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1
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what are acinar cells?

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exocrine glands with pancreatic digestive enzymes

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2
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What do pancreatic beta cells produce?

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insulin

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What percentage of islet cells in the pancreas are beta cells?

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60-80%

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What do pancreatic alpha cells produce?

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glucagon

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What percentage of islet cells in the pancreas are alpha cells?

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10-20%

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What do delta cells in the pancreas produce?

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somatostatin

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What percentage of islet cells in the pancreas are delta cells?

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3-5%

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PP-cells (F cells) in the pancreas produce _________

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pancreatic polypeptide

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What percentage of islet cells in the pancreas are F cells?

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3-5%

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10
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Epsilon cells in the pancreas produce ________ and account for _____% of cells

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ghrelin (growth hormone releasing peptide); 1

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Ghrelin is a growth hormone releasing peptide and also ______________

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hunger stimulating peptide

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Two things that can cause an increase in insulin production

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  • increased plasma glucose

- GI hormones

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T/F: Insulin is a protein-bound hormone

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FALSE.

It is a water-soluble hormone and so doesn’t need to bind to a protein for blood transport

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Insulin and the liver

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Glucose Uptake

  • dec blood glucose
  • increase glycogen formation
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Insulin and fat cells

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Fat storage

-dec blood triglycerides, fatty acids

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Insulin and muscles

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Protein Synthesis

  • increased uptake of aa
  • inhibits protein degradation
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17
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Most important factor controlling insulin release?

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blood glucose

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18
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Why would oral glucose produce larger insulin response than blood glucose?

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elevates insulin to try to capture as much glucose from the meal as possible

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T/F: Insulin is a negative feedback method

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FALSE - it’s a positive feedback!

Higher blood glucose, more insulin released

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20
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___________ decrease insulin secretion via alpha-adrenergic receptors on beta cells

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Catecholamines

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21
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Cholinergic input ________ insulin release

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increases

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22
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What increases glucagon synthesis? (3)

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  • catecholamines
  • glucocorticoids
  • aa
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What decreases glucagon synthesis?(2)

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  • high plasma glucose and insulin

- high plasma free fatty acids

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24
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Glucagon has a ___________ stimulatory effect on beta cells

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direct

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Most actions of glucagon are opposite those of ______
insulin
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What things happen d/t glucagon in the liver that lead to a net increase in blood glucose? (3)
- increased glycogenolysis - increased gluconeogenesis - inhibits FFA production from glucose
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What happens in adipose tissue d/t glucagon?
leads to increased lipolysis
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Parasympathetic NS stimulation will do what to glucagon and insulin?
Increase both of them
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Why would Parasym. NS stimulation cause increased glucagon?
allows for redistribution of energy storage
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The Sympathetic NS does what to glucagon and insulin?
- INCREASES glucagon | - DECREASES insulin
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Why would the Sym. NS increase glucagon and decrease insulin?
Fight or Flight response
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Which is the only glucose transporter that's insulin sensitive?
GLUT4
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Where is the body's calcium?
- 99% in bone - next largest % intracellular - smaller pool extracellular 0.5%
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What part of the body calcium is regulated?
the extracellular pool
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How is calcium regulated in the body?
- absorption from gut - loss via kidney (2%) - general losses = gains
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What receptor helps in the regulation of calcium?
PPARgamma | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
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__________ handle the storage of calcium in bone
Osteoblasts
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____________ breakdown soluble calcium from bone and move to ECF
Osteoclasts
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Two Primary functions of Calcium
- structural integrity of bones and teeth | - messenger or regulator ions
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Pathological effects of abnormal Ca2+
- calcification of soft tissues - osteoporosis - reproductive disorders
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The __________ is the main organ of Ca2+ and phosphate metabolism
parathyroid
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Two main cell types of the parathyroid
- chief cells | - oxyphil cells
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Function of chief cells of the parathyroid?
- clear cytoplasm | - synthesize PTH
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Function of oxyphil cells of the parathyroid?
function unknown
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3 steps in the formation of Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
- pre pro-PTH - pro-PTH - PTH
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Parathyroid hormone is a _________ hormone
peptide
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What causes an increase in PTH?
decrease in serum calcium
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What does an increase in PTH lead to in regards to Ca2+ and phosphate?
- increased plasma Ca2+ | - decreased ECF phosphate
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The actions of __________ are countered by PTH
calcitonin
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Vit. D is activated by _______
PTH
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PTH _______ bone formation
inhibits
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What does PTH do to the kidneys?
- increases absorption of Ca2+ at distal tubule | - decreases phosphate reabsorption in the proximal tubule = excretion of phosphate in urine
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PTH and the small intestine
increased absorption of Ca2+ and phosphate
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PTH leads to an ______ relationship between Ca2+ and Phosphorus
inverse
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Calcitonin has the _________ effect on Ca2+ as PTH, but the _______ effect on phosphate
opposite; same
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Effects of Calcitonin
- decreased Ca2+ in ECF | - hypopshophatemia
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How does calcitonin decrease Ca2+ in the ECF?
- moves Ca2+ to bone by blocking osteoclast activity - inhibits Ca2+ absorption by intestines - inhibits renal tubular cell reabsorpion of Ca2+
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Hypophoshatemia caused by calcitonin
- moves phosphorus from ECF to bone | - inhibits phosphate reabsorption by renal tubules
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What is calcitriol? What's it do?
- bioactive form of Vit. D (1,25-Vit. D) | - increase Ca2+ and phosphorus in blood
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What secretes calcitriol?
kidneys
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Where is calcitonin produced?
Parafollicular cells of thyroid
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Sites of Erythropoietin (EPO) synthesis
- kidney | - liver (minor, no liver synthesis in dog!)
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What is the primary site of EPO synthesis? By what cells?
Kidney; in peritubular cells
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What type of feed back is in place for EPO synthesis?
classic negative feedback control
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________ is a stimulus for EPO synthesis and increases the number of EPO-synthesizing cells
Hypoxia
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What is the site of action of EPO?
red bone marrow
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Specific actions of EPO
- increases differentiation of hemocytoblasts into reticulocytes (STEM CELL ACTIVATION) - increases synthesis of key proteins
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What key proteins have increased synthesis d/t EPO?
- alpha and beta globins | - transferrin receptor
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Clinical significance of EPO?
- renal failure/ anemia relationship | - EPO therapy = use of recombinant human EPO

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