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Endocrine System Flashcards

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What is the difference between the endocrine system and the exocrine system?

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Exocrine secretes into a duct that leads to somewhere else, endocrine secretion directly into tissues and blood

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What is the function of the endocrine system?

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Secreting hormones

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What 3 things control the endocrine system?

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Hypothalamus
Internal environment
Nervous system

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What are the 6 hormones secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland?

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Growth hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Leuteinizing hormone
Prolactin
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What are the 2 hormones secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland?

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Antidiuretic hormone

Oxytocin

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What are the 3 hormones secreted by the thyroid gland?

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Tetraiodothyronine(T3)
Triiodothyronine(T4)
Calcitonin

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Which hormone does the parathyroid glands secrete?

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Parathyroid hormone

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Which hormone does the adrenal medulla secrete?

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Chromaffin

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Which 3 hormones does the adrenal cortex secrete?

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Aldosterone
Cortisol
Certain sex hormones

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Which hormones does the pancreas secrete?

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Alpha cells
Beta cells
Delta cells

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Which hormone does the pineal gland secrete?

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Melatonin

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Which hormone does the thymus gland secrete?

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Thymosins

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What are the effects of the growth hormone?

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Cell division

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What are the effects of the thyroid stimulating hormone?

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Control secretions from the thyroid

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What are the effects of the Adrenocorticotropic hormone?

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Stimulates the adrenal cortex

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What are the effects of the Follicle-stimulating hormone?

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Stimulates the production of gametes

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What are the effects of the Leuteinizing hormone?

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Secretions of sex organ hormones

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What are the effects of Prolactin?

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Stimulates milk production

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What are the effects of the Antidiuretic hormone?

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Helps conserve water and decreased urine regulation

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What are the effects of Oxytocin?

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Stimulates the release of milk
Involved in uterus contractions
No established function in males

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What are the effects of the Tetraiodothyronineoxine ?

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Effects cellular metabolism

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What are the effects of the triiodothyronine ?

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Less abundant but 5x more potent than T4

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What are the effects of Calcitonin?

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Decreases blood calcium

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What are the effects of the Parathyroid hormone?

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Increases blood calcium

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What is the function of chromaffin?

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Secretes epinephrine & norepinephrine

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What are the effects of aldosterone?

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Helps regulate concentration of mineral electrolytes

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What are the effects of Cortisol?

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Glucose metabolism

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What do alpha cells do?

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Secrete glucagon

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What are the effects glucagon?

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Stimulates the liver to break down glycogen into glucose

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What do beta cells secrete?

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Insulin

30
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What is the effect of somatostatin?

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Regulates glucose metabolism

31
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Why are thymosins responsible for?

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The formation of T cells

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