chapter 18 Flashcards
endocrine system
- consists of
- function
- consists of all endocrine cells and tissues that produce hormones
- regulates long term processes
nervous system
- relies on
- type of signals
- effects are short or long
- controls
- known as
- neurotransmitters
- electrical signals are fast
- short
- muscles and glands
- “crisis management”
endocrine system
- relies on
- type of signals
- effects are short or long
- controls
- directs
- hormones released into the blood
- hormones travel to tissues and organs
- long
- growth, metabolism, development, and reproduction
- directs gradual, coordinated processes
endocrine system
- group of
- do they contain ducts?
- chemical messengers are
- what do the target cells contain
- type of response
- scattered cells that are not related in function
- no they are ductless so they secrete directly into the blood
- hormones
- protein receptors that bind specific hormones
- physiological
hormones
- ___ diverse
- 3 types
- travel through
- can be __ or ___
- chemically diverse
- AA derivatives
- peptides
- lipid derivatives
- AA derivatives
- free or bound to carrier protein
AA derivatives ex
thyroid hormone and catecholamines
peptide hormone ex
TSH, FSH, LH, ADH, GH, oxytocin and prolactin
lipid derivatives ex
steroid hormones
physiological response of the endocrine system
decrease or increase rate of production of enzymes or proteins; turn enzymes “on” or “off”
mechanisms of hormone action
-2 steps
- activation of membrane receptors
2. activation of intracellular receptors: the gene activation mechanism
activation of membrane receptors
- involves
- signal transduction
- 6 steps
- a receptor on the plasma membrane of target cell
- how hormones alter the activity of target cells
- hormone exits blood and enters intertitial fluid
- it binds to receptor on cell
- this activates a membrane protein = G protein
- a membrane enzyme called adenylate cyclase is activated
- adenylate cyclase catalyzes the conversion of ATP to cyclic AMP
- cAMP leads to alteration of cellular activites
- hormone exits blood and enters intertitial fluid
activation of intracellular receptors: the gene ctivation mechanism
- ex
- 6 steps
- steroid hormones (ex testosterone, estrogen, progesteron)
1. hormone diffuses through plasma membrane
2. it binds to intracellular receptor
3. hormone/receptor complex binds with DNA
4. cause transcription of DNA to produce mRNA
5. translation of mRNA to produce specific proteins
6. New protein leads to alteration of cellular activities
parathyroid gland location
posterior surface of thyroid gland
pineal gland location
roof of 3rd ventricle
endocrine glands
- hypothalamus
- pineal gland
- pituitary gland
- thyroid gland
- thymus
- pancreas
- testes
- ovaries
- adrenal gland
- parathyroid gland
pituitary gland
- aka
- location
- 2 lobes
- lobes connected by
- hypophysis
- within sella turcica
- anterior lobe and posterior lobe
- infundibulum
sella turcica
- part of__
- location
-sphenoid bone which hangs inferior to hypothalamus
anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
- aka
- contains
- function
- adenohypohysis
- a variety of endocrine cells and has an extensive capillary bed
- produces 7 hormones
what does an extensive capillary bed provide
access to blood
posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
- aka
- contains
- neurohypophysis
- contains axons of neurons found in the hypothalamus and an extensive capillary bed
7 anterior pituitary hormones
- thyroid stimulating hormone/thyrotropin
- adrenocorticotropic hormone/corticotropin
- luteinizing hormone
- follicle stimulating hormone
- growth hormone
- prolactin
- melanocyte stimulating hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone/thyrotropin
- abbr.
- target
- action
- TSH
- thyroid gland
- increase synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones
adrenocorticotropic hormone/corticotropin
- abbr.
- target
- action
- ACTH
- adrenal gland (outer cortex region)
- increases secretion of cortisol from adrenal cortex
luteinizing hormone
- abbr.
- target
- action
- LH
- gonads
- ovaries: induces ovulation and secretion of estrogen
- testes: stimulates production of androgens
Follicle stimulating hormone
- abbr.
- target
- action
- FSH
- gonads
- ovaries: follicle development and secretion of estrogens
- testes: sperm dev
Growth hormone
- abbr.
- target
- action
- GH
- all tissues particularly skeletal muscles and cartilage
- stimulates cell growth and replication
prolactin
- abbr.
- target
- action
- none
- mammary glands
- stimulates gland development and milk production
Melanocyte stimulating hormone
- abbr.
- target
- action
- MSH
- melanocytes in skin
- stimulates melanocytes (not normally found in adult blood)
posterior pituitary hormones
- antidiuretic hormone
2. oxytocin
antidiuretic hormone
- abbr.
- target
- action
- ADH
- kidneys
- decreases water loss at kidneys
oxytocin
- abbr.
- target
- action
- none
- uterus and mammary glands
- promotes labor and delivery; promotes milk ejection from mammary glands
control of the secretion of pituitary hormones: posterior pituitary
- supreoptic nuclei
- paraventricular nuclei
- hormones travel along
- produce ADH and oxytocin
- produce ADH and oxytocin
- along axons in infundibulum to axon terminals
control of the secretion of pituitary hormones: anterior pituitary
-neurosecretory type of cells in the hypothalamus secrete
releasing or inhibiting hormones into the pituitary plexus
control of the secretion of pituitary hormones: anterior pituitary
- growth hormone releasing hormone
- growth hormone inhibiting hormone
- thyrotropin releasing hormone
- corticotropin releasing hormone
- prolactin releasing hormone
- prolactin inhibitory hormone
- gonadotropin releasing hormone
- release of GH
- inhibits GH
- release of TSH
- release of ACTH
- release of prolactin
- inhibits release of prolactin
- release of LH or FSH
control of the secretion of pituitary hormones: anterior pituitary
- where do hormones go next?
- releasing hormones?
- they enter hypophyseal portal system
- releasing hormone travel to anterior pituitary gland
when releasing hormone travel to anterior pituitary gland what does it stimulate
secretion of target hormones