Endocrine Pancreas And Parathyroid Flashcards
What is the pancreas an organ of
The GI system
What kind of functions do the pancreas have
Endocrine and exocrine
What are the endocrine functions of the pancreas
Releases hormones involved in blood sugar homeostasis
What are the exocrine functions of the pancreas
Releases digestive juices into the small intestine
What are the pancreas cells grouped in
Endocrine pancreas cells are in tight groups called islets of langerhans
What are in the islets of langerhans
Many different cells release various hormones
What is insulin released by
Beta cells
What is glucagon released by
A cells
What is somatostatin released by
Delta cells
What is pancreatic peptide released by
F cells
What is grehlin released from
Epsilon cells
What are the different hormones released by the pancreas
- insulin
- glucagon
- somatostatin
- pancreatic polypeptide
- grehlin
How do the cells of the endocrine pancreas communicate
Gap junctions
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the pancreas cannot make insulin. Which type of cell is responsible for insulin production
Beta
What does insulin consist of
A chain, B chain, and C chain
What happens to insulin during production
C chain is removed
-secreted with insulin when its released
What’s a good way to tell the difference between type 1 and type II diabetes
C chain levels in the blood
What kind of diabetes would there be no C chain in the blood
Type 1
What kind of diabetes would there be high levels of C chains in the blood
Diabetes 2
Where is insulin degraded
By the liver
-the A and B chains are separated and excreted in the urine
When is insulin released
When blood glucose is high
What transports glucose into B cells
GLUT2
What happens to glucose when it is transported into the B cells
Oxidized to produce ATP
What does high levels of ATP levels during glucose being taken into the cell cause
ATP sensitive K+ channels to close, and less K leaving cell causes depolarization, which opens Ca2+ channels
What does the opening of the Ca channels do when the K channels close after glucose being brought into the cell
Ca2+ causes exocytosis of insulin into the bloodstream
How does insulin signal through
A receptor tyrosine kinase mechanism
What happens through the receptor tyrosine kinase mechanism for insulin
- insulin binds receptor
- receptors phosphorylate themselves and become active
- phosphorylate other proteins inside the cell
- other activated proteins affect cellualr function
- receptor is then internalized and destroyed
What does insulin cause
Storage of excess energy
Insulin dependent glucose transporters
GLUT4
How does insulin decrease blood glucose
- causes GLUT4 to be inserted in the cell membranes
- glocuse is taken up by the cells and stored as glycogen
- reduces gluconeogensis
How does insulin decrease blood fat levels
- inhibits lipolysis
- reduces ketoacidosis production
How does inclusion decrease blood amino acid levels
Increases protein synthesis
Insulin and K+
Causes K+ to be taken up in the cells
-pulls K out of blood and into cells, increases K uptake into the cells
What could be a good treatment for hyperkalemia
Insulin
How does insulin affect the hypoathalamic satiety
Makes you feel less hungry
Action of insulin
- increases glucose uptake into the cells
- increases glycogen formation
- decreases glycogenolysis
- decreases gluconeogensis
- increases protein synthesis (anabolic)
- increases fat deposition
- decreases lipolysis
- increases K+ uptake into cells