Chemistry Exam 2 Flashcards
Half-life of Steroids
Hours
Half-life of Protein Hormones
Minutes
Steroid hormones are made from
cholesterol
Master Gland of the Endocrine System
Hypothalamus
The Pineal Gland produces
melatonin from serotonin
1° Disorder
Organ doesn’t respond
2° Disorder
Pituitary doesn’t make stimulating hormone
3° Disorder
Hypothalmus doesn’t produce releasing hormone
Anterior Pituitary produces
- TSH
- ACTH
- Prolactin (PL)
- FSH/LH
- Growth Hormone (GH)
GH production is triggered by
Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone
Negative Feedback of GH is mediated by
Somatostatin
Effects of GH
- Fat cell breakdown
- Protein anabolism
- Inc. blood glucose
- Liver makes IGF-1
Effects of overproduction of GH
Before Puberty: giantism
After Puberty: acromegaly
Effects of underproduction of GH
Pituitary Dwarfism
Prolactin
- associated with milk production
- tumors that make prolactin can cause men to produce milk
Posterior Pituitary produces
- Oxytocin
- ADH
Parts of the Adrenal Gland
Cortex, subdivided into:
- Zona glommerulosa
- Zona fasciculata
- Zona reticularis
Medula
Zona glomerulosa produces
Aldosterone and other mineral corticoids
Zona fasciculata produces
Cortisol and other glucocorticoids
Zona reticularis produces
Sex hormones
Adrenal Medulla produces
Catecholamines:
- “Fight or Flight” hormones - epinephrine and norepinephrine
- Dopamine
Hirsutism
excess facial hair (especially notable in women)
Cushing’s Syndrome etiology
Excess adrenal hormones from adrenal tumor or exogenous cortisol
Cushing’s Disease etiology
- more severe than syndrome
- excess adrenal hormones from pituitary tumor
Adrenal diabetes
- Cushing’s syndrome causes high blood glucose, causes long-term burn out of insulin-producing cells
- Diabetes insipidus progresses to diabetes mellitus
Symptoms of Cushing’s
- inc cortisol with no diurnal variation
- inc blood gluc
- inc aldosterone
- inc Na+, dec K+
- acidosis
- physical symptoms (moon face, striae, buffalo hump)
Addison’s Disease etiology
Low adrenal hormones
Symptoms of Addison’s
- dec blood gluc
- dec Na+, inc K+
- acidosis
- physical symptoms (very thin, darkening of skin an mucus membranes)
Dopamine is made from/in
Tyrosine, Adrenal Medulla
Adrenal Liver Metabolites
- Metanephrine (from epinephrine)
- Normetanephrine (from norepinephrine)
Adrenal Urinary Metabolites
- HVA (from dopamine)
- VMA (from metanephrine)
Neuroblastoma
- undifferentiated tumor
- all catecholamines increased
Pheochromocytoma
- differentiated tumor of the adrenal medulla
- increased norepinephrine and epinephrine
- increased liver metabolites and VMA
- NORMAL HVA and dopamine
CaPO4
Hydroxyapatite
Physiologically active Calcium
Ca2+
Elevated Mg
- Mg intoxication
- Renal failure
Low Mg
- Low intake or absorption
- Excess renal loss
Parathyroids produce
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
PTH stimulates
Calcium and Phosphorus from bones to blood
Calcitonin stimulates
Calcium and Phosphorus from blood to bones
Calcitonin is produced by
C-cells of the thyroid
Normal ratio of calcium to phosphorus
2:1