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Endocrine System 2: Adrenal and Pancreas Flashcards

1
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where is the thyriod gland located?

A

anterior to trachela rings 2-3

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2
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The right and the left lobes of the thyriod are sepreated by

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an isthmus

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3
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The follicles of the thyriod are filled with

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colloid
thyrogkobulin

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4
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TSH

A

thyroid stimulating
hormone

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5
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what produces TSH

A

anterior pituitary

thryrotrophs (basophil)

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6
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TSH controls

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  • syntheiss
  • secrection

of thryroid hormones

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7
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syntheiss of thyroid hormones is

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exocrine

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8
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secretion of thyroid hormones is

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endocrine

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9
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Exocrrine Synthesis

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  1. uptake
  2. TGB synthesized
  3. addition
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10
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what is taken up into the cell in the first step of exocrine( synthesis)

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amino acids and iodide

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11
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What is Thyroglobulin(TGB) synthesized on

A

RER

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12
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How is TGB released?

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exocytosis

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13
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Thyriod hormones are stored

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extracellularly as TGB

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14
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Secretion

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  1. endocytosis & digestion of colloid
  2. colloid fuses with lysosomes
  3. breakdown of TGB- release of T3 & T4 iodine
  4. T3 & T4 diffuse into cappilary
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15
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What cause the endocytosis of colloid?

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due to TSH stimulus

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16
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Thyroid gland makes far more

A

T4

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17
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Which is more potent T3 or T4?

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T3

3 to 4X more

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18
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What transports T3 & T4 in the cappilary

A

thyroxine-binding protein

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19
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what makes thyroxine-binding protein?

A

the liver

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20
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Functions of Thyroid Hormone

A
  • increase metabolic rate
  • increase body temp
  • increase glucose production
  • needed for normal CNS development
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21
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C Cells produce

A

calcitonin

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22
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What makes calcitonin?

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C Cells

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23
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Calcitonin act to

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decrease calcium

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24
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How does calcitonin decrease calium concentration?

A

inhibits bone resorption
binds to receptor on osteoclast

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25
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Hypercalcemia

A

high blood calicum

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26
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Hyperthryroidism

A

excess production of TSH

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27
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Hyperthryroidism symptoms

A
  • increase metabolic rate
  • weight loss
  • heat intolerance
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28
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Common causes of Hyperthryroidism

A
  • ingestion of T4( used for weight loss)
  • loss of feedback control
  • over stimulation of adenohypophysis
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29
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Graves Disease

A

autoimmune disorder that produces antibodies to the receptors for TSH

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30
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How do the antibodies work in Graves Disease

A

they bind tothe the receptor and chronically stimulate it

results in too much thyroid hormone

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31
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Symptoms of Graves disease

A
  • plus exopthlalmos
  • TSH-R in orbital fat

exop- collagen depostion posterior to the eyeball

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32
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Treatment for Graves Disease

A

*surgical removal
radioactive iodine

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33
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Hypothyroidism

A

insufficient production of thyroid hormone

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34
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Symptoms of Hypothyroidism

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  • low metabolic rate
  • gain weight
  • feel cold
  • photophobia
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35
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Cause of Hypothyroidism

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  • decrease iodine intake
  • loss of pituitary stimulation
  • destruction of thyriod
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36
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Treatment for Hypothyroidism

A

oral thyroid medicaiton

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37
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Endmic Goiter is caused by

A

iodine deficeincy

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38
Q

Most abundent cell

parathyroid

A

chief cells

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39
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Chief cells of parathyroid secrete

A

parathyroid hormone

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40
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What is the function of oxyphil cells?

A

unknown

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41
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Occur in clusters, contain large # of mitochondria, has no secretory vesicles

A

oxyphil cells

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42
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oxyphil cells

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  • Occur in clusters
  • contain large # of mitochondria
  • no secretory vesicles
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43
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What happens to the parathyroid in older people

A

get fatty

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44
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What cause Chief cells to secrete parathyroid hormone?

A

low blood Ca levels

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45
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PTH regulates

A

Ca and phosphate balance

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46
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PTH on osteoblast

A

promotes osteoclast activity

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47
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PTH and renal tubules

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stimulates resorption of Ca

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48
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PTH and GI tract

A

controls rate of Ca uptake by regulating produciton of Vitamin D(kidney)

49
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Vitamin D stimulates

A

cells on the intestinal mucosa to aborb Ca

50
Q

What is the carrier protein for Ca in the GI tract?

51
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Hypoparathyroidism

A
  • deficency in secretion of PTH
  • blood Ca is low but bone Ca is not released
52
Q

Ca deficiency results in

A

spontaneous depolarization of neurons and muscle fibers

results in tetany

53
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Hyperparathyroidism

A
  • high blood Ca
  • result in bone loss
  • cause Ca depositon oin ateries and kidneys
54
Q

Centroacinar Cells

A
  • in center of acinus
  • start of intercalated ducts
  • pale
55
Q

Islets of Langerhans is ____ part

56
Q

There may more than ________ islets of langehens in the pancreas

57
Q

Insuloacinar portal system is found

A

in the pancreas suppling islets of langerhans

58
Q

Insuloacinar portal system allows for

A

direct action of hormones

59
Q

what are the main islet cells

A
  • alpha
  • beta
  • gamma
60
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Alpha cells secrete

61
Q

what produces glucagon?

