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Endocrine Flashcards

1
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Where does endocrine glade release hormones?

A

Directly into blood stream

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2
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What is a hormone?

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Chemical messenger

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3
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What endocrine system is part of the CNS?

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Central endocrine

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4
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Where is central endocrine system mostly located?

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Brain

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5
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Name 3 main central endocrine glands in the brain

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1) hypothalamus
2) pineal
3) pituitary

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6
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What does the pineal gland release?

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Melatonin

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7
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What is the the peripheral endocrine system?

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Any gland outside of the CNS

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8
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What are the 2 types of structures in the peripheral endocrine system?

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1) dedicated
2) mixed function

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9
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What are 3 dedicated structures of peripheral endo system?

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1) thyroid
2) parathyroid
3) adrenal glands

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10
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What does the thyroid control mostly?

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Metabolism

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11
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What does the parathyroid do?

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Controls calcium

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12
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What are the 2 parts of the adrenal gland?

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1) medulla
3) cortex

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13
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What does the adrenal medulla produce?

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

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14
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What does the adrenal cortex produce?

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Steroid hormones

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15
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What is an example of a mixed function peripheral endo structure?

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Kidneys

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16
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What hormones does the kidney make?

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EPO, renin and calcitriol

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17
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What does EPO do?

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Helps make red blood cells in bone marrow

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18
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What does renin do?

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Regulates blood pressure by maintaining Na and K in blood

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19
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What does calcitriol do?

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Regulates calcium and phosphorus in body

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20
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True/false: hormones have a similar function in the body to taking a drug?

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True

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21
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What is the relationship between a hormone and a receptor called?

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An effect

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22
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Through what 3 ways can hormones cause a response?

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1) ion channels
2) 2nd messenger system
3) gene activation

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23
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True/false: the same hormone can bind to multiple receptors and cause opposing reactions?

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True

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24
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What happens when a hormone opens or closes an ion channel?

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Depolarization or hyper polarization

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25
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What happens when a hormone acts through a 2nd messenger?

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It alters an enzyme

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26
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What type of response is it when insulin increases enzyme activity to turn glucose into fat?

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2nd messenger

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27
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What happens when a hormone activates specific genes?

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A new protein is formed

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28
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Steroid hormones causing growth in puberty is an example of what type of hormone response?

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Gene activation

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29
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Name 3 types of hormones

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1) peptide
2) amino acid derived
3) steroid

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30
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What type of solubility are peptide hormones?

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Water soluble

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31
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What are 2 types of peptide hormones?

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1) short chain
2) long chain

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32
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Are long chain peptide hormones longer or shorter than average protein chains?

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Shorter

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33
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What amino acid derived hormone is not water soluble?

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Thyroid hormone

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34
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What are steroid hormones derived from?

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Cholesterol

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35
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Are steroid hormones water or lipid soluble?

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Lipid soluble

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36
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Where do water soluble hormones get stored?

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In vesicles

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37
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Why do we not store many lipid soluble hormones?

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Because they won’t stay in vesicles

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38
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Are lipid soluble hormones stored or made on demand?

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Made on demand

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39
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How are hydrophilic/water soluble hormones transported?

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Freely in the blood

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40
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How are lipid soluble/hydrophobic hormones transported?

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By binding to a transporter protein

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41
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How does a water soluble hormone enter the cell?

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Must bind to receptor on membrane

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42
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Which type of hormone is capable of affecting gene expression?

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Lipid soluble

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43
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True/false: same hormone can affect 2 different receptors and produce different effects?

A

True

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44
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What are catecholamines derived from?

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Tyrosine

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45
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What are examples of catecholamines?

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

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46
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What is thyroid hormone derived from?

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Amino acid: thyronine

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47
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Which is the the active form of thyroid hormone?

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T3

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48
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What does T4 have to do before it came become active?

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Lose an iodine atom

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49
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How does T4 lose an iodine atom?

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It is removed by liver or at the target cell

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50
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Do iodine atoms on thyroid hormone make the molecule polar or non-polar?

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Non-polar (fat soluble)

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51
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Can thyroid hormone cross the cell membrane and affect genes?

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Yes

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52
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Do the genes that thyroid hormones bind to code for proteins that consume a little or a lot of energy?

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A lot of energy

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53
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What are thyroid hormones important for?

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Metabolic rate

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54
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What are testosterone and estrogen examples of?

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Steroid hormones

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55
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What are steroid hormones made from?

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Cholesterol

56
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Where do we get cholesterol?

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Diet or liver

57
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What is a package for of cholesterol?

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Low density lipoprotein (LDL)

58
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When LDL is broken down, what does cholesterol first get converted to before it becomes steroid hormone?

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Pregnanalone

59
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What does pregnanalone get converted to?

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Steroid hormone

60
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What is required at each step for cholesterol to become a steroid hormone?

61
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What is hierarchical hormone control?

A

One hormone controls all other hormones

62
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How are hierarchical hormones regulated?

A

Negative feedback loop

63
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In hierarchical hormone control, what is typically endocrine gland #1?

A

Hypothalamus

64
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In hierarchical hormone control, what is typically endocrine gland #2?

65
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What portion of pituitary makes it an endo gland?

A

Anterior pituitary

66
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What is posterior pituitary gland considered an extension of?

