Endocrine Flashcards
are glandular secretory
cells that release hormones directly into the interstitial fluids, lymphoid system, or blood
Endocrine cells
alter the metabolic activities of many different tissues and organs
Hormones
where do endocrine cells release hormones directly?
- interstitial fluids
- lymphoid system
- blood
“pure” endorcine glands
pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal
Other organs containing endocrine cells
- Pancreas
- Thymus
- gonads
- Hypothalamus
acts as an endocrine organ, releasing the hormones ADH and oxytocin into the circulation at the neurohypophysis
(posterior lobe)
Hypothalamus
what do hypothalamus release?
ADH and Oxytocin
where do Hypothalamus release the hormones?
Circulation at the Neurohypophysis
have direct neural control over the endocrine cells of the adrenal gland.
Autonomic centers
- important homeostatic control center
– Regulates water balance, hunger and satiety, body temperature, water balance
– Controls the pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
resembles a golf club with a stalk (or infundibulum) that extends from the hypothalamus and the head of the club as the gland
Pituitary gland
2 lobes of pituitary gland
Adenohypophysis
Neurohypophysis
anterior lobe
adenohypophysis
posterior lobe
neurohypophysis
Hormones released by Neurohypophysis
ADH and Oxytocin
Hormones released by Adenohypophysis
ACTH
TSH
GH
PRL
FSH
LH
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
GH
growth hormone
PRL
prolactin
FSH
follicle-stimulating hormone
LH
luteinizing hormone
Stores ADH and oxytocin which are actually produced in the hypothalamus
Posterior pituitary
inability to produce ADH
Diabetes insipidus
causes uterine contractions and milk letdown in lactation
Oxytocin
It is controlled by hypothalamus by hypothalamic-releasing hormones
Anterior pituitary
Three anterior pituitary hormones that have effect on other glands
- TSH
- ACTH
- Gonadotrophic hormone
thyroid stimulating hormone stimulates thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone
TSH
adrenocorticotrophic hormone stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce glucocorticoids
ACTH