Endocrine System Flashcards
Second great controlling center
Endocrine System
Loops that act to oppose the stimulus
Negative Feedback Loop
Influence target cells at another location in the body
Hormones
Seven Major Endocrine Glands
Hypothalamus, Pituitary Gland, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal Glands, Pancreas, Gonads
Eight other organs that secretes hormone
Heart, Pineal gland, Thymus Gland, Kidney, Stomach, Small Intestine, Adipocytes, Placenta
How many hormones does the hypothalamus release?
Eight (8)
Inhibits release of growth hormone
Growth hormone inhibitory hormone (GHIH) or Somatostatin
Stimulates release of adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Corticotropin-releasing hormones (CRH)
Inhibits the release of prolactrin
Dopamine or Prolactin inhibiting factor
Stimulates release of growth hormone
Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)
Stimulates secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone and prolactin
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
Stimulates release of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
Hormone for milk ejection and uterine contraction
Oxytoxin
The hormone that increases water reabsorption by the kidneys and causes vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure
ADH or Vasopressin
Location of pituitary gland
Sella Turcica
Other name of anterior pituitary
Adenohypophysis
Other name of pituitary gland
Hypophysis
“Somatrortopic hormone”
Growth Hormone
Hormones that promotes mammary gland development
Prolactin
Hormones that stimulates melanin production
Melanocytes Stimulating Hormone
Hormones that cause growth of follicles in the ovaries and sperm maturation in Sertoli cells of testes
Follicle Stimulating Hormones
Other name of posterior pituitary
Neurohypophysis
Origin of anterior pituitary gland
Pharyngeal epithelium
Hormones that stimulate synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Hormones that stimulate testosterone synthesis in Leydig cells of testes; stimulates ovulation, the formation of corpus luteum, and estrogen and progesterone synthesis in ovaries
Luteinizing Hormone
Origin of posterior pituitary gland
Neural tissue
Hormones that stimulate protein synthesis and overall growth of most cells and tissues
Growth Hormone
Hormones that stimulate synthesis and secretion of adrenocortical hormones (cortisol, androgens, and aldosterone)
Adrenocorticotropin Hormone
Two hormones that is stored and released in posterior pituitary gland
ADH and Oxytocin
Hormones that promotes deposition of calcium in the bones and decreases extracellular fluid calcium ion concentration
Calcitonin
Hormones increase the rates of chemical reactions in most cells, thus increasing body metabolic rate
T3-T4 Hormones
T4
Thyroxine
Slow onset thyroid hormone
T4 (Thyroxine)
Slow onset thyroid hormone
T4 (Thyroxine)
Thyroid hormone that acts on peripheral tissue
T3 (Triiodothyronine)
What thyroid hormones is 4x more potent
T3 (Triiodothyronine)
Fast onset thyroid hormone
T3 (Triiodothyronine)
Thyroid gland produced T3 in how many percentage?
7%
Thyroid hormone that has longer duration of action
T4
Thyroid gland produced T4 in how many percentage?
93%
Thyroid hormone that has short duration of action
T3
How does T4 functions?
It needed to be converted to T3 in peripheral tissue
Hormones that promote and development of the body and SNS
T3-4
Four small pieces on the posterior side of thyroid
Parathyroid Gland
Hormones that control serum calcium ion concentration by increasing calcium absorption by the gut and kidneys and releasing calcium from bones
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
Excess activity of parathyroid hormone can produce what condition?
Hypercalcemia
The visceral organ that has endocrine and exocrine function
Pancreas
Hormone formed by alpha cells
Glucagon
Hormones that promotes glucose entry in many cells, and in this way controls carbohydrate metabolism
Insulin
What cells forms insulin?
Beta cells
Hormones that increase the synthesis and release of glucose from the liver into the body fluids
Glucagon
What cells forms somatostatin?
Delta cells
If there is a decrease in glucose in the gland, what hormones get activated?
Glucagon
Hormones that inhibits secretion of glucagon and insulin
Somatostatin
Two small glands located superior to the kidney
Adrenal Gland
Three zones of adrenal cortex
Zona Glomerulosa, Zona Fasciculata, Zona Reticularis
Hormones that have multiple metabolic functions for controlling the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; also has anti-inflammatory effects
Cortisol
Hormones that increase renal sodium reabsorption, potassium secretion, and hydrogen ion secretion
Aldosterone
What hormones produced in Zona Reticularis?
Androgen