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Endocrine Flashcards

1
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what do fat soluble hormones bind to and how fast

A

intercellular receptors and respond slowly

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2
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T/F
Water soluble hormone travel in blood bound to carries protein

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false

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3
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T/F
The specificity of hormone is due to it only binding to its matching receptors

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true

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4
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the master gland in the body is the

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Pituitary gland

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5
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T/F Both the nervous system and endocrine system control body functions

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true

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6
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how does the hypothalamus control different body functions by using

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Both hormones and action potentials

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7
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to cause a response the hormone has to bind to a _____ receptor before

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specific receptor

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8
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what is the stimulus for glucagon

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low blood glucose e.g not eaten in a while

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9
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what is the effect of glucagon if have low blood glucose

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increase blood glucose

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10
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what is the stimulus for insulin

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high blood glucose

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11
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what is the effect of insulin

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decrease blood glucose
e.g. just had a meal

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12
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what is the stimulus for TRH,, TSH and thyroid hormone

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cold stress and/or exercise
e.g. need thighs for exercise - Thyroid

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13
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where is TSH released from

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anterior pituitary gland

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14
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where is the Thyrois hormone released from

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thyroid gland

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15
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what is the effect of thyroid hormone

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increase cellular metabolism

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16
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what is the stimulus for GHRh, growth hormone and IGF-1

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sleep and/or exercise

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17
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the effect of GHRH is GH being released, where is Growth hormone released from

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anterior pituitary gland

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18
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what is the effect for growth hormone (x2)

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  • increase fuel in blood
  • release of IGF-1 from liver
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19
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what is the effect for IGF-1

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increase growth tissue

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20
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what is the stimulis for adrenaline

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acute (short term) stress and /or exercise

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21
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what is the effect of adrenaline

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increase heart rate, BP and fuel

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22
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what is the stimulus for anti diuretic hormone (ADH)

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stress/exercise and increase ECF osmolarity

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23
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what is the effect of increase ECF osmolarity or stress/exercise on ADH

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Kidney reabsorb more water

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24
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what is the stimulus for CRH (Cortisol releasing hormone), ACTH, and cortisol

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long term (chonic) stress/ day and night internal rhythms

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25
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what is the effect CRH, where is ACTH released from

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anterior pituitary gland

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26
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What is the effect for ACTH, where is cortisol released from

A

adrenal gland

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27
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what is the effect of cortisol

A

increase fuel, BP and immunity

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28
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when is cortisol levels increase

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in the morning e.g. 8am phsl lecture

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29
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when do cortisol levels decrease

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at night e.g. when your getting ready for bed

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30
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which hormone is produced when the blood glucose concentration is above normal

A

insulin

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31
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which is a natural chemical messenger for the adrenergic receptor

A

norepinephrine

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32
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what ways of increasing blood pressure is NOT an effect of antidiuretic hormone

A

increase in heart rate

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33
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which organ produces the hormone that help regulate blood glucose levels

A

pancreas

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34
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what does the alpha cell of the pancreas goes with which hormone they produce

A

glucagon

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35
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T/F water soluble hormones are dissolved in the blood and soluble hormones are transported attached to carrier proteins

A

TRUE

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35
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T/F water soluble hormones are dissolved in the blood and soluble hormones are transported attached to carrier proteins

A

TRUE

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36
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water-soluble hormones, such as proteins and peptide hormone, activate target cells using

A

the second-messenger system

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37
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which anterior pituitary hormone stimulates cortisol production

A

adrenocorticotropic hormone

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38
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why do we need hormones

A

homeostasis, growth, body defenses, reproduction, sleep

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39
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what are hormones

A

chemical messenges

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40
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what are hormones made of

A

amino acids or cholesterol - eggs

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41
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where are hormones made in and released from

42
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hormones travel in the blood to distant what type of cells

A

target cells

43
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hormones can either dissolved directly in plasma or bound to a carrier protein
T/f

44
Q

hormones bind to _____ ____ on target cells to cause what

A

specific receptors cause response

45
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what happens after hormone has served its purpose

A

it is removed, broken down and recycled

46
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what number messenger does water soluble hormone need to activate to amplify hormone response

A

2nd messenger

47
Q

explain the process of lipid (fat) -soluble action mechanism

A

lipide-soluble hormone bound to carrier protein, bind to receptor complex enters the nucleus - lead to gene activation e.g. alteration of gene transciption

