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Endocrine Flashcards

1
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Starting superior list the organs of the endocrine system(9)

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Pineal

Hypothalamus

Thyroid gland

Pituitary gland

Parathyroid Gland

Thymus

Adrenal Gland

Pancreas

Gonads

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A hormone can only affect which type of cells

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Target cells

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Does the endocrine system use ducts?

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No

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Which is the master gland

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Pituitary

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Thyroid produces which hormones (2)

What are their affects

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Thyroxine (t3 & t4)

Stimulates metabolism

Calcitonin

Lowers blood calcium

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6
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Pituitary hormone which helps control the menstrual cycle and stimulates the growth of eggs in the ovaries.

Testicular growth in males helps produce a protein needed for creating and maintaining sperm

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Folicile-stimulating hormone

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This organ regulates blood sugar by releasing insulin and glucagon

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Pancreas

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What does insulin do

Glucogan

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Insulin helps blood sugar enter the bodys cells, lowering blood sugar

Glucogan increases blood sugar

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9
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Which cells release Insulin

Which release glucagon

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Beta cells release insulin

Alpha cells release glucagon

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10
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What structure is responsible for getting the nervous and endocrine system to work together?

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Hypothalamus

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11
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Hypothalamus secrets these hormones

What are their functions

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corticotrophin-releasing hormone,
growth hormone-releasing hormone,
gonadotrophin-releasing hormone thyrotrophin-releasing hormone
somatostatin
dopamine

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12
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The anterior pituitary gland produces which hormones? (6)

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Adrenocorticotropic: Stimulates the adrenal glands to secrete steroid hormones, Cortisol

Growth Hormone

Luteinising Hormone: Ovulation females & Androgen in Males

FSH (Folice Stimulting Hormone) Growth of Eggs & Sperm

Prolactin Produces Milk

Thyroid Stimulting Hormone

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Luteinising Hormone & Follicle Stimulting Hormone are also known as

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Gonadotropins

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14
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Releases Oxytocin & Vasopressin

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Posterior Pituitary

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15
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This gland is concerned with metabolism and releases T³ & T⁴

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Thyroid

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16
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This gland increases blood calcium levels by a hormone that shares its name

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Parathyroid

Parathyroid hormone

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17
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Which hormone raise blood calcium levels

Which lowers it

Where are each produced

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Calcitrol proximal tubule KidneysRaises it
Parathyroid hormone Raises it

Calcitonin Thyroid gland Lowers it

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18
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Relases Cortisol & Aldosterone

What do Cortisol and Aldostrone do?

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Adrenal Cortex

Cortisol is the Stress Hormone and releases glucose into the blood.

Aldosterone regulates salt and water

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19
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Cortisol is a stress hormone what is its function

Where is it released from?

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Increases blood sugar & Anti-inflammatory

Adrenal Cortex

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20
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Aldosterone released from the adrenal cortex serves what function

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Regulates blood volume

Salt and water balance

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21
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Adrenal Medulla releases a class of hormones called:

Gives examples of these hormones

What do they do?

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Catecholamines

Epinephrine aka Adrenaline

Norepinephrine

Fight or flight response

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22
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Gonads in females and males

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Ovaries

Testies

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23
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Classes of hormones

Autocrine: functions where

Paracrine: functions where

Endocrine: functions where

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At the cell that secrets them

Regionally: exp. Hypothalamus that affect the pituitary gland

Endocrine: Distance

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24
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3 types of Hormones are _______ , ________ , ______.

Where are these hormone receptors?

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Protein / Polypeptide & Steroids (Lipids)

Protein has a receptor on the cell surface and requires a 2nd messanger

Steroids the receptor is inside where steriods can pass freely

Tyrosine Derivatives (Thyroid & Catecholamines)

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25
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HPA Axis hypothalamic-adrenal Axis is associated with what

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Fight or flight

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HPT hypothalamus-Pituitary-thyroid axis is associated with what?

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Rest and digest

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27
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Which hormone of the posterior pituitary increases blood pressure by water retention

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Vasopressin

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28
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Role of the thymus ( Immune System)

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Site where Tcells mature

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29
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Chemcial signals are called

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Ligands

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30
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Intracellular chemical signals go where?

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Produced in one part of the cell “membrane” and travel to other part of the cell, cytoplasm or nucleus.

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31
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Intercellular chemical signals go where

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Signals from cell to cell

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32
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Exp. Prostaglandin-like chemicals that are secreted in responses to inflammation.

Is an example of this kind of intercellular chemical signal

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Autocrine:

These chemical signals are released by cells and have a local effect on the same cell type.

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33
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These chemical signals are released by cells and have a local effect on the same cell

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Autocrine chemical signals

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34
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These chemical signals are released by cells and have an effect on other cell type.

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Paracrine Chemical signals

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35
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Exp. Somatostatin, secreted by the pancreas, inhibits the release of insulin by other cells in the pancreas.

Which type of interchemical signals is this.

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Paracrine

36
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These chemical signals are secreted by nerve cells and aid the nervous system.

Exp. Acetylcholine produced during stressful encounters.

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Neurotransmitters

37
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These interchemical signals are produced by women and can influence other womens menstrual cycle.

