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Endocrinology Flashcards

1
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The chemical regulators that are produced by ductless glands

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Hormones

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2
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The study of endocrine glands and their secretions

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Endocrinology

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3
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The medium which transports hormones to their target organs

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Blood

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4
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The specific membrane proteins that bind hormones

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Receptor

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5
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The gland that regulates adenohypophyseal secretions

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Hypothalamus

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6
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The target tissues of the hormone somatotropin

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All organs

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7
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The largest endocrine gland in the body

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Skin

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8
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The other name for the posterior lobe of pituitary gland

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Neurohypophysis

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9
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The term used for the constantly maintained internal equilibrium of the body

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Homeostasis

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10
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The only hormone produced by the adenohypophysis that exhibits a positive feedback mechanism

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Prolactin

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11
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Group I hormones

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Lipophilic
rapid initiation of chemical reaction
requires intracellular receptors
generally orally given if treated as drug
examples are androgens and thyroxine
receptor-hormone complex formation is enough to produce cellular changes

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12
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Group II hormones

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requires secondary messengers
transported in blood not bound to proteins

examples are catecholamines and insulin

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13
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stimulates the production of beta-endorphins

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CRH

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14
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stimulates production of thyroid-stimulating hormne

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TRH

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15
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stimulates the production of pituitary FSH & LH

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GnRH

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16
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believed as a dopamine-like inhibitor of prolactin

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PIF

17
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increases the blood levels of prolactin

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PRH

18
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otherwise known as somatocrinin

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GHRH

19
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hypothalamic secretion also referred to as somatostatin

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GHIH

20
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decreases the level of the blood MSH

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MIF

21
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directly regulates the production of aquaporins in collecting ducts

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ADH

22
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peptide hormone for milk ejection and uterine contraction

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Oxytoxin

23
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tryptophan-derived and induces sleep

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Melatonin

24
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source of urinary 5’-hydroxyindole acetic acid

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Serotonin

25
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hyperglycemic glycogenolytic factor from the pancreas

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Glucagon

26
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derived from mammotrophs

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PRL

27
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another name is somatotropin

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GH

28
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responsible for the maturation of ovarian follicles

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FSH

29
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stimulates the release of thyroid hormones

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TSH

30
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major hormone derived from proopiomelanocortin gene

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ACTH

31
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principal hormone in the maintenance of corpus luteum

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LH

32
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cardiac peptide that decreases blood sodium levels

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ANF

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