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The multiple activities of the cells, tissues, and organs of the body are coordinated by the inter-play of several types of chemical messenger systems.

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COORDINATION OF BODY FUNCTIONS BY CHEMICAL MESSENGERS

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These are released by axon terminals of
neurons into the synaptic junctions and act locally to control nerve cell functions

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NEUROTRANSMITTERS

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These are released by the glands or the
specialized cells into the circulating blood and influence the function of target cells into another location in the body.

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ENDOCRINE HORMONES

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These are secreted by neurons into the circulating blood and influence the function of target cells to another
location of the body.

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NEUROENDOCRINE HORMONES

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Are secreted by the cells to the extra-
cellular fluid and affect neighboring target cells at a different type

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PARACRINES

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Are secreted by cells into the extra-
cellular fluid and affect the function of the same cells that produce them

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AUTOCRINES

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These are peptides secreted by cells to
the extra-cellular fluid and can function as autocrine, paracrine, or endocrine hormones

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cytokines

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8
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are secreted by helper cells and act on other cells in the immune system and they are under the cytokines

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cytokines

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are chemical substances that are secreted by endocrine cells into the extra-cellular fluids and regulate the metabolic activity of other cells in the body.

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Hormones

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It affects target organs found throughout the body

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Hormones

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these are hormones that are secreted by anterior and posterior pituitary gland. Th pancreas and parathyroid gland.

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PROTEINS AND POLYPEPTIDES

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12
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the hormones secreted by adrenal cortex and the ovaries, testes, and placenta

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STEROID

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13
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what organ produces proteins and polypeptides?

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pancreas and parathyroid glands

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14
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what organ produces steroids?

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Adrenal cortex, ovaries, testes and placenta

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15
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Secreted by the thyroid and adrenal medulla

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Derivatives of tyrosine

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16
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what do you call polypeptides with 100 or more amino acids?

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proteins

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17
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fewer amino acids are referred to as?

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Peptides

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18
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are hormones that synthesizes on the rough end of the endoplasmic reticulum in the same fashion as other proteins

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Protein and peptide hormones

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an organelle that is stored within the cytoplasm and many our bound into the cell membrane until their secretion is needed

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Vesicles

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20
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what hormones are increased when calcium ions are also increased?

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cyclicAMP (Cyclic adenosine monophosphate)

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21
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a hormone that is usually synthesized from cholesterol and are not stored

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steroid hormones

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22
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what chemical structure of steroid hormones are similar to?

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Cholesterol

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23
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what hormones are lipid soluble that consist of three cyclohexyl rings and cyto pentyl rings?

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Steroid hormones

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describe the appearance of steroid hormones

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chemical structure is same like the cholesterol and it has three cyclohexyl rings and cyto pentyl rings that are combined into a single structure

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25
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where are much of the cholesterol producing cells come from?

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Plasma

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26
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are hormones derived from tyrosine

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Amine

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27
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what are the two glands that produces the 2 groups of hormones derived from tyrosine?

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Thyroid gland and adrenal medullary hormone

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the two groups of hormones from the thyroid gland and adrenal medullary hormones are formed by the __________ and _________ of the _______ cells

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enzymes and cytoplasmic compartments, glandular cells

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29
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is one of the characteristics of endocrine glands.

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Feedback

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30
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prevents overactivity of hormone systems. After a stimulus causes a release of hormone conditions of products resulting from the action of hormone tends to suppress its further release.

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negative feedback

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31
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it occurs when a biological action of the hormone causes additional secretion of the hormone

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positive feedback

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32
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a variation that occurs in hormone release

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Cyclical variations

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33
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a variation of hormone that are influenced by seasonal changes, various stages of development and aging or the daily cycle and sleep.

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Periodic variations

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34
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What variation is the secretion of growth hormones?

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Periodic variations

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35
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secretion of growth hormones occurs during?

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sleeping time

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36
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are hormones that are dissolved in the plasma and transported from their sites of synthesis to target cells/tissues?

