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endocrinology

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study of homeostatic chemical adjustments and other activities that hormones accomplish

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hydrophilic hormones

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peptide hormones, catecholamines, and indoleamines

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lipophilic hormones

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steroid hormones, thyroid hormones

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peptide hormones

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most abundant, chains of amino acids of varying length

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catecholamines

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produced by the adrenal medulla, are derived from the amino acid tyrosine

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indoleamines

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produced by the pineal gland, are derived from the amino acid trytophan

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steroid hormones

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produced by the adrenal cortex and reproductive endocrine glands, neutral lipids derived from cholesterol

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thyroid hormones

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produced by the thyroid gland, an iodinated tyrosine derivative

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hydrophilic hormones primary act through what type of mechanism?

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second-messenger systems

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lipophilic hormones primarily act through what type of mechanism?

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activate genes on binding with receptors inside the cell

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where are hydrophilic proteins usually found?

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circulate in blood largely dissolved in plasma

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GH

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growth hormone, stomatotrophin

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TSH

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thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotropin

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ACTH

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adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin

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FSH

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follicle-stimulating hormone

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LH

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lutenizing hormone

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PRL

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prolactin

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MSH

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melanocyte-stimulating hormone

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what are the major functions of ADH?

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  1. via cAMP, it increases aquaporins in the distal convoluted tubule
  2. causes vasoconstriction in the smooth muscles throughout the body
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what are the major functions of OXY?

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oxytocin
1. uterine contractions
2. ejection of milk from the mammary glands
3. synthetic pitocin drip can induce labor

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what are the major functions of GH?

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  1. fetal growth, cild, puberty
  2. bone development, soft tissue development
  3. IGF I and III (idk what this is)
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what are the major functions of ACTH?

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  1. growth of the adrenal cortex
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what are the major functions of FSH?

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  1. ovarian follicles in women
  2. increased estrogen production
  3. sperm production in males
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what are the major functions of LH?

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  1. ovulation in women
  2. increased estrogen and progesterone in women
  3. increased testosterone from interstitial cells (ICSH)
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what are the major functions of PRL?

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  1. breast development in women
  2. milk production in women
  3. receptors for LH in the testes
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major functions of MSH?

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  1. melanin dispearson
  2. learning and memory
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hormones released by the posterior pituitary (2)

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ADH, oxytocin (OXY)

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hormones released by the anterior pituitary (7)

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GH, ACTH, FSH, LH, TSH, PRL, MSH

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which pathway does ADH use for delivery?

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which pathway does OXY use for delivery?

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which pathway does GH use for delivery?

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which pathway does ACTH use for delivery?

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which pathway does FSH use for delivery?

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what pathway does LH use for delivery?

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which pathway does TSH use for delivery?

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which pathway does MSH use for delivery?

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hormone 1

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releasing or inhibiting hormone

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hormone 2

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one of the 6 hormones of the anterior pituitary

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hormone 3

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targets specific endocrine gland for release

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hormone 2 has a short negative feedback loop to…

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the hypothalamus

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hormone 3 has negative long feedback loops to…

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  1. the anterior pituitary
  2. the hypothalamus
42
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the gonadotropins

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FSH, LH, and maybe PRL (hard to tell on the paper)

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where does GH act on the body?

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adipose tissue, bone, muscle

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where does TSH act on the body?

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where does ACTH act on the body?

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adrenal cortex

46
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where do FSH and LH act on the body?

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where does PRL act on the body?

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mamary glands

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where does MSH act on the body?

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skin cells and the hippocampus

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where are ADH and OXY produced?

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the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei

50
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the hypothalamus has two well defined cell clusters, what are they called?

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  1. supraoptic nucleus
  2. paraventricular nucleus
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ADH is also know as….

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vasopressin

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infundibulum

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the connection between the hypothalamus and pituitary glands
- nerve fibers
- bloody vessels

53
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what type of gland is the pineal? mixed or solely endocrine?

54
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what type of gland is the hypothalamus? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the pituitary? mixed or solely endocrine?

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solely endocrine

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what type of gland is the thyroid? mixed or solely endocrine?

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solely endocrine

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what type of gland is the parathyroid? mixed or solely endocrine?

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solely endocrine

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what type of gland is the thymus? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the heart? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the liver? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the stomach? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the adrenal gland? mixed or solely endocrine?

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solely endocrine

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what type of gland is the pancreas? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the duodenum? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the kidney? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the adipose tissue? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the skin? mixed or solely endocrine?

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what type of gland is the ovaries? mixed or solely endocrine?

69
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what type of gland is the placenta? mixed or solely endocrine?

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