Endocrine System Flashcards
Where are hormones from the endocrine system released?
Blood stream
What do endocrine glands do?
Produces and release hormones
What is the pituitary gland also knows as?
Hypophysis- master gland
Most hormones are negative feedback systems, what is an example of a positive?
Oxytocin during childbirth
Can you list the endocrine glands in order from head to toe?
Hypothalamus
Pituitary
Pineal
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Thymus
Adrenal
Pancreas
Ovaries testes
Where is the hypothalamus located?
Base of brain
What endocrine gland connects the endocrine system to the nervous system?
Hypothalamus
Where is the pituitary gland found?
Attached to hypothalamus
Where is the pineal gland located?
Brain
Where is the thyroid located?
Neck
Where is the parathyroid located?
Beneath thyroid
Where is the thymus located?
Chest
Where are the adrenal glands located?
Above each kidney
Where is the pancreas located?
Behind stomach
Where is the tested and ovaries located?
Pelvic region
Where does the hypothalamus release horomones?
Anterior pituitary gland
What gland releases the following hormones:
Thyrotropim releasing hormones
Corticotropin releasing hormones
Growth hormone releasing
Prolactin releasing
Gonadotropin releasing
Hypothalamus
What does it mean if a hormone ends in tropin?
It must be sent to another gland to be released
What gland releases the following hormones:
Thyroid stimulating
Adrenocorticotropic stimulating
Growth hormone
Prolactin
Gonadotropin- leutinising, follicle stimulating
Pituitary gland
What gland secretes oxytocin?
Pituitary
What gland secretes melatonin and what is its function?
Pineal, sleep regulation, circadium rythm
What gland releases triodothyronine and thyroxine and what’s its function?
Thyroid
metabolism, development and bone health
What gains secretes parathormone and what’s its function?
Parathyroid
Regulates calcium and phosphate levels, blood clotting and kidney regulation
What is a disease that could be related to the thyroid?
Hyper or hypothyroidism
Is the adrenal cortex the outside or inside of the adrenal glands?
Outside
Is the adrenal medulla the inside or outside of the adrenal glands?
Inside
What gland releases cortisol, aldosterone and androgens?
Adrenal cortex
What does cortisol control?
Glucose levels
What does aldosterone control?
Blood pressure and stress
What gland secretes adrenaline and norepinephrine?
Adrenal medulla
What does norepinephrine do?
Increases heart rate
What does adrenaline do?
Increases flight or fight response
What gland secretes thymopoietin, Thymosin, thymulin?
Thymus
What is the function of the thymus and its secreted hormones?
Maturation of lymphocytes- helps immune system
What endocrine gland secretes insulin, glucagon, somatostatin?
Pancreas
What gland is related to diabetes?
Pancreas
What hormones do the ovaries secrete?
Oestrogen and progesterone
What hormones do the testes secrete?
Testosterone