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Water-soluble hormones

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37
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Circulate in the blood while being mainly bound to plasma proteins

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Steroid and thyroid hormones

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38
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how many percent of steroid or thyroid hormones exist freely in the plasma?

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less than 10% of the solution

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39
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cannot easily diffuse across the capillaries and gain access to their target cells and are therefore biologically inactive until they dissociate from plasma proteins

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protein-bound hormones

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40
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what are the ways that hormones are cleared from the plasma?

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➢ Metabolic destruction by the tissues
➢ Binding with the tissues
➢ Excretion by the liver into the bile
➢ Excretion by the kidneys into the urine

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41
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what membrane are specific mostly for the protein, peptide, and catecholamine
hormone

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membrane receptors

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42
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membrane receptors are specific mostly for the ________ , ________ and ___________

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protein, peptide and catecholamine hormone

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43
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they are the primary receptors for the different steroid hormones?

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Cytoplasm

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44
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primary receptors for the different steroid hormones

45
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The receptors for thyroid hormones

46
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what hormones uses the mechanism of direct gene activation?

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Steroid hormones and thyroid hormones

47
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why are the steroid hormones and thyroid hormones are able to diffuse to the plasma membrane at their target cells?

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because they are lipid soluble molecules

48
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The most common stimulus, in which endocrine gland organs are prodded into action by other hormones

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Hormonal stimulus

49
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is the changing of blood levels of certain ions and neutrons

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HUMURAL STIMULUS

50
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humeral stimulus is also known as

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humurol stimuli

51
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are nerve fibers stimulate hormone release and the target cells respond to the neural stimuli

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neural stimuli

52
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what nervous system is an example of the neural stimuli?

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Sympathetic nervous system

53
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what organ stimulates the body during stress? and what organ is it?

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Norepinephrine and epinephrine, adrenal medulla

54
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what approx. size is the pituitary gland?

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Size of a pea

55
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Where is the pituitary located?

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Located at the hypothalamus of the brain where it hangs from the stock of the inferior surface

56
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the pituitary gland is surrounded by what bones?

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sella turcica and sphenoid bone

57
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what are the 2 functional lobes of the pituitary gland?

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anterior pituitary (Adenohypophysis)
posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis)

58
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other term of the anterior pituitary

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adenohypophysis (pars distalis)

59
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other term of posterior pituitary?

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neurohypophysis (pars nervosa)

60
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also known as the master gland? Why is it called the master gland?

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Pituitary gland as it affects thyroid, adrenal cortex, ovary, mammary gland and pancreas

61
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what are the 5 thyroid cell types?

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  • Somatotropes – hGH: Secretes
    human growth Hormone
  • Corticotropes – ACTH: Secretes
    Adrenocorticotropic hormone
  • Thyrotropes – TSH: Secretes Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
  • Gonadotropes – LH, FSH:
    Stimulates Luteinizing Hormone
    and Follicle-stimulating hormone
  • Lactotropes – PRL: Secretes
    prolactin
62
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what are the metabolic effects of the growth hormones?

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Promotes protein deposition
Enhances Fat Utilization
Decreases carbohydrate utilization

63
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in what time of the day and night do growth hormones stimulate?

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during the day and midnight, it also stimulates during strenuous exercises

64
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whats the pattern of growth hormones when it is secreted?

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Cyclical pattern

65
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Decreased blood glucose. under what growth hormone effects is it? Stimulate or Inhibit?

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stimulate growth hormone

66
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aging. under what growth hormone effects is it? Stimulate or Inhibit?

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inhibit growth hormones

67
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obesity. under what growth hormone effects is it? Stimulate or Inhibit?

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Inhibit growth hormone

68
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starvation. under what growth hormone effects is it? Stimulate or Inhibit?

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stimulate growth hormone

69
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protein defiency. under what growth hormone effects is it? Stimulate or Inhibit?

