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Endocrine Flashcards

1
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What hormone does the adrenal gland produce?

A

Adrenaline

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2
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What hormones do the pancreas produce?

A

Insulin and glucagon

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3
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What hormones does the thyroid produce?

A

Thyroxine and calcitonin

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4
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What hormones does the pituitary produce?

A 
ADH
Somatotrophin
FSH
LH
Oxytocin
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5
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What hormone does the testes produce?

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Testosterone

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6
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What hormone does the ovaries produce?

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Oestrogen

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7
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What is the role of adrenaline?

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Fight or flight response - breathing and heart rate increases

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8
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What is the role of insulin?

A

Lowers blood sugar

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9
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What is the role of glucagon?

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Rasies blood sugar

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10
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What is the role of thyroxine?

A

Regulates metabolism

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11
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What is the role of calcitonin?

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Lowers blood calcium levels

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12
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What is the role of ADH

A

Regulation of water levels

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13
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What is the role of somatotropin?

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Regulates secretion of hormones in body

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14
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What is the role of LH?

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Stimulates ovaries to produce egg

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15
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What is the role of FSH?

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Triggers ovulation

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16
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What is the role of oxytocin?

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Lactation - production of breast milk

17
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What is the role of oestrogen?

A

Female sex characteristics

18
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What is the role of testosterone?

A

Male sex characteristics

19
Q

What is deamination?

A

Liver cells remove excess amino acids = releases ammonia - converted to urea and travels in blood to kidneys to be filtered out of blood and exit body

20
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What is detoxification?

A

Breakdown of toxins - alcohol and drugs

21
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How is bile produced?

A

Liver cells break down and recycle red blood cells
Haemoglobin recycled - biliverdin + bilirubin
Passes out into bile + out of body

22
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What is the function of the cortex in kidney?

A

Outer layer of kidney

23
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What is the function of the medulla in kidney?

A

Inner region where 1000s of nephrons are located

24
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What is the function of the renal artery in kidney?

A

Supplied kidney with blood

25
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What is the function of the renal vein in kidney?

A

Carries filtered blood

26
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What is the function of the calyx in kidney?

A

Chambers where urine passes

27
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What is the function of the ureters?

A

Tubes carrying urine to bladder

28
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What is the function of the bladder?

A

Stores urine

29
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What is the function of the urethra?

A

Where urine passes out

30
Q

What is homeostasis?

A

The maintenance of a constant internal environment

31
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What does homeostasis control?

A

Concentration of CO2 in blood
Body temperature
Blood sugar levels
Water content

32
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What is negative feedback?

A

A feedback loop where output of a system reduces activity that causes output
e.g. If levels rise, control system reduces them

33
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What is positive feedback?

A

Push levels out of normal range e.g. blood platelets accumulate and form blood clots

34
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What happens when we get too hot?

A

Vasodialation (blood vessels rise to surface) + sweating (heat goes into sweat + evaporated)

35
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What happens when we get too cold?

A

Vasoconstriction (blood vessels lower to conserve heat) + hairs rise + trap air + shivering produces heat

36
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What are the islets of langerhans?

A

Within the pancreas and cells that produce pancreatic juices there are special groups of cells called islets of langerhans which contain insulin and glucagon - release them

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