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Endocrine System Flashcards

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secretion of hormone function

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-chemical messengers/regulators which affect the activity of other cells

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what results from endocrine glands being ductless?

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-they secrete their products directly into the bloodstream

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are endocrine glands vascular or avascular?

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  • vascular

- has very rich blood supply

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characteristics of the effects on target tissues

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  • slow but long-lasting

- opposite of CNS & PNS

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how is hormone secretion controlled?

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  • negative feedback mechanism

- neural control

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what part of the brain controls the release of hormones?

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  • hypothalamus

- secretes substances called releasing factors

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pituitary gland location

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  • inferior surface of brain
  • attached to hypothalamus
  • surrounded by circle of willis
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pituitary gland structure components

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  • adenohypophysis

- neurohypophysis

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pituitary gland adenohypophysis location

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  • anterior lobe

- glandular portion

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pituitary gland adenohypophysis function

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  • produces and secretes six major hormones

- portal supply to anterior gland receives releasing factors

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pituitary gland neurohypophysis location

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  • posterior lobe

- nervous portion

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pituitary gland neurohypophysis nervous portion function

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  • stores and releases 2 hormones produced by hypothalamus

- dilated terminal axons that store hormone until neurons fire, releasing hormone into circulation

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pituitary gland function

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  • “master gland” of the body

- regulates many of body’s activities by releasing specific hormones to impact other endocrine glands

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pituitary gland is divided into what?

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  • anterior pituitary

- posterior pituitary

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anterior pituitary gland hormones it secretes

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  • growth hormone
  • thyroid stimulating hormone
  • adrenocorticotropic hormone
  • follicle stimulating hormone
  • luteinizing hormone
  • prolactin
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posterior pituitary gland hormones it secretes

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  • oxytocin

- antidiuretic hormone

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anterior pituitary: growth hormone

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  • GH
  • increases protein synthesis and mitosis
  • regulates growth of most cell sof the body
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anterior pituitary: thyroid-stimulating hormone

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  • TSH

- regulates the hormonal activity of the thyroid gland

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anterior pituitary: adrenocorticotropic hormone**

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  • ACTH

- controls the secretions of the hormones of the adrenal cortex

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anterior pituitary: follicle stimulating hormone

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  • FSH
  • stimulates follicle(ova) development in the ovary and sperm in testes
  • stimulates sex hormone secretion
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anterior pituitary: luteinizing hormone

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  • LH
  • plays a role in ovulation
  • stimulates secretion of sex hormones (estrogen and testosterone)
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anterior pituitary: prolactin

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-plays a role in secretion and production of milk from mammary glands(lactation)

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posterior pituitary: oxytocin

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  • stimulates uterine and smooth muscle contractions

- promotes milk ejection from breast

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posterior pituitary: antidiuretic hormone

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  • ADH
  • affects permeability of kidney tubules to reduce the excretion of water
  • secretes vasopressin
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what does vasopressin control?

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  • controls BP

- constricts blood vessels

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thyroid gland location

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  • anterior neck inferior to larynx

- surrounds anterior and lateral aspect of the trachea

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thyroid gland gross structure

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-two lobes connected by an isthmus

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thyroid gland microscopic structure

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  • cuboidal cells: hormone production

- follicles: stores hormones

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thyroid gland hormones it secretes

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  • thyroxine (T4)
  • triiodothyronine (T3)
  • calcitonin
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thyroid gland: thyroxine and triiodothyronine site of action

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-most cells of the body

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thyroid gland: thyroxine and triiodothyronine effect

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-regulates basal metabolic rate (BMR)

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thyroid gland: calcitonin site of action

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-bone

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thyroid gland: calcitonin effect

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  • regulates osteoclast activity and therefore the amount of calcium which leaves bone
  • lowers blood calcium levels
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parathyroid gland location

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-embedded on posterior side of thyroid gland

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parathyroid gland structure

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  • 4 oval bodies

- ->two on superior poles, two on inferior poles

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parathyroid gland hormone it secretes

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-parathyroid hormone (PTH)

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parathyroid gland: parathyroid hormone site of action

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  • increased osteoclastic activity in bone
  • increased kidney reabsorption of Ca++
  • increased dietary calcium ingested from intestine
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parathyroid gland: parathyroid hormone effect

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-increased blood calcium levels

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adrenal glands location

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  • paired glands

- located on superior pole of the kidneys

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adrenal glands structure

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  • adrenal medulla

- cortex

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adrenal glands: adrenal medulla structure

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  • inner portion
  • activated by stress
  • prepares body for sympathetic ANS
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adrenal glands: adrenal medulla hormone it secretes

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-epinephrine (catecholamines)

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adrenal glands adrenal medulla: epinephrine site of action

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-many organs and tissues

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adrenal glands adrenal medulla: epinephrine effect

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-reinforces and prolongs sympathetic ANS response (inc. heart rate and respiration)

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adrenal glands: cortex structure

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  • outer portion
  • produces cortico-hormones
  • responds to ACTH stimulation
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adrenal glands: cortex hormones it secretes

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  • aldosterone
  • cortisol/hydrocortisone (glucocorticoid)
  • androgens (estrogen/progesterone)
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adrenal glands cortex: aldosterone site of action

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-kidney tubules

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adrenal glands cortex: aldosterone effect

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-regulates Na and K levels

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adrenal glands cortex: cortisol/hydrocortisone site of action

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-various tissues

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adrenal glands cortex: cortisol/hydrocortisone effect

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  • regulates metabolism(glucose)

- prevent/reduces inflammation

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adrenal glands cortex: androgens site of action

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-various tissues

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adrenal glands cortex: androgens effect

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  • supplement gonadal hormones

- promotes development of secondary sex characteristics

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pancreas loaction

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  • upper abdomen

- posterior and inferior to stomach

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pancreas structure

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  • endocrine portion (has islet of langerhans)

- exocrine portion

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pancreas endocrine portion hormones secreted

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  • insulin (beta cells)

- glucagon (alpha cells)

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pancreas endocrine portion: insulin site of action

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-all body cells

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pancreas endocrine portion: insulin effect

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-regulates transport of glucose into cells

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pancreas endocrine portion: glucagon site of action

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-liver

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pancreas endocrine portion: glucagon effect

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-promotes conversion of glycogen into glucose

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pancreas exocrine portion function

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  • consists of cells and ducts

- produces digestive enzymes into duodenum of small intestine

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pineal gland location

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-suspended from roof of 3rd ventricle

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pineal gland hormones secreted

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-melatonin

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pineal gland melatonin site of action

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  • receives and responds to input from the visual pathway
  • highest level at night
  • affects sleep/wake cycle(circadian rhythms)
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pineal gland melatonin effect

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  • inhibits hypothalamus stimulation of hormones which stimulate glands
  • delays sexual maturation
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gonads components

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  • ovaries

- testes

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gonads ovaries structure

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-follicle and corpus luteum

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gonads ovaries hormones secreted

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-estrogen/progesterone

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gonads ovaries: estrogen site of action

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-female reproductive organs (uterus)

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gonads ovaries: estrogen effect

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  • development of gametes (egg) and regulation of female reproductive organs
  • secondary sex characteristics
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gonads testes structure

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-interstitial cells of leydig

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gonads testes hormones secreted

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-testosterone

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gonads testes: testosterone site of action

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-male reproductive organs

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gonads testes: testosterone effecr

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  • development of gametes(sperm) and regulation of male reproductive organs
  • secondary sex characteristics

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