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Pheromones

38
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A chemical signal that binds to proteins or glycoproteins are called

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Receptor molecules

39
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2 major types of receptor molecules that respond to an intercellular chemical signal

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Intracellular/ Membrane Bound

40
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What is the name of the cell that can respond to a hormone

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Target cells

41
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This score is exemplary on the teas test

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90.87 %

42
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Blood glucose levels control insulin secretion is this type of regulation of hormone secretion

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Blood levels of chemicals

43
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3 types of Regulation of Hormone Secretion

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Blood levels if chemicals, ie blood glucose controled by insulin

Hormones: pituitary gland releases hormones that act on gonads to release hormones.

Nervous system: epinephrine is released from the adrenal Medulla, Nervous system gets stimulation.

44
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hormone in the duodenum stimulates the release of bile into the intestine and the secretion of enzymes by the pancreas.

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Chloecytokinin

45
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Where does testosterone bind to, which part of the cell?

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Inside

46
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The liver is endocrine, exocrine, or both?

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Both

47
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Concertation of hormones in the blood is regulated by

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Positive and negative feed back loops

48
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How do hormones in the endocrine system move throughout the body

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Circulatory system

49
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Anti-diuretic hormone is secreted in response to (increased/ decreased) blood plasma levels

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Decreased (dehydration)

50
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Where are the parathyroid glands located?

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Behind the thyroid

51
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Which hormone regulates gene function and interacts with receptors inside cells

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Thyroid

52
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Antidiuretic hormone AKA ______ acts in the periphery to regulate water balance

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vasopressin

53
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Aldosterone (from the adrenal cortex) causes an ______ in salt and water reabsorption into the bloodstream from the kidney thereby _______ the blood volume

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Increase / increasing

54
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Vasopressin (made in the Hypothalamus and secreted posterior pituitary) is capable of causing ________ and ______ blood pressure.

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Vasoconstriction / increasing

55
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The pancreas performs two main functions:
Exocrine function:
Endocrine function:

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Exocine: Amalyse, Lipase, Protease
Endocrine: Insulin & Gulcogan

56
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Posterior pituitary is connected to the hypothalamus via

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Nerves

57
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Anterior pituitary is connected to the hypothalamus via…

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Blood vessels

58
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The thyroid produces this that lowers blood calcium levels

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Calcitonin

59
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Lh to the ovaries produces what hormone? That has this physiological effect

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Progesterone/ ovulation

60
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Lh to the testies stimulates this cell to produce this hormone

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Leydig –> testosterone

61
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FSH to the ovaries produces this hormone and has this physiological effect

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Estrogen/ developed the oocyte

62
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FSH to the testies stimulate this cell to produce this hormone

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Sertoli/ Androgen binding hormone

63
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Two hormones need to produce sperm

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Testosterone & ABH

64
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These two hormones are involved in uterus preparation

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Progesterone & estrogen

65
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What is the expulsion of milk called?
Which hormone is involved

A

Let down
Oxytocin

66
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Parathyroid hormone does what to calcium concentration

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Increases it

67
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3 hormones produces by the kidneys and their function

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Renin: with Aldosterone Raises blood pressure

Erythropoitin: RBC production

Calcitrol: Raises blood calcium

68
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The anterior pituitary is connected to the hypothalamus via…

The posterior is connected via…

A

Anterior: blood vessels

Posterior: nerves

69
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Thyrotropin RH
Corticotropin RH
Growth Hormone RH
Prolactin RH
Gonadotropin RH

Are all released from

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Hypothalamus

70
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T3 triiodothyronine & T4 thyroxine hormones are relased from this organ to affect development and cellular metabolism

Calcitonin is released also and has this affect.

A

Thyroid

Decrease calcium

71
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Aldostrone does what to the amount of sodium in the blood

A

Increases it

72
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Adrenal cortex releases…

Adrenal medulla releases…

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Cortex: Aldostrone & Cortisol

Medulla: Epinephrine & Norepinephrine

73
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Growth Hormone goes where

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All over the body.

Affecting many cell types

74
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Prolactin from the anterior pituitary stimulates

While, oxytocin from the posterior pituitary stimulates

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Milk production

Milk ejaculate ie. Let down

75
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LH in the females stimulates

A

Progesterone & ovulation

76
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FSH in females stimulates

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Production of estrogen & Follicle Maturation

77
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LH in Males produces this cell type

Which produces

A

Leydig

Testosterone

78
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FSH in Males produces this cell type

Which produce

A

Sertoli cells

Androgen binding hormone

79
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Oxytocin from the posterior pituitary has these 2 effects

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Uterine contraction & Milk ejection

80
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2 hormones from the posterior pituitary

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Oxytocin & vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone)

81
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Melatonin from this gland in the endocrine system regulates sleep and wake cycle

A

Pineal

82
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Which hormone in the thymus stimulates T cell maturation

A

Thymosin hormone

83
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Naturetic peptides from the heart stimulates the kidneys to…

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Secrete sodium in urine.

Decreasing Blood volume & Blood pressure

84
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G cells from the pyloric antrum / duodenum & pancrea release this hormone ______ which does what

A

Gastrin

Stimulates the stomach to release HCL hydrochloric Acid

85
Q

_______ & ______ are hormones produced in your small intestine.

Stimulates the Pancreas & Liver to secrete digestive enzymes and bile

A

Cholecystokinin (CCK)

Secretin

86
Q

Adipose tissue secrets this hormone with this effect

A

Leptin

Suppresses appetite

87
Q

These 3 hormones released from the kidneys have what affect

Renin

Erythropoietin

Calcitrol

A

Renin: increases blood pressure

Erythropoietin: Stimulates RBC production

Calcitrol: increases calcium reabsorption in the intestines

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