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1
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HCG and thyroid

A

HCG simulates TSH so can lead to a rise in T3/T4 and reduced TSH.

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2
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Where is parathyroid hormone made?

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Chief cells in parathyroid

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3
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Where are the parathyroids from embryologically?

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3rd (superior) and 4th (inferior) pharyngeal pouches

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4
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Blood supply to parathyroids?

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thyroid arteries

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5
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Where is prolactin produced?

A

anterior pituitary

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6
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milk ejection reflex

A

oxytocin

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7
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oxytocin produced in

A

posterior pituitary

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8
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What controls prolactin release

A

Thyrotropin releasing hormone

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9
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Antagonist of prolactin

A

dopamine

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10
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prolactin levels in day

A

diurnal variation - higher at night and evening

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11
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thyroid gland starts to secrete week

A

11

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12
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thyroid developed at

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5-6 week and descends in to the neck via thyroglossal duct

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13
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immune mediator in Grave’s disease

A

IgG autoantibody

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14
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Graves may affect fetus

A

Goitre and thyrotoxicosis

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15
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Cortisol produced by

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zona fasciculata in cortex of adrenal gland.

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16
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cortisol bound to … in the blood

A

cortisol binding globulin

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17
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RAAS activated by

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reduced BP detected by baroreceptors

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18
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Renin activated when

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macula densa (part of the juxtaglomerular apparatus) stimulated by decreased filtered sodium concentration to release renin

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19
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renin acts on

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angiotensinogen - cleaves an inactive peptide to create angiotensin 1

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20
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ACE - where? does what?

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lungs

converts Ang 1 to Ang 2.

21
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Ang 2 actions

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potent vasoconstrictor of arterioles and causes release of aldosterone.

22
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Electrolytes in Addisons

A

Hypo Na, Hyper K

23
Q

Waterhouse - Friderichsen syndrome

A

haemorrhage in to adrenal cortex as a result of meningococcal septicaemia.

24
Q

MEN 1

A

Pituitary, parathyroid, pancreas

25
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MEN 2

A

Parathyroid, thyroid, pheo

26
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progesterone is produced by

A

theca and granulosa cells

27
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testosterone produced by

A

theca cells only

28
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oestradiol produced by

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granulosa only

29
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theca cells have receptors for

30
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granulosa cells have receptors for

A

FSH mainly, then LH later on.

31
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which oestrogen in menopause

32
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main oestrogen between menarche and menopause

A

oestradiol

33
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aromatase

A

converts testosterone to oestradiol

34
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oogonium

A

primordial follicles
stuck in prophase 1.
diploid 46N

35
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primary oocytes

A

undergo Meiosis 1 after an LH surge
mature after puberty
have 46 chromosomes

36
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secondary oocytes

A

Meiosis 1 complete. polar body degenerates
23 chromosomes
prepare to undergo meiosis 2 after fertilisation

37
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What kind of hormone is FSH

A

glycoprotein

38
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Where is FSH produced

A

Anterior pituitary

39
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What is made in the anterior pituitary

A 
growth hormone (GH)
prolactin (PRL)
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
luteinizing hormone (LH)
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
40
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What is made in the posterior pituitary

A

oxytocin

ADH

41
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changes during puberty

A

Thelarche - breast development
Adrenarche - pubic hair
Menarche - periods

42
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Puberty staging system

A

Tanner staging

43
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Prolactin has similar structure to

A

Growth hormone and Human placental lactogen

44
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Human placental lactogen produced by

A

syncitiotrophoblast

45
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hCG is what kind of molecule

46
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Hypothalamus synthesises

A

oxytocin

thyrotrophin releasing hormone

47
Q

Cortisol and renal hormone levels in pregnancy - up or down?

48
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Inhibitor of Growth Hormone

A

Somatostatin

49
Q

What GH promotes

A

anti-insulin, Lipolysis

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