Endocrine Flashcards
(60 cards)
where is estrogen made in males?
testes
where is parathyroid hormone produced?
parathyroid glands
where is somatostatin produced?
delta cell of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
where is leutenizing hormone produced?
anterior pituitary
where are the mineralocorticoids produced?
ex. aldosterone
zona glomerulosa of adrenal cortex
where is adrenocorticotropic hormone produced?
ACTH
in anterior pituitary
where is thyroid-stimulating hormone produced?
anterior pituitary
where is epinephrine produced?
chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla
where is norepinephrine produced?
chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla
where is insulin produced?
beta cells of islets of Langerhans of the pancreas
where is estradiol produced?
ovaries
where is estriol produced?
placenta
where is estrone produced?
fat cells
clinical presentation of a male patients with excess testosterone binding protein?
gynocomastia
where is ANP produced?
aka atrial natriuretic peptide
atria of the heart
where is glucagon produced?
alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas
where is testosterone produced?
testes, ovaries, & zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex
where is FSH prodced?
aka follicle-stimulating hormone
anterior pituitary
where is ADH produced?
aka antidiuretic hormone /vasopressin
supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus
where is calcitonin produced?
parafollicular cells (aka C cells) of the thyroid
where is GH produced/secreted from?
aka growth hormone
anterior pituitary
where is thyroid hormone produced/secreted from?
thyroid
where are the glucocorticoids produced/secreted from?
ex. cortisol
zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex
where is progesterone produced?
ovaries and placenta