A

Hypothalamus

67
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What is posterior pituitary connected to hypothalamus by?

A

Connecting stalk

68
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What are 2 hormones released at posterior pituitary?

A

Oxytocin and vasopressin

69
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What are examples of Endo #3 in the hierarchical hormones chain?

A

Ovaries/testes
Thyroid
Adrenal cortex
Mammary glands

70
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What in the hypothalamus releases hormones?

A

Neuronal cells

71
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What does GnRH from hypothalamus produce via anterior pituitary?

72
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What does FSH make?

A

Gametes (ova/sperm)

73
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What does LH make?

A

Sex hormones

74
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What does CRH produce in anterior pituitary?

75
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What does ACTH control?

A

Adrenal cortex; creates cortisol

76
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What does TRH produce in anterior pituitary?

77
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What does TSH affect?

78
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What is produced in thyroid?

79
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What does PRH from hypothalamus stimulate in anterior pituitary?

80
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What does prolactin do in mammary glands?

A

Produces milk

81
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When is prolactin at its highest level?

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At the time of giving birth

82
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What does the hypothalamus release that inhibits milk production in mammary glands?

A

Dopamine (PIH)

83
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What is released by hypothalamus that stimulates growth hormone (GH) in anterior pituitary?

84
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What does somatostatin released from hypothalamus do?

A

Inhibits release of GH

85
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What does growth hormone do?

A

Causes cell repair and growth in body

86
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What is the name of cell type in anterior pituitary that releases GH?

A

Somatotrophs

87
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When is GH mostly released?

A

At night during stage 2 non-REM sleep

88
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In liver, GH produces what?

A

IGF 1 and IGF 2

89
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What does IGF stand for?

A

Insulin-like Growth Factor

90
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What does GH & IGF do?

A

Increases organ size, bone density, lean muscle, bone growth in youth
Decreases adipose tissue

91
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What does GH do to blood sugar?

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Increases blood sugar; Stimulates liver to release glucose

92
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What does IGF do to blood sugar?

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Decreases blood sugar by bringing glucose into cells

93
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True/false: GH blocks cells from taking up glucose

94
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Where is thyroid gland located?

A

Over trachea

95
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What connects left and right lobe of the thyroid?

A

Connecting band called “isthmus”

96
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What are the two glands located in each lobe of the thyroid gland?

A

Parathyroid glands

97
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What do parathyroid glands do?

A

Regulate calcium

98
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What are the hollow structures in thyroid tissue?

99
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What is the a-cellular protein matrix inside each thyroid follicle called?

100
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Cuboidal follicular cells line the thyroid follicles and make what?

A

Thyroid hormone

101
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Where is thyroid hormone made by follicular cells stored?

A

In the colloid

102
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What is the water soluble protein inside the colloid that binds to the fat soluble thyroid hormone to store it?

A

Thyroglobulin

103
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What are para-follicular cells in the thyroid called?

104
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What do c-cells make?

A

Calcitonin

105
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What does calcitonin do?

A

Controls calcium in the body

106
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What does the hypothalamus release to affect the thyroid?

107
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TRH acts on the anterior pituitary to release what?

108
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TSH acts on the thyroid to release what?

109
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What does T3/T4 use to control the thyroid system?

A

Negative feedback

110
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Why is thyroid function connected to metabolic rate?

A

Because it it responsible for making other proteins and enzymes that consume energy.

111
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Most energy in cellular metabolism goes toward the release of what?

112
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How is metabolic rate measured?

A

By release of body heat

113
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Where are adrenal glands found?

A

On top and slightly in front of kidneys

114
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What does the adrenal medulla produce?

A

Catecholamines

115
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What are the main catecholamines produced by the adrenal medulla?

A

Mostly epinephrine and some norepinephrine

116
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What does the adrenal cortex produce?

A

All steroid hormones

117
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How many layers to the adrenal cortex?

118
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Which layer of the adrenal cortex produces aldosterone?

119
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Which part of the adrenal gland is considered an endocrine branch of the SNS?

120
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What is the 1st layer of the adrenal cortex called?

A

Glomerulosa

121
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What are 3 categories of hormones produced by adrenal cortex?

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1) glucocorticoids
2) mineral corticoids
3) sex hormones

122
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What do glucocorticoids do to blood glucose?

A

Increase blood glucose

123
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What are the 3 glucocorticoids?

A

1) corticosterone
2) cortisol
3) cortisone

124
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What do mineral corticoids do?

A

Increase sodium
Decrease potassium

125
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What are the sex hormones

A

-Androgens, testosterone
-Progesterone, estrogen, intermediates

126
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What does the hypothalamus release to pituitary to stimulate glucocorticoids?

127
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What does the pituitary release to adrenal cortex to stimulate glucocorticoids?

128
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When does cortisol get produced the most?

129
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When is cortisol production the lowest?

A

In evening

130
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When the cortisol the highest (peak)?

A

Before waking up

131
Q

Cortisol causes vasoconstriction t/f

132
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Is cortisol action short or long lived in the body?

A

Short lived

133
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What is main purpose of cortisol?

A

To mobilize

134
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What does cortisol do to blood sugar?

135
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What does cortisol do to bone?

A

Helps it release calcium for muscle contraction

136
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Does cortisol suppress immune function?

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