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Chapter 16: The Endocrine System Flashcards

1
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What are some differences between endocrine and exocrine glands

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Exocrine - has ducts, caries secretion to a surface or organ cavity

Endocrine - No ducts, capillary networks which allow hormones to be taken into the bloodstream, intracellular effects like altering target cell metabolism

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The endocrine system uses ___________ while the nervous system uses ________.

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Hormones and neurotransmitters

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What do cells need to to in order to maintain homeostasis?

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Communicate with eachother

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What is a very specialized cell that looks/acts like a neuron but secretes hormones into the bloodstream called?

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Neuroendocrine cells

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What are the 3 principal mechanisms of communication between cells divided into?

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Autocrine, paracrine and endocrine

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What is the endocrine system composed of?

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Glands, tissues and cells that secrete hormones

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What’s are hormones?

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Chemical messengers that are transported by the bloodstream and stimulate physiological responses in cells of another tissue or organ, often a considerable distance away.

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Why do target cells respond to hormones?

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When they have the specific receptor for that hormone and when they express specific enzymes that activate otherwise inactive versions of hormones

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What is the most importantly part of the endocrine system?

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Hypothalamus

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Where are and what are the functions carried out by the hypothalamus?

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Many of the functions are carried out in the pituitary gland and they regulate functions like water balance, thermoregulation, sex drive, childbirth etc

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11
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What is tropic hormone?

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A hormone that stimulates secretion of another hormone by another endocrine gland

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12
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How many hormones are produced in the hypothalamus?

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8

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How many releasing and inhibiting hormones are there that stimulate or inhibit the anterior pituitary and what are they called?

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There’s 6 of them and they are TSH, PRL, ACTCH, FSH, LH and GH

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14
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What does PIH inhibit the secretion of?

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Prolactin

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15
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What does somatostatin inhibit the secretion of and how?

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The growth hormone (GH) and the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) by the anterior pituitary

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16
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What are the other hypothalamic hormones that are both stored and released by the posterior pituitary?

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Oxytocin and anti diuretic hormone (ADH)

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17
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What is oxytocin produced by?

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The paraventricular nuclei

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18
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What is ADH produced by?

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The supraoptic nuclei

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19
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What is adenohypophysis known and how much is there?

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Anterior (3/4 of the pituitary)

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What is the neurohypophysis known as?

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Posterior (1/4 of the pituitary)

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21
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Where does the anterior pituitary arise from?

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Hypophyseal pouch

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Where does the posterior pituitary arise form?

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The brain (extension of hypothalamus)

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What are the 2 gonadotropin hormones that target gonads?

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

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What is the function of TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)

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Stimulates secretion of thyroid hormone

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ACTH

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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26
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What does ACTH do?

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It stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids

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27
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What does prolactin do?

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It stimulates mammary glands to produce milk

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28
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What does growth hormone do?

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Stimulates mitosis and cellular differentiation

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29
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ADH and oxytocin are produced in the ___________ and transported to the ________

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Hypothalamus and posterior lobe of the pituitary

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30
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What does ADH do?

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Increases water retention, reducing urine volume and preventing dehydration

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31
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What is ADH also called and why?

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Vasopressin because it can cause vasoconstriction

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32
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What are some functions of oxytocin?

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Stimulates labor contractions during childbirth, lactation (breast milk release), promotes feelings of sexual satisfaction and emotional bonding between partners

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33
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When is GH mainly secreted?

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At night

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34
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When does LH peak?

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In the middle of menstrual cycle

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35
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When does oxytocin surge?

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During labor and breast feeding

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36
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All hormones have ______.

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Half-life

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37
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What is half-life?

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Time required for 50% of hormone to be cleared from the blood

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38
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GH has a half-life of ____ while IFGs are about _____.

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6 - 20 minutes and 20 hours

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39
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What sparring effects does GH have?

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Glucose sparing and protein sparing

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40
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What stimulates and what suppresses GH synthesis?

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Stimulants - Stress, hypoglycemia, trauma, high-protein meals, ghrelin
Suppress - High carb diets

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41
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What is ghrelin?

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Stomach hormone mediating hunger

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42
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What is the second most important part of the endocrine system?

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Pineal gland

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43
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What is the peak time for the pineal gland?

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Peak secretion time from ages 1 - 5 and is 75% less by puberty due to involution

44
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What is involution?

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Shrinkage of an organ/gland

45
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What does the pineal gland do?

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It produces serotonin by day and converts it to melatonin at night, , playing a role in circadian rhythms and mood disorders

46
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What is SAD and PMS?

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SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder
PMS - Premenstural Syndrome

47
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What systems does the thymus play a role in?

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The endocrine, lymphatic and immune systems

48
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What hormones does the thymus secrete and what does this do?

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Thymopoetin, thymosin and thymulin and this stimulates the development of other lymphatic organs

49
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What is the largest pure endocrine gland?

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The thyroid gland

50
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What connects the 2 parts of the thyroid gland?

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Isthmus

51
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Whaat are the thyroid hormones?

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Thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (t3), called that because of the iodine atoms

52
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What do the thyroid hormones do?

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Increases metabolic rate, O2 consumption, heat production, appetite, growth hormone secretion

53
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What’s is the shape of the follicular cells?

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

54
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What does the thyroid follicle do?

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Secretes T3 and T4 in response to TSH

55
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What do C (parafollicular) cells do?

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Secrete calcitonin which stimulates osteoblast activity and bone formation, decreasing blood calcium levels

56
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How many parathyroid glands are there usually?

