makes the target cell more responsive to a second hormone

  • ->exposure to estrogen makes the uterus more responsive to progesterone
  • ->increase secretion of PTH makes the intestines more responsive to Vit D3 in calcium absorption
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Antagonistic Effects

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Occur when hormones work in OPPOSITE directions

  • insuilin and glucagon both affect adipose tissue
  • ->insulin stimulates fat storage
  • ->glucagon stimulates fat breakdown
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Hormone Action

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Hormones bind to receptors on or in target cells

  • binding is highly specific
  • hormones bind to receptors with high affinity
  • hormones bind to receptors with low capacity, saturating the receptors with hormone molecules
  • Lipophilic hormone receptors are int he cytoplasm or nucleus
  • water soluble hormone receptors are not he outer surface of the plasma membrane
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Nuclear Receptors

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Lipophilic steroid hormones and thyroid hormone:

  1. travel to target cells attached to carrier proteins
  2. at target cell, dissociate from carrier protein and diffuse across plasma membrane
    - ->receptors are found within the nucleus and are called nuclear hormone receptors because they activate genetic transcription
  • hormone receptors = transcription factors
  • activated by bind of the hormone
  • effect of these hormones therefore to produce new proteins, usually enzymes that change metabolism inside the cell
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Hormones: 2nd Messengers

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  • hormones that can NOT cross the plasma membrane bind to receptors on cell surface
  • activate an intracellular mediator called 2nd messenger
  • three major 2nd messenger mechanisms
    1. Adenylate Cyclase (activates a protein kinase)
    2. Phospholipase C (controls intracellular Ca)
    3. Tyrosine kinases
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Pituitary Gland

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  • attached to hypothalamus by infundibulum

- divided into anterior lobe (adenohypophysis) and posterior lobe (neurohypophysis)

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Anterior Pituitary

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glandular epithelium with two parts - pars distills and pars tuberalis

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Posterior Pituitary

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nervous tissue and also called pars nervosa

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Anterior Pituitary Hormones

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Trophic hormones stimulate hormone secretion other glands:

  • growth hormone (GH)
  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
  • Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
  • Luteinizing hormone (LH): in the male, it is interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH)
  • Prolactin (PRL)
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Growth Hormone (GH)

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*in most tissues

promotes protein synthesis and growth

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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

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*in thyroid gland

stimulates secretion of thyroid hormone

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Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (ACTH)

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*in adrenal cortex

stimulates secretion of glucocorticoids

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Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

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*in gonads

promotes gamete production and stimulates estrogen production in females

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Prolactin (PRL)

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*in mammary glands

promotes milk production in lactating females

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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

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*in gonads

stimulates sex hormone secretion, ovulation and corpus lute formation in female and testosterone secretion in males

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Feedback Control of Anterior Pituitary

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  • final product regulates secretion of pituitary hormones (neg feedback inhibition)
  • axis
  • inhibition can occur at pituitary gland level: inhibiting response to hypothalamic hormones
  • inhibition can occur at the hypothalamus level: inhibition secretion of releasing hormones
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Axis
relationship between hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, and the target tissue
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Posterior Pituitary Hormones
stores and releases two hormones mad win the hypothalamus 1. Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) 2. Oxytocin
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Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
*posterior pituitary hormone | promotes retention of water in kidneys (also called arginine vasopressin, AVP)
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Oxytocin
*posterior pituitary hormone | stimulates contractions in childbirth and milk let-down in lactation
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Adrenal Glands
- found atop the kidneys | - consist of an outer adrenal cortex + inner adrenal medulla that function as separate glands
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Adrenal Medulla
neural tissue and secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine in response to sympathetic neural stimulation
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Adrenal Cortex
glandular epithelium and secretes steroid hormones in response to ACTH - three layers - secretes hormones made from cholesterol, called corticosteroids or corticoids - three categories
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Three layers of adrenal cortex
1. zona glomerulosa 2. zona fasciculata 3. zona reticularis
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What are the three categories of the adrenal cortex?
1. Mineralocorticoids: from the zone glomerulosa regulate Na+ and K+ balance. - ->Ex. aldosterone 2. Glucocorticoids: from the zone fasciculate regulate glucose metabolism. - ->Ex. cortisol 3. Adrenal androgens: from the zone reticular are weak sex hormones that supplement those made in the gonads.
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Cortisol (Hydrocortisone)
- stimulates protein degradation - stimulates gluconeogenesis and inhibits glucose utilization to raise blood glucose levels - stimulates liplysis
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Thyroid Gland
- located just below larynx | - has two lobes on either side of trachea, connected by isthmus
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Thyroid Gland Structure
- thyroid follicles: hollow spaces, lines w/simple cuboidal epithelium composed of follicular cells that produce thyroglobulin - interior of follicles is filled w/fluid called colloid - outside of the follicles are parafollicular cells that secrete calcitonin
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Production of Thyroid Hormone
-thyroglobulin is made by follicular cells -thyroid follicles actively accumulate iodide and secrete into the colloid • The iodine is attached to tyrosines within the thyroglobulin molecule. • One iodine produces monoiodotyrosine (MIT). • Two iodines produce diiodotyrosine (DIT). • Enzymes within the colloid attach MIT and DIT together: • DIT + DIT = T4 (tetraiodothyronine or thyroxine) • DIT + MIT = T3 (triiodothyronine) • These are still bound to thyroglobulin. • They dissociate from thyroglobulin when the thyroid gland is stimulated by TSH. • Secreted into the blood
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Thyroid Hormone
- T3 = active form, T4 can be converted to T23 by iodinates in cells - stimulates protein synthesis - promotes maturation of nervous system - increases rates of cellular respiration - elevates BMR
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Hypothyroid
``` impaired growth lethargy dry skin slow pulse constipation depression etc ```
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Hyperthyroid
``` accelerated growth increased activity excessive perspiration freq bowel movements rapid reflexes nervousness etc ```
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Parathyroid Glands
- generally four glands embedded in back of thyroid gland - secrete PTH - hormone promotes a rise in blood Ca b acting on bones, kidneys, and intestine
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Pancreas
both an endocrine and exocrine gland - endocrine cells are located in pancreatic islets (islets of langerhans) 1. alpha cells: glucagon 2. beta cells: insulin
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Insulin
- primary hormone regulation plasma glucose concentration - secreted by beta cells when blood glucose levels rise after sugary/carbohydrate meal - purpose to lower blood glucose to normal range - binds to receptors on target cells - indirectly stimulates the enzyme glycogen synthase in liver and skeletal muscles to promote sugar storage - stimulates adipose tissue to store fat
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Glucagon
- antagonistic to insulin - secreted by alpha cells when blood glucose levels are low - purpose is to raise blood glucose levels to normal range - stimulates liver to hydrolyze glucagon into glucose (glycogenolysis) and release it into the blood - stimulates gluconeogenesis: conversation of noncarbohydrate into glucose - stimulates lipolysis: in adipose tissue so fat is released and used as fuel source instead of glucose

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