Endocrine and Exocrine Glands Flashcards
Patterns of hormone secretion
Acute
Chronic
Episodic
Regulation of hormone secretion
Humoral
Hormonal
Neural
Classes of hormones
Proteins and polypeptides
Steroids
Derivatives of amino acid tyrosine
Chief cells
Synthesize and secrete PTH
Method of secretion of exocrine glands
Merocrine gland
Holocrine gland
Apocrine gland
Types of secretions of exocrine gland
Serous
Mucous
Mixed glands
Major glands of salivary glands
Parotid
Submandibular
Sublingual
Diseases of the pancreas
Pancreatic cancer
Cystic fibrosis
Diabetes mellitus
What oral effects of diabetes include?
periodontitis
dry mouth (xerostomia)
susceptibility to infections
Disorders of the endocrine system (endocrinopathies)
(hypofunction) Reduced hormone release
(hyperfunction) Excessive hormone release
(Diabetes mellitus) Hormone resistance
Which type of diabetes mellitus when tissues lose their sensitivity to insulin so becomes ineffective
Type 2. Insulin resistant