Exam 2 Flashcards
What is half life of a hormone
A hormones half life is the time required for its concentration to decrease to half of its initial concentration meaning it doesnt instantly disappear it is just degraded
What is the half life of a hormone dependent on
How fast the metablism is
What is afferent
Move away from the tissue then towards the nervous system
What is efferent
Goes towards something such as the tissue
What are the 5 modes of signaling
Endocrine, autocrine, paracrine, juxtacrine, and intracrine
What is autocrine
Same cell that releases the hormone has the receptor to the hormone
What is paracrine
Signals to the cell next to the cell that secretes it
What is juxtacrine
Signaling molecules is bound and binds to a receptor on its neighbor
What is intracrine
Signal is released w/in the cell and acts w/in the cell
What are the major pituitary hormones
ADH, GnRH, TRH, PRH, CRH, and GHRH
What does ADH produce from the pituitary, its targets, and effects
Produces stores AVP, targets kidney sweat glands, and circulatory system, and effects water balance
What does GnRH produce in the pituitary, its targets, and effects
Produces LH and FSH, targets the repro system, and LH stimulates production of sex hormones by gonads FSH stimulates production of sperm and eggs
What does TRH produce in the pituitary, its targets, and effects
Produces TSH, targets the thyroid gland, and effects stimulates the release of thyroid hormone regulating metabolism
What does PRH produce in the pituitary, its target, and effects
Produces PRL, targets mammary glands, and effects milk production
What does GHRH produce in the pituitary, its target, and its effects
Produces GH, targets liver, bones, and muscles, and effects IGF stimulating body growth and a higher metabolic rate
What does CRH produce in the pituitary, its target, and its effects
Produces ACTH, its target is the adrenal glands, and effects glucocorticoids which regulates metabolism and stress response
What does the nerve center drive
Homeostatic and homeostasis states
What does hypothalamus control
Homeostasis as the main link of nervous and endocrine systems
What is the infundibulum
Its a stalk of portal vessels
What is the anterior pituitary gland comprised of
Glandular tissue
What is the posterior pituitary composed of
Neural tissue
What are acidophils
Protein hormones such as GH and PRL that are pink w/ dark nuclei and stains w/ eosin
What are basophils
Glycoprotein hormones such as ACTH, TSH, FSH, and LH that are that a dark purple cytoplasm and stains w/ hematoxylin
What are chromophobes
Non secretory support cells and dont take up stain