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Endocrine System 2 Flashcards

1
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The endocrine’s system uses chemical messengers called?

A

Hormones

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2
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The female gonads are called?

A

Ovaries

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3
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The male gonads are called?

A

Testes

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4
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The part of the pituitary that produces tropic hormones as well as growth hormone and prolactin is called?

A

Adenohypophysis/ Anterior Pituitary

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5
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The part of the pituitary that stores the hormonal products of the hypothalamus (ADH, Oxytocin) is called?

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Neurohypophysis/ Posterior Hypophysis

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6
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The stalk that attaches the pituitary to the hypothalamus is called?

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Infundibulum

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7
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The vessel system that sends hypothalmic hormones to the pituitary is called?

A

Hypophyseal Portal System

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8
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Which hormones regulate gamete production and hormonal activity of the gonads?

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Gonadotropins. FSH/ LH

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9
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What hypothalmic hormones cause the pituitary to release it’s hormonal products?

A

Releasing Hormones

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10
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What hypothalmic hormones inhibit the release of the hormonal products of the pituitary?

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Inhibiting Hormones

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11
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This gland produces tropic hormones, known as the “master gland”

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Pituitary Gland/ Hypophysis

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12
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What are the characteristics of Acromegaly?

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Overgrowth of bones in hands, feet, and face of adults

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13
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What are the endocrine regions of the pancreas called?

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Pancreatic Islets (Islets of Langerhans)

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14
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What cells are responsible for the exocrine products of the pancreas?

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Acinar Cells

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15
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What cells produce calcitonin?

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Parafollicular/ C Cells

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16
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What cells produce growth hormone and prolactin?

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Acidophil

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17
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What cells produce parathyroid hormone?

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Chief Cells

18
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What cells produce the tropic hormones TSH, ACTH, FSH and LH?

A

Basophil

19
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What do the follicles of the thyroid contain?

A

Contain colliod/ T3/ T4

20
Q

What gland produces melatonin?

A

Pineal Gland

21
Q

What gland produces T3 and T4 as well as calcitonin?

A

Thyroid Gland

22
Q

What glial cells are found in the posterior pituitary/ neurohypophysis?

A

Pituicytes

23
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What hormone does the parathyroid gland produce?

A

Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)

24
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What hypothalmic hormones are stored in the posterior pituitary/ neurohypophysis?

A

Oxytocin/ Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)

25
Q

What is the function of the corticosteriods?

A

Regulate water and electrolyte balance in the extracellular fluids mainly by regulating sodium reabsorption in the kidneys.

26
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What is the function of corticosterone?

A

Enable the body to resist long term stressors by increasing blood glucose levels

27
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What is the function of cortisol (Hydrocortisone)?

A

Enable the body to resiste long term stressors by increasing blood glucose levels.

28
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What is the function of cortisone?

A

Enable the body to resist long term stressors by increasing blood glucose levels.

29
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What is the function of glucocorticoids?

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Enable the body tor esist long term stressors by increasing blood glucose levels.

30
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What is the function of mineralcorticoids?

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Regulate water and electrolyte balance in the extracellular fluids mainly by regulating sodium reabsorption in the kidneys.

31
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What is the function of thymopoietins?

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Involved in the development of T Lymphocytes and the immune system.

32
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What is the function of thymosins?

A

Involved in the development of T Lymphocytes and the immune system.

33
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What is the function of thymulin?

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Involved in the development of T Lymphocytes and the immune system.

34
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What is the function of thyroid hormone?

A

Controls the rate of body metabolism and cellular oxidation.

35
Q

What is the function of thyroxine (T4)?

A

Controls the rate of body metabolism and cellular oxidation.

36
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What is the function of triiodothyronine (T3)?

A

Controls the rate of body metabolism and cellular oxidation.

37
Q

What pancreatic cells produce glucagon?

A

Alpha Cells

38
Q

What pancreatic cells produce insulin?

A

Beta Cells

39
Q

What pituitary cells have no hormonal production function?

A

Chromophobes

40
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What two hormones constitute the colloid thyroglobulin?

A

T3 and T4

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