Endocrinology #1 WK2 L3 Flashcards
WHAT ARE EXOCRINE GLANDS?
SECRETE THEIR SECRETIONS BY WAY OF A DUCT ONTO EPITHELIAL SURFACE
WHAT ARE ENDOCRINE GLANDS?
SECRETE THEIR CHEMICAL MESSENGERS INTO BLOOD
WHAT GLANDS ARE ENDOCRINE AND EXOCRINE GLANDS?
PANCREASE
WHAT ARE THE MAIN CLASSES OF HORMONES?
STEROID
PROTEIN OR POLYPEPTIDE
MONOAMINES
WHAT ARE STEROID HORMONES?
DERIVED FROM CHOLESTEROL
INCLUDE SEX STEROIDS OF GONADS AND ADRENAL GLANDS
WHAT HORMONES DO SEX STEROIDS PRODUCE?
TESTOSTERONE, ESTROGEN, PROGESTERONE, CORTISOL, ALDOSTERONE
WHAT ARE PROTEIN AND POLYPEPTIDE HORMONES?
DERIVED FROM CHAINS OF AMINO ACIDS
INCLUDES MOST HORMONES
WHAT HORMONES DO PROTEIN AND POLYPEPTIDE PRODUCE?
OXYTOCIN, ADH, GROWTH HORMONE, INSULIN, GLUCAGON, GASTRIN, CALCITONIN
WHAT ARE MONOAMINE HORMONES?
MODIFIED AMINO ACIDS
WHAT HORMONES DO MONOAMINES
DOPAMINE, NORADRENALINE, ADRENALINE, MELATONIN, THYROID HORMONE
GALNDS IN THE BRAIN?
HYPOTHALAMUS, PITUITARY GLAND, PINEAL GLAND
GALNDS IN THE NECK?
THYROID GLAND
GLANDS IN THE STOMACH?
ENDOCRINE GLAND, PANCREASE, ADRENAL GLAND
SEXUAL GLANDS?
GONADS, OVARIES
WHICH HORMONES ARE HYDROPHOBIC?
STEROIDS AND THYROID HORMONES