48
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what is the response to water soluble hormones

A

fast (ms to mins

49
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what is the time response to lipid-soluble hormones

A

slow (hours to days)

50
Q

what is an example of water soluble hormone

A

adrenalone

51
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what is an example of fat soluble hormone

52
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T/F water soluble hormones travel in the blood bound to carrier proteins

53
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T/F these specificity of a hormone is due to it only bonding to its matching receptors

54
Q

what systems work together to control body function

A

Nervous + endocrine

55
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T/F the hypothalamus is a major connection point between the nervous system and the endocrine system begins at

56
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hypothalamus to posterior pituitary creates what type of connection

A

axon connection

57
Q

action potentials cause hormone release from which pituitary gland

A

posterior
Potentials = Posterior

58
Q

hypothalamus to anterior pituitary creates what type of connection

A

blood vessel connection

59
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release or inhibit release of hormones comes from which pituitary gland

A

anterior pituitary

60
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Fat soluble hormones bind to

A

intracellular receptors and respond slowly

61
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what hormones help with metabolism and growth

A
  1. GH
  2. IGF-1
  3. TH
62
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what stimulates growth hormone releasing hormone

A

hypothalamus - all the H

63
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what stimulates growth hormone

A

anterior - blood vessels - need to keep you alive/ growth

64
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what does the liver stimulate the release of which hormone

65
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from the growth hormone and IGF-1 what is stimulated

A

sleep and exercise

66
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what does GH target which cells

A

liver, skeletal muscle, adipose

67
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what does IGF-1 target

A

all body cells

68
Q

what pituitary gland does the thyroid hormone come from

A

anterior - large gloide is seen on the anterior side of the body

69
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from the thyoid hormone what is stimulated

A

cold stress and exercise

70
Q

Thyrotrophin releasing hormone released from

A

hypothalmus

71
Q

thyroid stimulating hormone TSH released form

A

anterior pituitary

72
Q

thyroid hormone released form

A

thyroid gland

73
Q

thyroid hormone controls ____ ___ so _____ ____ cells contain thyroid hormone receptor

A

cellular metabolism
most body cells

74
Q

how is the GIGH stopes

A

hypothalamus

75
Q

how is the GH release stop

A

negative feedback to hypothalamus

76
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how is the IGF-1 stoped

A

negative feedback to pituitary and hypothalamus

77
Q

what hormones are involved in the stress response

A

cortisol and ADH

78
Q

ACTH comes from which pituitary gland

79
Q

cortisol comes from what

A

adrenal gland

80
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what is stimulated from the cortisol hormone

A

stress and day- night rhythm

81
Q

CRH is stimulated from where

A

hypothalamus

82
Q

what are the target cells of cortisol

A

skeletal muscle, adipose, liver

83
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what hormone comes from the posterior pituitary

A

anti-diuretic hormone (stop you from peeing, pee comes from posterior)

84
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what stimulated the ADH release

A

dehydration - peeing, stress

85
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what are the target cells of ADH

A

kidney, hypothalamus, blood vessles

86
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what nervous system is noradrenalin neurotransmitter released by

A

symathetic nerons

87
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what are both noradrenaline and adrenaline called

A

catecholamines

88
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what stimulates adrenaline release

A

stress and exercise

89
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where is the adrenaline released from

A

medulla of adrenal gland

90
Q

is oxygen and delivery of blood to cells increased or decrease

91
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is fuel released into the blood to go to the cells increased or decrease

92
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what are adrenergic receptors

A

receptors that are stimulated by catecholamines

93
Q

what are the two different types of adrenergic receptors

A

alpha and beta

94
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what are stimulate drugs that target the adrenergic receptors

A

adrenergic agonist

95
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what are blocker drugs that target the adrenergic receptors

A

adrenergic antagonist

96
Q

what are adrengic agonist call and what do they cause

A

sympathomimetics, similar effects to catecholamines (adrenaline)

97
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what do adrenergic antagonist do and slow down

A

block function and slow heart rate

98
Q

what is released if they is low blood glucose

99
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what is released if blood glucose is high

100
Q

glucagon are release from which cells

101
Q

insulin released by which cells

A

beta cells

102
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what are target cells of glucagon

103
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what are target cells of insulin

A

liver, skeletal muscle, adipose

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