Endocrine Flashcards
_____ are specific tissue after on by each hormone
Target cells or tissues
____ are proteins that are specific for a hormone
Receptors
___ keeps a stimulus going
Positive feedback
A _____ is a hormone like substance made from fatty acids, they work where they’re made, good at causing inflammation and inducing labor
Prostaglandin
___ is hypothyroidism in adults
Myxedema
_____ is hypothyroidism in a child
Cretinism
Not enough ADH hormone causes
Diabetes insipidus
___ is where the pancreas does not produce adequate insulin
Diabetes mellitus
____ is a lack of GH from the anterior pituitary
Dwarfism
_____ is to much GH from anterior pituitary
Giantism
___ is to much GH from the anterior pituitary; causing big hands, feet and head
Acromegaly
___ ____ is to much hormone secretion from adrenal cortex
Cushing syndrome
____ _____ is where the adrenal cortex is not secreting enough hormones
Addison’s disease
_____ ____ is another term for hyperthyroidism
Graves’ disease
_____ ____ are cells in the pancreas that secretes glucagon
Alpha cells
____ ____ is cells in islets that secrete insulin
Beta cells
____ ____ keeps the level of hormone within a specific range. Reverses stimulus
Negative feedback
_____ ____ secrete a 3rd hormone? Sonatostatin and inhibits gastric motility and acid secretion and can work endocrine and exocrine from the pancreas (controller of metabolism)
Delta cells
_______ is equivalent to the ante-pituitary and is the MASTER pituitary gland
Adenohypophysis
_____________ is equivalent to posterior pituitary
Neurohypophysis
What protects the brain?
Bones and membranes/meninges
What’s the main functions of the nervous system (4 of these)
Communication
Coordination
Regulatory
Integration
What’s the nick name for cerebellum
“Little brain”
What is the hardest part of the brain and is located in the core of the brain
Cerebellum
Compared to other regulatory systems the endocrine system regulates _____
Slowly and precisely
_____ ____ is a fine balance regulating the rate and quantity of secretions and reverses stimulus
Negative feedback
Duration of effects of this system are _____ where as the nervous system is quicker and shorter
Longer
____ _____ of hormones are major determining factor in hormone secretion
Blood levels
Endocrine glands are ___ hormones are released directly into body fluids (blood)
Ductless
Most hormones are made from this. Proteins or amino acids
Amino acid compounds
____ is steroids or cholesterol, progesterone, testosterone, aldosterone, cortisone and androgens
Lipids
____ ____ is more more more. Needs an external brake
Positive feedback
The endocrine system is widespread ____ and____ it effects are widespread from the brain to the pelvic area
Anatomically and psychologically
Pituitary, pineal gland is located
Head
Thyroid and parathyroid
Neck