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Endocrine System Flashcards

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Primary Endocrine Organs

A

hypothalamus
thymus
pancreas
gonads
any glands

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Secondary Endocrine Organs

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heart
liver
stomach
kidney
skin
small intestine

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Which hormones act on the pituitary?

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most hypothalamic hormones

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Posterior pituitary actions

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take up hormones released by the hypothalamus

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5
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Which hormones does anterior pituitary release?

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secretes..
prolactin, TSH, ACTH, GH, LH, FSH

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Which hormones does hypothalamus release?

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PRH, PH, TRH, CRH, GHRH, GHIH, GnRH

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7
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Which hormones does posterior pituitary release?

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oxytocin, antidiuretic hormone

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8
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What secretes melatonin?

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pineal gland

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9
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What two hormones regulate metabolism?

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T3 & thyroxine

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10
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What regulates calcium levels in the blood?

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calcitonin

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What does the parathyroid hormone (PTH) do?

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increases calcium levels in the blood

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12
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What does the thymus secrete?

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thymosin

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13
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What does thymosin do?

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regulators T-cell function

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What are the hormones of the adrenal gland?

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(anything ending in “corticoid”)
aldosterone
cortisol
androgens

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15
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What are the secretory cells in the adrenal medulla?

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chromaffin cells

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16
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How do secretions enter the digestive tract?

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via the pancreatic duct

17
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How can blood hormone levels be controlled?

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secretion rate, hormone transport in the blood, clearance rate

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What does hyposecretion mean?

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too little

19
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What does hypersecretion mean?

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too much

20
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Antagonistic

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two hormones have opposite effects

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Additive

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two hormones have same effect, net effect is equal to the sum of the individual effects

22
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Synergistic

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two hormones have the same effect, net effect is greater than the sum of the two

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Permissive

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one hormone is needed for another hormone to work

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