Endocrine System Flashcards
Hypothalamus connects to
pituitary gland
Hypothalamus regulates
autonomic nervous system
What is considered the most important part of the endocrine system?
pituitary gland
Pituitary is considered the …
and it…
master gland
is influenced by seasonal changes and/or emotional stress
Pituitary gland secretes…which
endorphins
reduce a person’s sensitivity to pain
Pituitary gland controls
ovulation and works as a catalyst for testes and ovaries to create sex hormones
Parathyroid glands maintain
normal blood levels of calcium and phosphate
Parathyroid hormone increases
reabsorption of calcium and phosphate from bones to blood
Outer portion of adrenal gland
adrenal cortex
Inner portion of adrenal gland
adrenal medulla
Adrenal cortex produces .. that will regulate…
corticosteroids
water and sodium balance, body’s response to stress, the immune system, sexual development and function and metabolism.
Adrenal medulla produces …that will..
epinephrine
increase HR and BP when there is an increase in stress
Where is the pancreas located?
left quadrant of abdominal cavity
Pancreas’s job?
ensure a consistent level of glucose within the bloodstream
Steroid hormones (prostaglandins) are unique in that they..
do not circulate in the blood, but exert their effects only where they are produced.
Effects of steroid hormones
inflammation
pain mechanisms
vasodilation
vasoconstriction
nutrient metabolism
blood clotting
Amine hormones (catecholamines) examples
epinephrine
norepinephrine
dopamine
Amine hormones are where?
adrenal medulla
What releases catecholamines into the blood stream?
sympathetic nervous system stimulation
Where is insulin created?
pancreas
What produces growth hormone-releasing and inhibiting hormone?
And where does it act?
hypothalamus
pituitary
What produces gonadotropin-releasing hormone?
hypothalamus
What produces thyrotropin-releasing hormone?
hypothalamus
What produces corticotropin-releasing hormone?
hypothalamus
What produces prolactin-releasing and inhibiting hormone as well as dopamine?
hypothalamus
What do all the hormones produced by hypothalamus act on?
pituitary
What produces growth hormone?
pituitary
What produces FSH?
Pituitary
What produces LH?
pituitary
What produces TSH?
pituitary
What produces adrenocorticotropic hormone?
pituitary
What produces prolactin?
pituitary
What produces oxytocin?
pituitary
What produces antidiuretic hormone?
pituitary
What does FSH do?
follicular development and creation of estrogen in females and spermatogenesis in males
What does LH do?
ovulation along with estrogen/progesterone synthesis and testosterone in males
What does TSH do?
increases synthesis of T3 and T4
What does prolactin do?
process of lactation