Endocrine System Flashcards
Endocrine system
- Ductless system
- non-localized response
Hormones that are proteins
Insulin and prolactin
Hormones which are peptide chains
Antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin
Steroid hormones
- Cholesterol derivatives
- Testosterone & estradiol
Catecholamines
Norepinephrine and epinephrine
What is known as the master gland?
Pituitary gland
what connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus ?
Infundibulum
Subdivisions of the pituitary
Neurohypophysis and the adenohypophysis
divisions of the neurohypophysis
pars nervosa, infundibular stalk, and median eminence
Posterior lobe of the neurohypophysis
Pars nervosa
Hormones secreted by the neurohypophysis
Oxytocin & antidiuretic hormone
subdivisions of the adenohypophysis
pars distalis, pars intermedia, and pars tuberalis
Anterior lobe of the pituitary
par distalis
what secretes tropic hormones
Adenohyophysis
Cell types in the pars distills
- Lactropic cells
- thyrotropic
- somatotropic
- coricotrophic
- gonadotropic
Lactotropic
Secretes prolactin
Thyrotropic cells
secretes thyroid stimulating hormones
Somatotropic cells
secrete growth hormone
corticotropin cells
Secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone & melanocyte-simulating hormone
Gonadotropic cells
secrete follicle stipulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
Classification of cells of the anterior pituitary
acidophils or basophils