Ch. 12 Endocrine Flashcards by Joey Gray | Brainscape

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Gland with duct to surface

A

Exocrine

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Gland that puts hormones in the blood

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Endocrine

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Loop that encourages more hormone release

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Positive feedback loop

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Loop that shuts down hormone release

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Negative feedback loop

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Too much secretion

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Hypersecretion

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Too little secretion

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Hyposecretion

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Too little hGH leads to…

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Dwarfism

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Too much hGH leads to…

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GIantism

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Too much hGH after puberty leads to…

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Acromegaly

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What stimulates milk/uterine contractions

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Oxytocin

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Decreased oxytocin can be treated with…

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Pitocin

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Increase oxytocin can lead to

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Braxton Hicks

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Hyposecretion of ADH can lead to…

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Diabetes Insipidus

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Hypersecretion of ADH can lead to…

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Toxemia of pregnancy

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What stimulates metabolic rate?

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Thyroxine

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Hyposecretion of thyroxine leads to…

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Hypothyroidism

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Hypothyroidism is also known as…

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Myxedema

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Congenital lack of thyroxine leads to mental retardation

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Cretinism

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Hypersecretion of thyroxine

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Hyperthyroidism

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Hyperthyroidism is also known as…

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Graves

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Condition of being bug eyed from Hyperthyroidism

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Exophthalmos

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Hyposecretion of calcitonin

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Bone density loss

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Hypersecretion of calcitonin

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Bone spurs/renal calculi

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Hyposecretion of calcitonin is known as…

A

Hypercalcemia

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Hypersecretion of calcitonin is known as…

A

Hypocalcemia

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What increases blood calcium levels?

A

Parathyroid hormone

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Hyposecretion of parathyroid hormone

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Hypothyroidism

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Facial twitch

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Chvostek’s sign

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Carpel Flexion

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Trousseau’s sign

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Kidney stones, osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis are signs of…

A

Hypercalcemia

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What regulates Metabolism?

A

Glucocorticoids

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High glucocorticoids are known as…

A

Cushings syndrome

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Low glucocorticoids are known as…

A

Addison syndrome

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Cushings syndrome leads to…

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Hyperglycemia/hypertension

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Addison syndrome leads to…

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Hypoglycemia/Hypotension

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What retains sodium as well as water?

A

Mineralcorticoids

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High amounts of mineralcorticoids is…

A

Conn’s Syndrome

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Muscle weakness, headaches, alkalosis are signs of…

A

Conn’s syndrome

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Enhance male characteristics…

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Androgens

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High androgens leads to…

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Virilism

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Sx of virilism

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Stocky build, hair, deep voice (women)

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Over productions of catecholamines

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(Tiger) tachepnea, Tachacardia

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Under production of catecholamines

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Eaor

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Over secretion of insulin

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Hypoglycemia

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Under secretion of insulin

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Hyperglycemia (diabetes melitus)

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Too much glucagon

A

Hyperglycemia

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Cause of diabetic coma

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Hyperglycemia

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Cause of insulin shock

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Hypoglycemia

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Too much Testoserone

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Hirsutism, short stocky build

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Too little testoserone

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Eunichism

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Retain sodium-> water

A

Mineralcorticoids