Endocrine Flashcards
what is humoral control of secretion
blood substance levels (Ca, glucose, Na)
what does the hypothalamus control
pineal gland and renal medulla
regulates anterior pituitary
what hormones are produced by the hypothalamus
ADH
oxytocin
pars nervosa
posterior pituitary
supraoptic nucleus
neurons that make ADH in the hypothalamus
paraventricular nucleus
neurons that make oxytocin
pars distalis
anterior pituitary
posterior pituitary hormones
oxytocin
ADH
anterior pituitary hormones
TSH ACTH FSH/LH GH prolactin endorphins
what hormones have inhibitory factors
GH
prolactin
where does the posterior pituitary come from
neuroectoderm- hypothalamus outgrowth
median eminance
extension of hypothalamus into the posterior pituitary
pituitary stalk
infundibulum
contents of pars nervosa
unmyelinated axons
herring bodies
pituicytes
herring bodies
dilated axon terminals with hormones in secretory vesicles
pituicytes
type of glial cell in posterior pituitary
diabetes insipidus
insufficient amounts of ADH resulting in large volumes of dilute urine
Rathke’s pouch
pocket of oral ectoderm that the anterior pituitary comes from
neurohypophysis
posterior pituitary
adenohypophysis
anterior pituitary
pars tuberalis
extension of anterior pituitary next to the infundibular stalk
pars intermedias
adjacent to pars nervosa
epithelial cysts
remnants of Rathke’s pouch in the pars intermedias
what does the pars intermediate release
melanocyte secreting hormone
some ACTH
melanocyte secreting hormone
stimulates melanin production
skin pigment
cell types and appearances in pars distalis
chromophobes- stem cell
acidophils- washed out purple
basophils- intense red
pars distalis arrangement
secretory cells in cords around capillaries
somatotrophs
release growth hormone
GH
stimulates IGF-1 production in liver which induces cell growth and protein synthesis in bone, cartilage and muscle
decreased GH
dwarfism
increased GH in kids
gigantism
increased GH in adults
acromegaly