Endocrine System Flashcards
What is the endocrine systems primary means of travel?
the blood
How does the endocrine system regulate other organ systems?
by maintaining homeostasis
What type of response system is the endocrine system?
slow response system
what are the two liquid tissues of the body?
blood and cerebrospinal fluid
what two systems does blood link?
endocrine and cardiovascular system
What other system does the endocrine system work with?
nervous system
How do the endocrine and nervous system differ?
The endocrine system brings about its effects via the secretion of hormones into the blood stream and the nervous system uses action potentials and release neurotransmitters
hormones
middle managers
endocrine glands
bosses
other cells
workers
What endocrine glands secrete hormones as their primary function?
hypothalamus, pituitary glands, pineal glands, thyroid glands, parathyroid glands, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries, testes
What organs secrete hormones as their secondary function?
heart, adipose tissues, kidneys, and the stomach
what is known as the neuroendocrine organ?
the hypothalamus
what can the hypothalamus be likened to?
endocrine system chief executor
The hypothalamus works close with?
the pituitary gland
What is the pituitary gland attached to?
infundibulum
What are the two seperate structures of the pituitary gland?
anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis) and posterior pituitary gland (neurohypophysis)
What are the posterior pituitary/neuropypophysis composed of?
nervous tissue instead of glandular tissue
What two types of hormones does the hypothalamus produce?
inhibiting and releasing hormones
What do the hormones the hypothalamus produce stimulate?
secretion from the anterior pituitary gland
How does the hypothalamus communicate with the anterior pituitary gland?
hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system
What does oxytocin do?
triggers uterine contraction and milk ejection from the mammary gland
What does antidiuretic hormone do?
causes water retention from the kidneys
What type of hormones does the anterior pituitary gland mostly produce?
tropic hormones
Examples of tropic hormones (anterior pituitary/adenohypophysis)
Thyroid stimulating hormone, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone
What does thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) do?
stimulates growth of and secretion from the thyroid
what does prolactin do?
stimulates milk production from mammary glands
What does adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) do?
stimulates secretion from the adrenal cortex
What are the two reproductive hormones?
luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone which primarily affect the testes and ovaries