A

alpha cells

62
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Beta cells secrete

63
Q

what secretes insulin

A

beta cells

64
Q

Glucagon

A

increase blood glucose

65
Q

Insulin

A

decrease blood glucose

66
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somatostatin

A

inhibts insulin and glucagon production

67
Q

What secretes somatostatin

A

Delta cells

68
Q

What do the other cells of islet secrete

A
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide
  • pancreatic polypeptide
69
Q

Diabetes Mellitus

A
  • insulin deificiency/ abnormality
  • hyperglycmia (increased blood glucose
  • glucosuria
70
Q

Type 1 diabetes

A
  • juvenille
  • decrease insulin production
71
Q

type 2 diabetes

A
  • adult onset
  • decrease in # or responsivness of receptors
72
Q

Where are the adrenal glands located

A

superior to the kidneys

73
Q

How are adrenal glands regulated

74
Q

What secretes ACTH

A

anterior pituitary

corticotrophs which are a type of basophil

75
Q

In mammals we have _______ endocrin gland with

A

single; two different embryolocial origin

76
Q

Steriod hormones are structurally similar to

A

cholesterol

77
Q

What are the 3 class of adernal homones

A
  • sex hormones
  • glucocorticoids
  • minercorticoids
78
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minercorticoids control

A
  • electrolyte and fluid balnace
  • regulate Na and K level via Na pumps
79
Q

what helps to regulate blood pressure via the JGA?

A

minercorticoids

80
Q

glucocorticoids

A

stimulate gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis

both increase blood glucose

also increase metabolism

81
Q

What helps to increase the metabolism and breakdown of proteins, carbs, and lipids

A

glucocorticoids

82
Q

Sex Hormones

A

supplement gondal production

very small amount

83
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What is an example of a mineralcorticoids

A

aldosterone

84
Q

what is an example of a glucocorticoid

85
Q

what is an example of an sex hormoen produced by the adernal gland

86
Q

What is the order from outer to inner the layer of the adrenal

A
  • zona glomerulosa
  • zona fasciulata
  • zona reticularis
87
Q

zona glomerulosa is ___ of the cortex

88
Q

zona glomerulosa secretes

A

mineralcorticoids

89
Q

zona fasciulata make up ____ of the cortex

90
Q

zona fasciulata contians

A

spongiocytes

91
Q

zona fasciulata secrete

A
  • gluccocorticoids
  • and small amount of androgens
92
Q

What promotes secretion of cortisol?

93
Q

Cortisol decreases

A

immune response

94
Q

zona reticularis makes up ___ of the cortex

95
Q

zona reticularis secretes

A

small amounts of androgens and glucocorticoids

96
Q

medulla of the the andrenal gets is blood

A

directly from long cortical artery as well as sinusoids from cortex

98
Q

What causes aldosterone to be produced

A

Angiotension 2

99
Q

Zona fasiculata on other tissues

A

catabolic effect

100
Q

The zona fasiculata can supress

A

the immune system

101
Q

Zone fasiculata and the liver

A

promotes uptake/use of fatty acids, amino acids, and CHO

102
Q

Addisons Disease is

A
  • hypoadrenocortisim
  • failure to of adrenal gland to produce hormones
103
Q

Crushing Disease

A
  • hyperadrenocortisim
  • excess cortisol secretion
104
Q

1’ cause of hyperadrenocorticisim

A

due to adrenal hyperplasia or functional tumor

excess cortisol secretion

105
Q

2’ cause of hypoadrenocorticisim

classical

A
  • due to increase in ACTH from anterior pituitary
106
Q

What is normaly causes addisons?

A

autoimmune

107
Q

decrease in cortisol leads to

A

decrease in blood glucose

108
Q

What is tx for addisons

A

given mineral/glucocorticoids

109
Q

Chromaffin secrete

A

epinephrine and norepinephrine

110
Q

Chromaffin are modifed

A

sympatheitc postganglionic neurons

111
Q

Catecholemines are secreted in response to

112
Q

Catecholemines

A
  • increase heart rate
  • dialte blood vessels (cardiac and skeltal) and bronchioles
  • vasoconstriction of blood suppy to GI, kidney, skin.
113
Q

Pheochromocytoma

A

benign tumor of chromaffin cells

114
Q

Pheochromocytoma cause

A

increased release of epinephrine and norepinephrine

115
Q

can Pheochromocytoma kill the person

116
Q

Pheochromocytoma are _____ familail

117
Q

Hatfield-McCoy Feud may be due to

A

rare inhertied disease von Hippel-Landau

118
Q

von Hippel-Landau can lead to

A

rage and violent outbursts

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