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Endocrine System Flashcards

1
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secrete their product directly into blood stream

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Endocrine glands

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2
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endocrine glands secrete very small amount of chemical
messengers called

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hormones

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3
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study of the endocrine system

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Endocrinology

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4
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Has ducts that carry their secretions to the outside of the
body or into hollow organs like the stomach and
intestines

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Exocrine Gland

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5
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Are chemical messengers secreted specifically by the
endocrine glands directly into the bloodstream to target
tissues or effectors.

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hormones

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6
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Sites where hormones produced a specific response
directly to some tissues or indirectly to other parts of the
body

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Target Tissues/ cells/ organs

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7
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Are polar molecules includes proteins, peptides,
amino acids

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Water soluble

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8
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non-polar includes steroids and eicosanoids

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Lipid hormones

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9
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which is a part of the Nervous systems is
also recognized as a major endocrine organ because it
produces several hormones

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Hypothalamus

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10
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Growth hormone, antidiuretic, prolactin are what type of hormones?

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Water soluble

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11
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Pancreas is both endocrine and exocrine. T or F?

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T

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12
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LH, FSH, androgens are what type of hormones?

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Lipid hormones

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13
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target tissues of hypothalamus

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anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

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14
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it stimulates or inhibits secretion of
specific hormones

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Hypothalamus

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15
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size of pituary gland

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grape

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16
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Hangs by a stalk from the
inferior surface of the
hypothalamus of the brain

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Pituitary Gland

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17
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What controls pituitary gland?

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hypothalamus

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18
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2 regions of pituitary gland

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anterior and posterior

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19
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stimulates growth of bones,
muscles, and organs

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growth hormones

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20
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Too much GH causes_________

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gigantism

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21
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Too little GH causes_________

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pituitary dwarfism

22
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it is also called Thyrotropic Hormone

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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

23
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Target tissues of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

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thyroid gland

24
Q

it regulates thyroid gland secretions
influences the growth and activity of the thyroid
gland

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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)/Thyrotropic Hormone (TH)

25
Q

Too much TSH, thyroid gland________

A

enlarges

26
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Too little TSH, thyroid gland_______

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shrinks

27
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Regulates hormonal activities of the gonads

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Gonadotropic Hormones/ Gonadotropins:

28
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Target tissue of LH (Luteinizing) for females

A

ovaries

29
Q

promotes ovulation and progesterone
production

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LH (Luteinizing) for females (Gonadotropins)

30
Q

sperm production and testosterone

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LH for males: Interstitial Cell-stimulating
Hormone (ICSH) (Gonadotropins)

31
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target tissue of LH for males: Interstitial Cell-stimulating
Hormone (ICSH)

A

testes

32
Q

follicle maturation and estrogen
secretion

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FSH (Follicle-Stimulating) for females

33
Q

follicle maturation and estrogen
secretion

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FSH (Follicle-Stimulating) for females

34
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Target tissue of FSH (Follicle-Stimulating) for females

A

follicles in ovaries

35
Q

sperm production

A

FSH for males

36
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Target tissue of FSH for males

A

seminiferous tubules

37
Q

after childbirth, it stimulates and
maintains milk production by the mother’s breast

A

Prolactin

38
Q

Target tissues of prolactin

A

mammary glands and ovaries

39
Q

regulates the endocrine activity of the
cortex portion of the adrenal gland. Tells adrenal
cortex to release corticosteroids

A

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

40
Q

Target tissues of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

A

adrenal cortex

41
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conserve water, prevents urine
production

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42
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conserve water, prevents urine
production

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Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)

43
Q

low ADH/ kidneys to produce large amounts of dilute
(watery) urine

A

Diabetes insipidus

44
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One of largest glands/Requires iodine to function

A

THYROID GLAND

45
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Decreased metabolic/Weight gain, reduced
appetite, fatigue/ Low temp. and pulse

A

Hypothyroidism

46
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Increased metabolism/ Weight loss, increased
appetite, nervousness/Higher temp. and pulse/Warm, flushed skin

A

Hyperthyroidism

47
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a hypercalcemic hormone

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Parathyroid Hormone

48
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a
hypocalcemic hormone

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calcitonin

49
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2 bean shaped curved over the top of the kidneys

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ADRENAL GLANDS

50
Q

2 regions of ADRENAL GLANDS

A

medulla and cortex

51
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Located close to the stomach in the abdominal cavity

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pancreas

52
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too little insulin or faulty insulin receptors/exaggerated appetite, excess urine,
dehydration, thirst, fatigue

A

diabetes mellitus

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