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Endocrine Flashcards

1
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What are the first and second messenger system of our body?

A

1st: nervous system
2nd: endocrine system

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2
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Chemical messages used in endocrine system

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Hormones

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3
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Several major processes controlled by the hormones

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Reproduction
Growth and development
Mobilization of body defenses
Maintenance of much of homeostasis
Regulation of metabolism

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4
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Hormones are produced by

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Specialized cells

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5
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Cells secretes hormones into?

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Extracellular fluids

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6
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Blood transfer hormones into the

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target sites

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7
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regulate the activity of
other cells

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Hormones

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8
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Types or the chemistry of hormones

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 Amino acid-based hormones
* Proteins
*Peptides
*Amines
 Steroids – made from cholesterol
 Prostaglandins – made from highly
active lipids

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9
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Hormone only affects:

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Target tissue or organ

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10
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Target cells must have this for binding

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Specific protein receptors

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11
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It influences the work of cell

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Hormone binding

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12
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Steroid is diffused in the

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Plasma membrane of target cells

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13
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2 glands of the adrenal glands

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Adrenal medulla
Adrenal cortex

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14
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Hormones produced by the adrenal medulla

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Epinephrine
Norepinephrine

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15
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Hormones produced by the adrenal cortex

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Mineralocorticoid
*aldosterone

Glucocorticoid
*cortisone
*cortisol
*corticosterone

Gonadocorticoids
*Androgens
*estrogens

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16
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Hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland

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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) &Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Growth hormone (GH)
Prolactin (PRL)

17
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Hormones produced by the posterior pituitary

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Oxytocin
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

18
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Hormones produced by the pineal gland

A

Melatonin

19
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Hormones produced by the thyroid gland

A

Thyroid hormones
*T4 - thyroxine
*T3 - triiodothyronine
Calcitonin

20
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Hormones produced by the parathyroid gland

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Parathyroid hormones (PTH)

21
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Hormones produced by the thymus

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Thymopoietin
Thymosin
Thymulin

22
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Hormones produced by the pancreas

A

Insulin
*produced in beta cells

Glucagon
*produced in alpha cells

23
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It is the 3 major group of steroid hormones produced in the adrenal medulla

A

Corticosteroids

24
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Hormones produced by the Ovary

A

Estrogen
*produced by Graafian follicles

Progesteron
*produced by the corpus luteum

25
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Hormone produced by the testes

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It produces androgens

MOST IMPORTANT ANDROGEN: Testosteron

26
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The different hormones stimuli

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Hormonal stimuli
Humoral stimuli
Neural stimuli

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