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Endocrine Systems Flashcards

1
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what consists of glands that produce chemical hormones

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Endocrine System

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these chemical messengers that are produced in the endocrine systems are called

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hormones

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glands that secrete material in tubules or ducts (such as sweat and salivary glands) are known as

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exocrine glands

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4
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what area is very receptive to hormones

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target areas

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5
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what it is called when many hormones regulate the internal environment of the body in a homeostatic response

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negative feedback loop

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6
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secretes both stimulating and inhibitory hormones and has a major role in controlling endocrine functions

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hypothalamus

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7
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develops from the diencephalon of the brain and it also resembles a pine nut

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pineal gland

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8
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what hormone does the pineal gland secretes?

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melatonin

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9
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it inhibits the release of hormones in the hypothalamus that stimulate the production of sex hormones and it is also regulates circadian rhythms

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melatonin

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10
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what do you call when the pituitary gland is suspended from the base of the brain by a stalk?

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infundibulum

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11
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it stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones

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thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

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12
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it promotes the growth of most of the cells and tissues of the body

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growth hormone (GH)

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13
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it stimulates mammary glands to produce milk

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prolactin

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14
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they are hormones that stimulate the growth and control function of the ovaries and testes

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gonadotropins

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15
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there are two types of gonadotropins, what are they and define them

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follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, they stimulate the production of sex cells in the ovaries and testes

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16
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controls hormone production in the adrenal cortex

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Adrenocorticotropin

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17
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the neurohypophysis is composed of what tissue that originated from the base of the brain

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nervous tissue

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18
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what hormones does the anterior pituitary produce?

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TSH
GH
LTH
FSH
LH
ACTH
Gonadrotropins

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19
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what is another word for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)?

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thyrotropin

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20
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what is another word for growth hormone (GH)?

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somatotropin

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21
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what is another word for Prolactin?

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luteotropin

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22
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what is the meaning of the acronym (FSH)?

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follicle-stimulating hormone

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23
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what is the meaning of the acronym (LH)?

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luteinizing hormone

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24
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what is the meaning of the acronym (ACTH)?

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Adrenocorticotropin

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25
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what stimulates the reabsorption and retention of water by the kidneys?

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Antidiuretic hormone

26
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stimulates the contraction of the cells of the mammary glands to release milk

27
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the anterior pituitary can be divided into three parts, what are they?

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par tuberalis, par intermedia, par distalis

28
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a storage of molecules consisting of many thyroid molecules

29
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thyroid gland secretes three types of specific hormones, what are they?

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(T3) triiodothyronine, (T4) tetraiodothyronine and calcitonin

30
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these hormones increase basal metabolic rates

31
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causes the deposition of calcium in bone by decreasing osteoclast activity

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calcitonin

32
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what is another word for parathyroid hormone (PTH)?

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parathormone

33
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the posterior portion of the thyroid are typically two pairs of organs called the?

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parathyroid glands

34
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responsible for increasing the blood calcium levels

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parathyroid hormone

35
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what hormone causes the maturation of the T cells?

36
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is a mixed gland that has an exocrine function and an endocrine function?

37
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what hormones secretes out of pancreas endocrine function?

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insulin and glucagon

38
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what happens when blood glucose levels drop?

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glucagon converts glycogen to glucose

39
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what hormone inhibits insulin and glucagon?

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somatostatin

40
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composed of the cortex and an inner medulla that is located superior to the kidneys?

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adrenal glands

41
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what hormones are secreted from the adrenal cortex called?

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corticosteroid hormones

42
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hormones that are important in water and electrolyte balance

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corticosteroid hormones

43
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a cluster of cells that secrete mineralocorticoids

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zona glomerulosa

44
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consists of parallel bundles of cells that secrete glucocorticoids

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zona fasciculata

45
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consists of a branched pattern of cells that produce both glucocorticoids and sex hormones

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zona reticularis

46
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what hormones does the zona fasciculata produce?

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glucocorticoids

47
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what hormones does the zona glomerulosa produce?

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mineralocorticoids

48
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what hormones does the zona reticularis produce?

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glucocorticoids and sex hormones

49
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what are types of sex hormones?

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androgens and estrogens

50
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two hormones that are produced in the adrenal medulla are?

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epinephrine and norepinephrine

51
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what are gonads?

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testes and ovaries that produce sex hormones

52
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what hormone produces from the testes?

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testosterone

53
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what hormone produces from the ovaries?

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estrogen and progesterone

54
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melatonin is secreted by which gland?

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Pineal gland

55
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what specific part of which gland is ADH stored?

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Posterior Pituitary

56
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what does glucagon do as a hormone, and where is it produced?

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Glucagon increases blood glucose levels and it is produced in the pancreas

57
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what is the primary gland that secretes epinephrine?

A

Adrenal Glands

58
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where is growth hormone produced?

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Anterior Pituitary

59
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what connects two lobes of the thyroid gland?

A

medial isthmus

60
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does parathormone increase or decrease calcium levels int he blood?

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