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4 embedded in the posterior surface of the thyroid gland

57
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What does the parathyroid gland secrete?

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The parathyroid hormone

58
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How do the parathyroid glands increase blood calcium levels?

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Promotion of synthesis of calcitriol
Increases absorption of Ca
Decreases Ca excretion
Increases bone resorption

59
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What nervous system is the adrenal medulla a part of?

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The sympathetic nervous system

60
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What does the adrenal medulla do?

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Prepares the body for physical activity, increases alertness, anxiety or fear, BP, heart rate, airflow

61
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What are the catecholamines?

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

62
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What surrounds the medulla and secretes hormones known as corticosteroids?

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Adrenal cortex

63
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What surrounds the medulla and secretes hormones known as corticosteroids?

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Adrenal cortex

64
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What are the 3 layers of the adrenal cortex?

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Zona glomerulosa (outer)
Zona fasciculata (middle)
Zona reticularis (inner)

65
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What kind of hormone is found in the zona glomerulosa?

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Mineralococorticoids

66
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What kind of hormone is found in the zona fasciculata?

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Glucocorticoids

67
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What kind of hormone is found in the zona reticularis?

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Sex steroids like androgen and estrogen

68
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What cell secretes glucagon?

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Alpha cells

69
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What cells secrete insulin, and what does this antagonize?

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Beta, anatogonizing glucagon

70
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What cells secrete somatostatin?

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Delta cells

71
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Whst is the difference between hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic hormones and give examples of each.

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Hyperglycemic hormones raise blood glucose concentration eg. Glucagon, GH, cortisol and corticosterone

Hypoglycemic hormones lower blood glucose eg insulin

72
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Ovaries and testes are both ___ and _____.

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Endocrine and exocrine

73
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Examples of ovarian hormones

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Estradiol, progesterone, inhibin

74
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Examples of testicular hormones

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Testosterone, weaker androgens, estrogen and inhibin

75
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What does the secretion of inhibin by the ovaries and the testes suppress?

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FSH

76
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What does the skin do in regards to the endocrine system?

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Keratinocytes convert a cholesterol-like steroid into cholecalciferol (D3) using UV from the sun

77
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What does the liver do in regards to the endocrine system?

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Converts D3 (cholecalciferol) into calcidiol

Secretes 15% of erthropoeietin

78
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What does the kidney do in the endocrine system?

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Produces 85% of erythropoietin and secretes renin

79
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What part of the body converts calcidiol to calcitriol?

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Kidney

80
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What does the heart do for the endocrine system?

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It releases the atrial natriuretic peptide with an increase in BP

81
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What are 2 hormones the stomach secretes?

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Gastrin and ghrelin

82
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What are the 2 hormones the small intestine secretes?

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Cholecystokinin and peptide YY

83
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What does adipose tissue secrete?

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Leptin, slowing appetite

84
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What is secreted by osteoblasts?

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Osteocalcin

85
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What does placenta secrete?

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Estrogen, progesterone and others

86
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What are the 3 classes of hormones?

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Steroid hormones, peptide hormones and mono amines

87
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Monoamines and peptides are both _____.

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Hydrophilic

88
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Steroids and thyroid hormones are ______.

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Hydrophobic

89
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Where are most transport proteins in blood plasma made?

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Liver

90
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What are the the 3 hormone interactions?

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Synergistic, permissive and antagonist

91
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Describe synergistic effect in hormone interactions.

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When hormones work together for greater affect than separate (FSH and testosterone on sperm production)

92
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Describe permissive effect in hormone interactions.

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This is when one hormone allows another hormone to have its full effect eg thyroid hormone hormone having permissive effect on epinephrine

93
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Describe antagonistic effect in hormone interactions.

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Opposes each other (Insulin lowers blood glucose and glucagon raises it)

94
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Where are most hormones taken up and degraded?

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In the liver and kidney

95
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What are chemical messengers that diffuse short distances and stimulate nearby cells?

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Paracrine secretions eg. Histamine, nitric oxide, somatostatin, catecholamines

96
Q

What are some examples of anti-inflammatory drugs?

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Aspirin, ibuprofen and Celecoxib

97
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What are the causes of endocrine disorders?

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Hypersecretion - Excessive hormone release (tumor or autoimmune disorder)

Hyposecretion - Inadequate hormone release (tumor or lesion destroys gland)

98
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What is acromegaly caused by and what kind of disorder?

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Hyper secretion of growth hormone and is a pituitary disorder, thickening of cones and soft tissues in adults

Also gigantism

99
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What disease would occur with hyposecretion of growth hormone?

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Pituitary dwarfism

100
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What are some thyroid/parathyroid disorders?

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Congenital hypothyroidism - Low
Myxedema - Low
Goiter (graves) -High
Hypoparathyroidism and hyperparathyroidism

101
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Explain some adrenal disorders

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Cushing syndrome - Excess cortisol secretion
Adrenogenital syndrome - Adrenal androgen hypersecretion

102
Q

The most prevalent metabolic disease in the world is ____ and it is caused by.

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Diabetes mellitus and caused by issues with metabolism due to hyposecretion or inaction of insulin

103
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What percentage of cases of diabetes mellituis is type 1?

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5 to 10%

104
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What is always used to treat type 1?

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Insulin

105
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What percent of diabetics have type 2 and what is the problem?

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Problem is insulin resistance - Failure of target cells to respond to insulin resistance

106
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How can you treat type 2 diabetes?

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Weight-loss program and exercise

107
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How can you treat type 2 diabetes?

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Weight-loss program and exercise

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