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Ch 15 Endocrine Flashcards

1
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Study of hormones and endocrine organs

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endocrinoogy

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2
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Produce hormones

Lack ducts

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endocrine

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3
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Nonhormonal substances (sweat, saliva)
Have ducts to carry secretion to membrane surface
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exocrine

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4
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endocrine glands

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pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pineal glands

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5
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Some have exocrine and endocrine functions

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pancreas, gonads, placenta

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6
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long-distance chemical signals; travel in blood or lymph

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hormones

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7
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chemicals that exert effects on same cells that secrete them

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autocrines

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8
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locally acting chemicals that affect cells other than those that secrete them

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paracrines

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9
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two main classes of hormones

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amino acid and steroids

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10
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posterior pituitary

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neural tissue

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11
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anterior pituitary

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glandular

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12
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stores ADH and oxytocin

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posterior pituitary

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13
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Strong stimulant of uterine contraction
Released during childbirth
Hormonal trigger for milk ejection
Acts as neurotransmitter in brain

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oxytocin

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14
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Inhibits or prevents urine formation
Regulates water balance
Targets kidney tubules  reabsorb more water
Release also triggered by pain, low blood pressure, and drugs
Inhibited by alcohol, diuretics
High concentrations  vasoconstriction

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ADH

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15
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ADH deficiency due to hypothalamus or posterior pituitary damage
Must keep well-hydrated

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diabetes insipidus

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16
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Retention of fluid, headache, disorientation

Fluid restriction; blood sodium level monitoring

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SIADH

17
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anterior pituitary hormones

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Growth hormone (GH)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) or thyrotropin
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Prolactin (PRL)
18
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In children results in gigantism

In adults results in acromegaly

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hypersecretion

19
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In children results in pituitary dwarfism

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hyposecretion

20
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Mediates growth via growth-promoting proteins
stimulate:
Uptake of nutrients  DNA and proteins
Formation of collagen and deposition of bone matrix

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IGFs

21
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Produced by somatotropic cells

Direct actions on metabolism

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growth hormone

22
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Secreted by corticotropic cells of anterior pituitary

Stimulates adrenal cortex to release corticosteroids

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ACTH

23
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)

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gonadotropins

24
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stimulates gamete (egg or sperm) production

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FSH

25
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promotes production of gonadal hormones

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LH

26
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Secreted by prolactin cells of anterior pituitary
Stimulates milk production
Role in males not well understood

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prolactin

27
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Two lateral lobes connected by median mass called

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isthmus

28
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produce the hormone calcitonin

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parafollicular cells

29
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Major metabolic hormone
Increases metabolic rate and heat production (calorigenic effect)
Regulation of tissue growth and development
Maintenence of blood pressure

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thyroid hormone

30
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hyposecretion of TH in adults

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myxedema and goiter

31
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hyposecretion of TH in infants

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cretinism

32
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hypersecretion of TH

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graves disease

33
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Produced by parafollicular (C) cells

Antagonist to parathyroid hormone (PTH)

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calcitonin

34
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nervous tissue; part of sympathetic nervous system

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adrenal medulla

35
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three layers of glandular tissue that synthesize and secrete corticosteroids

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adrenal cortex

36
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layers of adrenal cortex and what they each produce

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Zona glomerulosa—mineralocorticoids
Zona fasciculata—glucocorticoids
Zona reticularis—gonadocorticoids

37
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synthesize epinephrine (80%) and norepinephrine (20%)

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Medullary chromaffin cells

38
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hypersecretion of adrenal medulla

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Hyperglycemia, increased metabolic rate, rapid heartbeat and palpitations, hypertension, intense nervousness, sweating

39
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hyposecretion of adrenal medulla

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Not problematic

Adrenal catecholamines not essential to life

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