Chemical co-ordination Flashcards

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1
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3 types of chemical messengers

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i) Neurotraansmitters
ii) pheromones
iii) Hormones

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2
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Define neurotransmitters

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These are chemicals which act at neurons. To stimulate nerve impulse

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3
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Define Pheromones

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These chemical messengers are released from one living to act/excite/signal another living of same specie.

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4
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Word Hormone origion

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Hormone–>Greek–>Hormon——>Excite.

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5
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Hormones are secreted by the

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Glands

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6
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Types of Hormones on their chemical categories

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i) Peptide
ii) protein
iii) Ammino acid
iv) Steroid

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7
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examples of peptide hormones

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ADH

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8
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example of protein hormones

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i) Somatotropin
ii)Insulin
iii)gonadotrpic

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9
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Example of Ammino acid derivatives hormone

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epinephrine, nor epinephrine, melatonin,

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10
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Ammino acid which are modified.

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i) tyrosine
ii) tryptophan

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11
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Tyrosine modification result

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Catecholamine (biogenic amine) ——> at adrenal medulla ——–> epinephrine and nor epinephrine

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12
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other names of epinephrine and nor epinephrine

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adrenaline and nor adrenaline

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13
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Peptide hormones

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i) ADH or Vasopressin
ii) Oxytocin
iii) MSH
iv) ACTH
v) parathormone
vi) calcitonin

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14
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All posterior pituitary gland hormones are ___________ in chemical category

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Peptide hormones

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15
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Steroid Hormones are

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i) Gonads (testes and ovaries) hormones
ii) Adrenal cortex hormones (Cortisone)

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16
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All hormones secreted from gonads.

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i) Testosterone
ii) Estrogen
iii) progesterone

17
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All adrenal cortex hormones.

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i) Cortisol
ii) Aldosterone
iii) Androgen

18
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Pituitary gland is also called_______-

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Hypophysis

19
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Names of two lobes of pituitary gland.

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i)Anterior [adenohypophysis]

ii)Posterior [Neurohypophysis]

20
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For What hormone there are its releasing and inhibitory hormone in hypothalamus

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Growth stimulating hormone

21
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How Pituitary gland is connected to the hypothalamus.

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By stalk called hypophysial portal vein

22
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Structure of pituitary gland.

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small pea shaped.

23
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What are the hormones releasing from anterior pituitary gland collectively called.

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Tropic or tropin hormone (because they do act on other hormones).

24
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Names of hormones releasing from anterior pituitary gland.

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i)GH
ii)Prolactin
iii)MSH
iv)ACTH
V)FSH
vi)LH
vii)TSH

25
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Which hormones are released from Thyroid gland?

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i)Triiodothyronine[T3]
ii)Tetra-iodothyronine[T4]
also called thyroxin
iii)Calcitonin

26
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Functions of t3 and t4

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Increase metabolism, Blood rate, glucose breakdown, maintain temperature {Generate heat} ….

27
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Increase and decrease of thyroid hormone is called?

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i)Hyperthyroidism (increase)

ii) Hypothyroidism (decrease)

28
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Hypothyroidism at birth time is termed as…

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cretinism: Cause less intelligence, less nourishment and growth.

29
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enlargement of thyroid gland is called____-

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Goiter: Due to deficiency of iodine. then thyroid try to work efficiently and take more iodine but, in this process, it gets enlarged.

30
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Connecting of two lobes of thyroid gland is called_________-

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Isthmus

31
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Work of calcitonin

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Decreasing Calcium level in blood means controlling hypercalcemia by depositing extra calcium in bone.

32
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Function of parathormone

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Increase the falling level of calcium in blood (inverse of calcitonin). It stimulates osteoclasts to dissolve calcium sulfate crystal and form calcium. and it also targets kidney to reabsorb calcium from urine and activates vitamin D to get calcium from food at small intestine.

33
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Function of oxytocin

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i) Uterus wall contraction ( labour pain).
ii) Breast tissue contraction (More Lactation) after child birth.
iii) Human behavior and social…..

34
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ADH Function

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ADH anti diuretic hormone) it reabsorbs water from urine means reduce dehydration by increasing permeability of water in collecting duct.