Endocrine System Flashcards

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1
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Direct hormones?

A

stimulate organs

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2
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Tropic hormones?

A

stimulate other glands, hormones

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3
Q

How do peptides act?

A

via 2nd messengers

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4
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How do steroids act?

A

hormone/receptor binding to DNA

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5
Q

What 7 hormones come from the anterior pituitary?

A
Follicle stimulating
Luteinizing
Adrenocorticotropic
Thyroid stimulating
Prolactin
Endorphins
Growth hormone
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6
Q

Follicle Stimulating hormone (FSH)?

A

stimulates follicle maturation, spermatogenesis

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7
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Luteinizing hormone (LH)?

A

stimulates ovulation, testosterone synthesis

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8
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)?

A

stimulates adrenal cortex to make and secrete glucocorticoids

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9
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Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)?

A

stimulates thyroid to produce thyroid hormones

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10
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Prolactin?

A

stimulates milk production and secretion

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11
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Endorpins?

A

inhibits the perception of pain in the brain

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12
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Growth hormone (GH)?

A

stimulates bone and muscle growth/lipolysis

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13
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What is created in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary?

A

oxytocin

ADH

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14
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Oxytocin?

A

stimulates uterine contractions during labor, milk secretion during lactatioin

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15
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Antidiuretic (ADH, vasopressin)?

A

stimulates water reabsorption in kidneys

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16
Q

What is secreted from the thyroid?

A

Thyroid hormone

Calcitonin

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17
Q

Thyroid hormone (TH, T3, T4)?

A

stimulates metabolic activity

18
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Calcitonin?

A

decreases blood calcium levels

19
Q

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)?

A

increases blood calcium levels

20
Q

What is secreted from the adrenal cortex?

A

Glucocorticoids

Mineralcorticoids

21
Q

Glucocorticoids?

A

increases blood glucose levels and decreases protein synthesis, anti-inflammatory

22
Q

Mineralcorticoids?

A

increases water reabsorption in kidneys

23
Q

What is secreted by the adrenal medulla?

A

epinephrine

norepinephrine

24
Q

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine?

A

increases blood glucose levels and heart rate

25
Q

What is secreted by the pancreas?

A

Glucagon
Insulin
Somatostatin

26
Q

Glucagon?

A

stimulates conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver, increases blood glucose

27
Q

Insulin?

A

lowers blood glucose, increases glycogen stores

28
Q

Somatostatin?

A

suppresses secretion of glucagon and insulin

29
Q

Testosterone?

A

maintains male secondary sex characteristics

30
Q

Estrogen?

A

maintains female sex characteristics

31
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Progesterone?

A

promotes growth/maintenance of endometrium

32
Q

Where is melatonin secreted?

A

pineal gland

33
Q

Melatonin?

A

regulates sleep-wake cycles

34
Q

Atrial natriuretic peptide?

A

secreted by heart, involved in osmoregulation and vasodilation

35
Q

Thymosin?

A

secreted by thymus, stimulates T-cell development, only in children

36
Q

What are the 4 stages of the menstrual cycle?

A
  1. Follicular
  2. Ovulation
  3. Luteal
  4. Menstruation
37
Q

Follicular phase?

A

FSH causes growth of a follicle

38
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Ovulation?

A

LH causes follicle to release egg

39
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Luteal phase?

A

corpus luteum forms

40
Q

Menstruation?

A

endometrial lining sheds