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1
Q

Which endocrine gland does not comprise of glandular epithelium tissue

A

Posterior pituitary

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2
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What is a downgrowth of the hypothalamus

A

Posterior pituitary

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3
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Where are pituicytes found

A

Anterior pituitary gland

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4
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What are the most common pituicytes (50%)

A

Somatotrophs - Growth hormone

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5
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What do corticotrophs secrete

A

ACTH

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6
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What percentage of pituicytes do gonadotrophs make up

A

10%

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7
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What cells secrete TSH

A

Thyrotrophs

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8
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What make up 25% of the pituicytes

A

Lactotrophs - Prolactin

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9
Q

which pituicytes surround adjacent cells

A

Lactotrophs

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10
Q

Where does a pituitary adenoma arise

A

out of the sella tursica

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11
Q

What does the pineal gland secrete

A

Melatonin

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12
Q

What is the arrangement of the pineal gland

A

pinealocytes arranged in rosettes

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13
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What hormones does the thyroid produce

A

Calcitonin and Thyroxine

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14
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What type of cells are in the thyroid

A

Follicular epithelial cells with colloid which produce Thyroxine
C cells which produce calcitonin

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15
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How many parathyroid glands are there

A

4

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16
Q

What are the cells of the parathyroid glands

A

Chieff cells - Secrete PTH
Ocyphils
Adipocytes

17
Q

Which cells secrete PTH

A

Chieff Cells

18
Q

Where are most of the islets of langerhans

A

in the pancreatic tail

19
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What are the cells of the islets of langerhans

A

Beta cells 70%
Alpha cells 20%
Delta cells 5-10%
PP cells 1-2%

20
Q

What do the beta cells of the islets of langerhans produce

A

Insulin

21
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What do the alpha cells of the islets of langerhans produce

A

Glucagon

22
Q

What do the Delta cells of the islets of langerhans produce

A

Somatostatin

23
Q

What do the PP cells of the islets of langerhans produce

A

Pancreatic polypeptide

24
Q

What does the Zona glomerulosa produce

A

Mineralocorticoids - Aldosterone

25
Q

What does the zona fasiculata produce

A

Glucocorticoids - cortisol

26
Q

What does the Zona reticularis produce

A

Androgenic Steroids

27
Q

What produces Aldosterone

A

The Zona glomerulosea

28
Q

What produces cortisol

A

Zona Fasiculata

29
Q

What does the medulla of the adrenal gland produce

A

Adrenaline and noradrenaline

30
Q

What cells are in the medulla of the adrenal gland

A

chromaffin cells

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