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Endocrine System Flashcards

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Master gland, regulates other glands

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Pituitary

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Gland: circadian rhythm, day/night cycles

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Pineal gland

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Gland: Stimulates metabolism

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Thyroid

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Regulates calcium in blood (gland)

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Parathyroid

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Initiates the immune system (gland)

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Thymus

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Maintain sodium and potassium balance, cell metabolism, resist stress, produce sex hormones, release adrenaline (gland)

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Adrenal gland

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Regulates blood sugar (gland)

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Pancreas

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Produce sex hormones necessary for reproduction (gland)

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Gonads

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Disorder: excessive drowsiness, disrupted sleep patterns

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Hypersecretion of melatonin

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Disorder: fertility difficulty

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Hyposecretion of melatonin

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Disorder: undersecretion of growth hormone, normal proportions with max height of 4 feet

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Dwarfism

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Growth hormone secreted after growth and development

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Acromegaly

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Oversecretion of GH, usually caused by pituitary tumor (disorder)

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Gigantism

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Hyper/hypo-secretion of LH/FSH (disorder)

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Sterility

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Hyposecretion of of ADH; excessive thirst and urination (disorder)

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Diabetes insipidus

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Enlarged thyroid gland due to insufficient iodine in diet (disorder)

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Goiter

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Early childhood disorder, hyposecretion can lead to mental and physical retardation

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Cretinism

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17
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Hypothyroidism in adults that can lead to fatigue, obesity, dry skin, and low body temperature

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Myxedema

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Oversecretion resulting in high metabolism, weight loss, rapid heart rate

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Hyperthyroidism

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Hyperthyroidism resulting in enlarged thyroid, bulging eyes

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Grave’s disease

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Lack of PTH, uncontrollable muscle spasms, may cause death

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Tetany

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21
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Causes massive bone destruction

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Hyperparathyroidism

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22
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No immune system (bubble boy)

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Immune deficiency

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Hyposecretion, bronzed skin, muscle weakness, suppressed immune system

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Addison’s disease

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Hypersecretion, tumor in cortex, moonfaced, buffalo hump, high BP, depressed immune system

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Cushing’s syndrome

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Body does not produce enough insulin; type I and type II

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Diabetes mellitus

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Sterility, lack of physical development (sexual immaturity)

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Hyposecretion of androgen/estrogen

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27
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Endocrine system vs. nervous system

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Endocrine-slower

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28
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Chemical substances secreted by cells that regulate metabolic activity

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Hormones

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29
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Two chemical classifications of hormones

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Amino-based

Steroid-based

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4 ways that hormones alter cellular activity

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  • change membrane permeability
  • synthesis of proteins
  • activate/inactivate enzymes
  • stimulation of mitosis
31
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Three types of hormone release stimuli?

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  • hormonal
  • humoral
  • neural
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Most common type of stimulus?

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Hormonal stimulus

33
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Hormones released due to changes in blood levels of ions and nutrients

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Humoral stimulus

34
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In neural stimulus, what causes hormones to be released?

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Nerve fiber stimulus

35
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Can a steroid hormone diffuse through the cell membrane?

36
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In steroid hormone, what does the steroid and receptor bind to?

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DNA in the nucleus

37
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In steroid hormone, what does mRNA create?

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Synthesis of new protein

38
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Non-steroid hormone must bind to a _____ on the cell membrane

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Receptor site

39
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Enzyme reaction in a non-steroid hormone creates a…?

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Second messenger molecule

40
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Hypothalamus regulates this gland

41
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Melatonin (gland?)

42
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Oxytocin

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ADH

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GH

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PRL

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FSH

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FSH

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Estrogen

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Mineralcortoids

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ACTH

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T4

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Calcitonin

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PTH

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Parathyroid

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Thymosin

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Epinephrine

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TSH

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Insulin, glucagon

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Androgen

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LH

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Progesterone

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Type I diabetes

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Dwarfism

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Addison’s disease

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Tetany

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Parathyroid

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Graves’ disease

66
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Immune deficiency

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Myxedema

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Type II diabetes

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Acromegaly

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Goiter

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Cushing syndrome

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Diabetes insipidus

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Gigantism

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