Ch. 16 ENDOCRINE Flashcards
What is the stimulus for GH (growth hormone) release?
GHRH (growth hormone releasing hormone)
What is giantism?
Hypersecretion of GH as a child
What is acromegaly?
Hypersecretion of GH as an adult
What is dwarfism?
Hyposecretion of GH as a child
What is the function of PRL (prolactin)?
⬆️ milk production
What is PRL’s control of release?
PRH (prolactin releasing hormone)
PIH (prolactin inhibiting hormone)
What is the function of TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)?
Stimulate the thyroid gland
⬆️ T3,T4
What is the function of ACTH
Stimulate the adrenal cortex
⬆️ cortisol
⬆️ aldosterone
What is the function of FSH?
Stimulate the development of ovarian follicles, ⬆️ estrogen
Spermatogenesis
What is the function of LH?
Stimulate ovulation
ICSH- ⬆️ testosterone
Why are ACTH, LH, FSH, TSH tropic hormones?
Because they stimulate other hormones.
What are the functions of ADH?
⬆️ H2O reabsorption
Vasoconstriction
What is the stimuli for ADH?
⬆️ plasma osmolarity
⬇️ BP
What are osmoreceptors?
They sense an increase in osmolarity and stimulate the release of ADH
What is diabetes insipidus- neurogenic and nephrogenic?
ADH deficient.
Neurogenic is inability to produce ADH
Nephrogenic is ability to produce ADH, but not responsive to it
What are the symptoms of diabetes insipidus?
Copious amounts of dilute urine. Specific gravity will be low.
What is the function of oxytocin?
Milk ejection
Uterine contraction
What is the stimuli for Oxytocin ?
Suckling
Stretching of the uterus
What is the structure of the thyroid glands? What are thyroid follicles made of?
2 lobes connected by isthmus
Follicles are 1 layer of cuboidal epithelium + colloid
What element is required for thyroid hormone synthesis?
Thyroglobin
What is produced in C cells?
Calcitonin
What are all of the functions of T3, T4?
⬆️ metabolic rate ⬆️ heat production Normal hydration of skin Important in tissue development ⬆️ adrenergic receptors in blood vessels
What does calorigenic mean?
Increased heat production
What are the symptoms of hypothyroidism?
Myxedema (puffiness of face and hands) Cold Weight gain Sluggish ⬇️BP Dry sin