Endocrine System Flashcards
Endocrine system
Secreted directly into the blood stream- distant
Exocrine system
Carry out through ducts-local
Hypothalamus
Part of the diencephalon
Interface btwn brain and endocrine
Infundibulum
Connection to pituitary gland
What is the portal system?
A bunch of blood vessels that send messages from he hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary gland
Modified nerve fibers
Send messages from the hypothalamus to the posterior pituitary gland
What does the hypothalamus make?
Oxytocin and ADH (Antidiuretic Hormone)
Anterior pituitary gland
Adenohypophysis
What makes up the Adenohypophysis?
Glandular tissue
How many hormones does the Adenohypophysis make?
7 hormones
Whatever are the big 7?
Growth hormone (GH)
Prolactin
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Melanocyte hormone (MSH)
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
What does the neurohypophysis store?
Oxytocin and Antidiuretic hormone
Thyroid gland
Located on either side of the larynx
Made up of 1000s of follicles
Parafollicular cells
Aka C cells
Mass group of cells outside the follicle
Produces calcitonin
Follicle
Hollow center =colloid
Makes T3 & T4
Thyroid gland produces what hormones?
Calcitonin
T3 & T4
Parathyroid gland
Little pimple like structure on or near the thyroid
Produces parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Adrenal gland
Located in the Retroperitoneal
Cranial and medial to the kidneys