Endocrine quiz #5 Flashcards
How many endocrine organs are there?
9
List the endocrine organs
1.) hypothalamus
2.) pituitary
a.) anterior pituitary
b.) Posterior pituitary
3.) thyroid gland
4.) parathyroid gland
5.) Adrenal gland
a.) adrenal cortex
b.) adrenal medulla
6.) pancreas
7.) ovaries/testes
8.) pineal gland
9.) thymus
What endocrine organ is the caster controller in maintaining homeostasis?
hypothalamus
Which endocrine organ links the nervous and endocrine systems?
hypothalamus
what does the hypothalamus regulate?
.Controls the autonomic nervous system
.regulates bodily functions such as temperature, thirst, hunger etc.
what stimulates the hypothalamus?
receives stimuli from many regions of the brain and from sensory organs:
. Pain
. smell
. powerful thoughts
. concentrations of nutrients
. electrolytes
. water and hormones in blood
Does the hypothalamus have releasing or inhibitory hormones?
It has both.
What hormones does the hypothalamus secrete?
1.) corticotropin releasing hormone
(CRH)
2.) thyrotropic releasing hormone
(TRH)
3.) gonadotropin releasing hormone
(GnRH)
4.) growth hormone inhibiting hormone
(GHIH)
5.) growth hormone releasing hormone
(GHRH)
6.) prolactin releasing hormone
(PRH)
7.) prolactin inhibitory hormone
(PIH)
what does corticotropin releasing hormone do?
.stimulates anterior pituitary to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone
What is the stimulus for the release of corticotropin?
stress related stimuli such as low blood glucose, physical trauma
What does thyrotropin releasing hormone do?
.stimulates anterior pituitary to secrete thyroid stimulating hormone
what stimulates the release of thyrotropin releasing hormone?
low blood levels of:
TSH
T3
glucose
metabolic rate
what does gonadotropin releasing hormone do?
stimulates anterior pituitary to secrete LH and FSH
( leutinizing hormone, follicle stim.hormone)
What does growth hormone inhibiting hormone do?
inhibits anterior pituitary from secreting GH
what does growth hormone releasing hormone do?
stimulates anterior pituitary to secrete human growth hormone
What does prolactin releasing hormone do?
stimulates anterior pituitary to secrete prolactin
what does prolactin inhibitory hormone do?
inhibits anterior pituitary from secreting prolactin
Where is the hypothalamus located?
the brain
Where is the pituitary gland located?
the brain.
( It hangs down from the hypothalamus by a structure called the infundibulum)
The pituitary gland is split into what parts?
1.) anterior pituitary
2.) posterior pituitary
The release and suppression of the anterior pituitary hormones is regulated by what?
The releasing and inhibiting hormones of the hypothalamus
How many hormones are released by the anterior pituitary?
7
how many hormones are released by the posterior pituitary?
2
What hormones are released by the anterior pituitary?
1.) ACTH
( adrenocorticotropic hormone)
2.) TSH
( thyroid stimulating hormone)
3.) FSH
( follicle stimulating hormone)
4.) LH
( luteinizing hormone)
5.) hGH
( human growth hormone)
6.) PRL
(prolactin)
7.) MSH
( menalocyte stimulating hormone)
What does ACTH do?
stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids
what does TSH do?
stimulates the thyroid gland to produce and secrete T3 and T4
What stimulates production of TSH?
TRH form the hypothalamus
What does FSH do?
.promotes development of ovarian follies each month
.promotes production of estrogens in females
.promotes sperm production in males
What stimulates release of FSH?
GnRH from the hypothalamus
what inhibits FSH
inhibit produced by ovaries or testes
what does LH do?
. stimulates gonads for growth and development and production of sex hormones
. stimulates estrogen formation in ovarian cells
. along with FSH promotes ovulation
. stimulates the formation of corpus lute and promotes its release of progesterone
.estrogen and progesterone prepare the uterus for fertilized egg
. important for milk production
what stimulates release of LH?
GnRH
What does hGH do?
. an anabolic hormone: stimulates protein synthesis