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Endocrine Flashcards

1
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what is humoral control of secretion

A

blood substance levels (Ca, glucose, Na)

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2
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what does the hypothalamus control

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pineal gland and renal medulla

regulates anterior pituitary

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3
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what hormones are produced by the hypothalamus

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ADH

oxytocin

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4
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pars nervosa

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posterior pituitary

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5
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supraoptic nucleus

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neurons that make ADH in the hypothalamus

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6
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paraventricular nucleus

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neurons that make oxytocin

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7
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pars distalis

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anterior pituitary

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8
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posterior pituitary hormones

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oxytocin

ADH

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9
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anterior pituitary hormones

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TSH
ACTH
FSH/LH
GH
prolactin
endorphins
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10
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what hormones have inhibitory factors

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GH

prolactin

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11
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where does the posterior pituitary come from

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neuroectoderm- hypothalamus outgrowth

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12
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median eminance

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extension of hypothalamus into the posterior pituitary

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13
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pituitary stalk

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infundibulum

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14
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contents of pars nervosa

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unmyelinated axons
herring bodies
pituicytes

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15
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herring bodies

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dilated axon terminals with hormones in secretory vesicles

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16
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pituicytes

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type of glial cell in posterior pituitary

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17
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diabetes insipidus

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insufficient amounts of ADH resulting in large volumes of dilute urine

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18
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Rathke’s pouch

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pocket of oral ectoderm that the anterior pituitary comes from

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19
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neurohypophysis

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posterior pituitary

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20
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adenohypophysis

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anterior pituitary

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21
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pars tuberalis

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extension of anterior pituitary next to the infundibular stalk

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22
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pars intermedias

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adjacent to pars nervosa

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23
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epithelial cysts

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remnants of Rathke’s pouch in the pars intermedias

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24
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what does the pars intermediate release

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melanocyte secreting hormone

some ACTH

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25
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melanocyte secreting hormone

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stimulates melanin production

skin pigment

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26
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cell types and appearances in pars distalis

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chromophobes- stem cell
acidophils- washed out purple
basophils- intense red

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27
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pars distalis arrangement

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secretory cells in cords around capillaries

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28
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somatotrophs

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release growth hormone

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29
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GH

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stimulates IGF-1 production in liver which induces cell growth and protein synthesis in bone, cartilage and muscle

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30
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decreased GH

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dwarfism

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31
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increased GH in kids

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gigantism

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32
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increased GH in adults

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acromegaly

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33
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mammotrophs

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release prolactin

34
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prolactin

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milk production

mammary gland growth during pregnancy

35
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symptoms:
anovulation
decreased libido
infertility
galactorrhea in males
A

prolactin secreting tumor

36
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corticotrophs

37
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ATCH

A

adrenal gland secretion in response to stress

38
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thyrotrophs

39
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TSH

A

thyroid production of T4 and T3

40
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gonadotrophs

41
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GSH, LH

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reproduction things

42
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anorexia

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decreased gonadotroph releasing factor which results in female decrease in fertility and male hypogonadism

43
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blood supply to pars nervosa

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infeiror hypophyseal artery

44
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blood supply to hypothalamus, infundibulum, pars tuberalis

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superior hypophyseal artery

45
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where is the portal circulation

A

anterior pituitary

46
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graves disease

A

antibody production of TSH- over active thyroid

47
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hashimoto’s disease

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antibodies to thyroglobulin resulting in follicle destruction
hypothyroidism

48
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creatinism

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fetal hypothyroidism

49
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role of thyroid follicle cells

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make and secrete T4 and T3 using iodine and thyroglobulin

50
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old of parafollicle cells

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secrete calcitonin

51
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calcitonin

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released when Ca is high in the blood

inhibits osteoclasts and stimulates osteoblasts to decrease Ca

52
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2 cell types in the thyroid

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follicle

parafollicle

53
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chief cells

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release parathyroid hormone when Ca is low

increase osteoclast activity and gut absorption of Ca

54
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effects of aging on the parathyroid

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increase connective tissue and adipose

55
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result of genetic mutation of chief cells

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can’t detect Ca levels

56
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benign adenomas of parathyroid gland

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increased PTH which increases bone demineralization

increased excretion of Ca (a lot around) –> kidney stones

57
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idiopathic hypoparathyroidism

A

tissues don’t respond to PTH– very bad because Ca is needed for NT release and muscle contraction

58
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source of cortex of adrenal gland

59
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source of medulla of adrenal gland

A

neural crest

60
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zones of the adrenal cortex

A

zona glomerulosa
zona fasciculata
zona reticularis

61
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zona glomerulosa

A

salt
secrete mineralcorticoids (aldosterone) to maintain blood Na concentration
stimulated by decreased blood Na

62
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zona fasciculata

A

sweet
secretes glucocorticoids (cortisol) in response to stress to increase glucose metabolism in the liver
stimulated by ACTH

63
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zona reticularis

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sex
secretes androgens
stimulated by ACTH

64
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main estrogen source post menopausal

A

adrenal androgens from the zone reticularis of the adrenal cortex

65
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significance of fetal adrenal cortex

A

secretes DHEA as a precursor to placental hormones

66
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cushing syndrome

A

cortisol over production due to either a pituitary tumor (cushing disease) releasing ACTH or an adrenal tumor releasing cortisol
OR overuse of corticosteroids

67
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fat redistribution
muscle wasting
immune suppression

68
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addison’s disease

A

cortisol deficiency due to decreased ACTH release or chronic adrenal destruction by infection

69
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hypotension
muscle weakness
increased skin pigmentation

A

addison’s disease

70
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chromaffin cells

A

modified sympathetic post ganglionic neurons found in the adrenal medulla that release either E or NE

71
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alpha cells of pancrease

72
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beta cells

73
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delta cells

A

somatostatin, gastrin

74
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F cells

A

pancreatic polypeptide

75
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glut 2

A

glucose channel on B cells that allows glucose to enter pancreas so insulin is released
insulin independent

76
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glut 4

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glucose channel on body cells that uptake glucose when insulin is bound
insulin dependent

77
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type 1 diabetes

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insulin deficient due to autoimmune destruction of beta cells

78
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type 2 diabetes

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elevated insulin and high glucose due to error in insulin signaling

79
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pinealocytes

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secrete melatonin

80
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corpora arenacea

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brain sand- calcium phosphate precipitations in the pineal gland

81
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role of melatonin

A

regulates sleep/wake cycles
inhibits GRF (inhibits FSH/LH)
regulate puberty onset
tumor suppression

82
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oxyphils in parathyroid gland

A

possible stem cells for chief cells

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