ENDOCRINOLOGY Flashcards
What is Endocrinology?
Study of endocrine glands and hormones secreted
What are Hormones?
Chemical signals SECRETED by cells to bloodstream and TRAVELS to target tissues
What is a Positive feedback?
-INCREASE in hormone product results to ELEVATED activity.
-Hormone production of system
What is Negative Feedback?
-DECREASE in hormone product results to DECREASED activity.
-Hormone production of system
3 Classification of Hormones
“PAS”
-Peptides/Polypeptides
-Amines
-Steroids
What is a Polypeptide and its types?
*It is water-soluble.
*2 TYPES
-Glycoprotein
-Polypeptides
What is a Steroid?
*Insoluble
*Synthesized from Cholesterol
Examples of Glycoprotein
-FSH
-EPO
-TSH
-HCG
Examples of Polypeptides
PAGA
-Prolactin
-ACTH
-GH
-ADH
Examples of Steroids
PET CAVS
-Progesterone
-Estrogen
-Testosterone
-Cortisol
-Aldosterone
-Vitamin D
Examples of Amines
-Epinephrine
-Norepinephrine
-Melatonin
-T3
-T4
Examples of Glands
-Hypothalamus
-Anterior & Posterior Pituitary
-Thyroid & Parathyroid
-Adrenal
-Reproductive Glands
-Pancreas
Hormones for Hypothalamus
Releasing Hormones
Somatostatin
Dopamine
Examples of Releasing Hormones
TRH
GnRH
GHRH
CRH
TRH
Regulates production of TSH and Prolactin
GnRH
Regulates production of LH and FSH
GHRH
Regulates production of GH
CRH
Regulates production of ACTH
Somatostatin
Inhibitor of GH and TSH
Dopamine
Prolactin release inhibitor
Hormones for Anterior Pituitary
GH
Prolactin
TSH
ACTH
LH
FSH
GH
-Most ABUNDANT pituitary hormone
-Can cause
*Gigantism
*Acromegaly
*Dwarfism
Gigantism
INCREASE [excess] GH BEFORE closure of epiphyseal plate
Acromegaly
INCREASE [excess] GH AFTER closure of epiphyseal plate
Dwarfism
Deficiency of GH
Prolactin
-initiates and maintains LACTATION
-highest levels : 4AM, 8AM, 8PM, 10PM
-Prolactinoma
Prolactinoma
Most common type of functional pituitary tumor
TSH
STIMULATION for the production of T3 and T4