ENDOCRINE WORKSHOP Flashcards
what does the endocrine system contain?
Higher centres(brain) Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal cortex Gonads (ovaries,testis) thyroid
what are common endocrine disorders?
Diabetes mellitus
(Type 1, Type 2)
Thyroid disease
(Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism)
what is the gonadal function in females?
f
what is the gonadal function in males?
m
what is the Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis?
h
what is the Hypothalamic pituitary thyroid axis?
h
how is aldosterone secretion controlled?
independent of cortisol secretion
what hormones are involved in homeostasis?
insulin
glucagon
Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP-1)
Catecholamines
what is insulin secreted by?
by pancreatic beta cells
what do beta cells sense?
glucose
what does insulin inhibit?
hepatic glucose release
NEFA release from adipose tissue
what does insulin down regulate?
glucagon secretion
what does insulin promote?
tissue glucose uptake
what is glucagon secreted by?
pancreas alpha cells
what is the secretion of glucagon negatively regulated by?
insulin