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Stimulating growth hormone

70
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increased blood free fatty acids. under what growth hormone effects is it? Stimulate or Inhibit?

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inhibit growth hormone secretion

71
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is the decrease secretion of all the anterior pituitary hormones.

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Panhypopituitarism

72
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is the decrease function and production of glucocorticoids adrenal glands

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Hypothyroidism

73
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the decrease secretion of ________________ so that sexual functions are lost

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gonadotropic hormones

74
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results from generalized deficiency of anterior pituitary secretion or an effect of panhypopituitarism during childhood.

75
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what is the posterior pituitary gland or neurohypophysis composed of?

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Pituicytes (glial cells)

76
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what does the pituicytes do?

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supporting structure of the large numbers of terminal nerve fibers and terminal nerve endings from nerve tracks

77
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from the pituicytes where does the terminal nerve endings and terminal nerve fibers originating from?

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Supraoptic nucleus and paraventicular nucleus of the hypothalamus

78
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what does the nerve endings that forms like a bovious knobs contains?

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Secretory granules

79
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what are the two posterior pituitary hormones namely?

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vasopressin and oxytocin

80
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other term of vasopressin

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antidiuretic hormone

81
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located immediately before the larynx and n each side of the anterior to the trachea

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thyroid gland

82
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what are the two major hormones produced by the thyroid gland?

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thyroxin
triiodothyronine

83
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it is one of the largest endocrine glands and weighs around __________

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thyroid gland, 15-20 grams

84
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what percentage do you consider when it is a lack of thyroid?

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40-50% below normal

85
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at what percent do you consider the thyroid to be excess?

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60-100% above normal

86
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what does the thyroid gland secretes?

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Calcitonin

87
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what are the two types of follicles that are found in the thyroid gland?

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Follicles and parafollicular cells

88
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what does the parafollicular cells secretes?

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calcitonin

89
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are colloid filled follicles surround by cuboidal follicular cells

90
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how do you oxidizing the iodine?

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through the use of hydrogen peroxide and peroxidase

91
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1st step in making thyroid hormones

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oxidation of the iodine

92
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2nd step of the thyroid production

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organification of the thyroglobulin

93
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after the formation of the thyroid hormones where are they stored? and how many months are the thyroid good for?

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in the follicles, 2-3 months

94
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also known as the t4

95
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also known as the T3

A

triiodithyronine

96
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increased or enlargement of the thyroid gland. Whatever the causes: graves’ disease, tumor, adenomas, carcinomas

97
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most common form of hyperthyroidism, an autoimmnue disease which antibodies of the thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins form against the TSH receptors

A

grave’s disease

98
Q

is the protrusion of the eyeballs

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exolphthalmus

99
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almost total lack of thyroid hormone. what are its symptoms?

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myxedema , bagginess of the eyes and swelling of the face

100
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extreme hypothyroidism during fetal life. Failure of body growth and by mental retadation it results from congenital lack of thyroid gland

101
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how many are the parathyroid glands? and where are they located?

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4 parathyroid glands, upper portion of the parathyroid gland one of each behind the upper and of each lower poles of the thyroid

102
Q

is the complete removal of the parathyroid gland

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thyroidectomy

103
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what are the parathyroid gland cells made of?

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chief cells and oxyphil cells

104
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are cells that are not present in babies and animals?

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oxyphil cells

105
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believed to secrete most if not all of the parathyroid hormone(parahormone)

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chief cells

106
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oxyphil cells

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modified or defeated chief cells that no longer secretes hormone

107
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what hormone stimulate bone resorption causing the release of calcium into the extra cellular fluidat

A

parathyroid hormones

108
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what hormone also increases reabsorption of calcium and decreases reabsorption of phosphate by the renal tubules leading to decreased excretion of calcium and increase excretion of phosphate

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parathyroid hormone

109
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how many adrenal glands does a human body have?
and where are they located?

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2 right and left

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