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Endocrine Glands And Hormones Flashcards

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1
Q

Glands produce…

A

Secretion

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2
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Endocrine is
Exocrine is

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Ductless
Ducts

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3
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3 classes of amino acid

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Amines - one amino
Peptides - 3 to 200 amino acid residue
Steroid - cholesterol

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4
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Function of endocrine system

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Coordinate and integrate functions to maintain homeostasis

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5
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Hypothalamus represent

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Nervous system

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6
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Pituairy gland represents

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Endocrine system

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7
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Secretion of hormones controlled by

A

Negative feedback system
And Nervous System

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8
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What triggers Negative feedback

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Drop in blood level

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9
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Pituariy gland is known as

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Master gland

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10
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What converts to anti diuretic hormone in the blood stream

A

Vasopressin

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11
Q

Where is the thyroid gland located

A

Adam’s apple

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12
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What does the thyroid gland regulate

A

Body metabolism

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13
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Parathyroid is attached to

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Posterior surface of the thyroid gland

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14
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What does parathyroid gland mantain

A

Calcium

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15
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Thymus is both a

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Endocrine gland and lympathic organ

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16
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Adrenal gland is located on

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Top of each kidney

17
Q

Epinephrine/Adrenaline

A

Powerful cardiac stimulant

18
Q

Coriticoid

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Hormones secreted by adrenal cortex

19
Q

3 groups of coritcoids

A
  1. Mineralcorticoids
    - Aldosterone
  2. Glucocorticoid
    - cortisone and cortisol
  3. Androgens
20
Q

Gonads are called

A

Sex glands

21
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What is part of the Gonad: Female

A

Ovaries
Estrogen
Progesterone

22
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What is part of the Gonad: Male

A

Testes
Testerone

23
Q

What two type of functions can pancreas be considered to have

A

Exocrine and endocrine

24
Q

Hypothalamus sends messages to pituairy gland via

A

neurohormones

25
Q

Pituairy: ANT

A

Growth
Prolactin
Thyroid stimulating
Adrenocorticotropic
Follicle stimulating
Lutenizing
Interstial

26
Q

Pituairy: INT

A

Melanocytes

27
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Pituairy: POST

A

Oxytocin

28
Q

Thyroid

A

T4
T3
Calcitonin

29
Q

Parathyroid

A

Parathormone

30
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Thymus

A

Thymosin

31
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Adrenal cortex

A

Aldosterone
Cortisone
Cortisol

32
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Adrenal medulla

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Epinephrine /Adrenaline
Norepinephrine

33
Q

Gonads

A

Estrogen
Progesterone
Testerone

34
Q

Pancreas

A

Insulin
Glucagon

35
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Pineal gland

A

Melatonin

36
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Normal blood sugar range

A

80-110 mil

37
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Hyperglycemia

A

Slow, flushed, hot and dry

38
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Hypoglycemia

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Sudden, cold and clammy, nervous irritable, trembling, confusion

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