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Ch.17 Flashcards

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Pineal

A

makes melatonin

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Thymus

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makes Thymosin
Located between sternum & heart
Largest and most active in children, smaller in adults

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Thyroid

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makes Thyroxin

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Anterior Pituitary

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TSH - Thyroid-stimulating Hormone

b. ACTH - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
c. FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone
d. LH - Luteinizing Hormone

GH - Growth Hormone

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Adrenal Cortex

A 
Mineralocorticoids
Mineral Corticoids - Aldosterone
Regulate salt & water balance
Na+ in, H2O out, K+ out
Increase blood pressure
Androgens - Sex Hormones
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Adrenal Medulla

A 
Sympathetic Nervous System Control
Short term response - Fight/Flight/Fright
Hormones:  
Norepinepherine (Noradrenaline)
and Epinehprine
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Diabetes Type I

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Pancreas doesn’t make insulin

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Type II Diabetes

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Tissues don’t respond to insulin

(Obesity)

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9
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ovaries make:

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Estrogen

Progesterone

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testes make:

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Testosterone

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testes and ovaries

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controlled by the hypothalamus & pituitary gland

Both make hormones that target gonads, skin, muscle & bone

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GLUCAGON

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Increases blood glucose levels

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pancreas

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Both Exocrine and Endocrine functions
Endocrine cells – Pancreatic Islets
Makes INSULIN (Decreases blood glucose levels)
makes Glucagon (increases blood glucose levels)
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PTH

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Released when Blood Ca2+ is too low

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Thyroid

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Increase BMR (Base Metabolic Rate)
Production of these hormones requires Iodine
T3 & T4 (THYROXINE)
Calcitonin
a. Decreases blood Ca2+ levels
b. Released when blood Ca2+ is too high

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16
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Posterior Pituitary Gland

A 
ADH (Antidiuretic hormone)
		released due to dehydration
		makes kidneys retain H2O
	b. Makes Oxytocin: causes uterine contraction
		causes lactation letdown
17
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hypothalamus

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takes in information about the body, sends peptide hormones to regulate the pituitary - THE LINK between NS and ES

18
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steroid

A

lipid soluble

19
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peptide

A

water soluble

20
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amino acid

A

water soluble

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