Exam 2 Review Slides Flashcards
upregulation
increase in receptor number in response to low concentration of hormone increases sensitivity
ex) stress hormone concentration was low after a period of no exercise many receptors are causing very high BP and HR in response to exercise
downregulation
decrease in receptor number in response to high concentration of hormone
ex) high cortisol in bloodstream leads to a decrease in cortisol receptors to prevent cortisol from attacking proteins and breaking down tissue
the magnitude of hormone effect is dependent on (3)
- concentration of hormone (blood volume)
- number of receptors on cell
- affinity of the receptor for the hormone
Endocrine glands
- release hormones directly into bloodstream
- ductless
Hormones & their divisions
- bind to protein receptors to exert specific effect
- divided into: amino acid derivatives, peptides, steroids
mechanisms of hormone action: activation of genes genes to alter protein synthesis levels
steroid hormones
mechanisms of hormone action: second messengers in the cell via G protein
cyclin AMP (cAMP)
CA++
Inositol triphosphate
Diacylglycerol (DAG)
Hypothalamus
- most initial signals for hormone secretion comes from here
- stimulates release of hormones from anterior pituitary gland by releasing hormones or factors
- provides hormones for release from posterior pituitary gland
Anterior pituitary gland (7)
-most hormones from here are stimulating/releasing, their job is to move down and affect other glands that produce hormones with biological effect
- adrenocortizotropic hormone (ACTH)
- follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
- Lutenizing hormone (LH)
- Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
- Prolactin
- Growth hormone (GH)
Posterior pituitary gland
- oxytocin
- antidiuretic hormone (ADH),, acts on kidneys to reduce water loss to maintain plasma volume
Thyroid gland
- stimulated by TSH
- releases calcitonin, regulates plasma Ca++ BLOCKS release from bone when Ca++ concentration is high
Parathyroid gland
- parathyroid hormone, primary regulator of plasma Ca++, STIMULATES Ca++ release from bone when concentration is low, STIMULATES reabsorption of Ca++ by kidneys
Adrenal medula
- above (inside) kidney
- secrete catecholamines: epinephrine and norepinephrine
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
- fast-acting hormones, part of “fight or flight”
- bind to adrenergic receptors, alpha and beta
adrenal cortex
- outside portion of gland above kidney
- secretes steroid hormones, aldosterone, cortisol, sex steroids
renin and aldosterone
hormones for blood pressure control, water balance, control of Na+ reabsorption and K+ secretion
pancreas
- both exocrine and endocrine functions
- releases insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, and digestive enzymes and bicarbonate
glycogenolysis is related to
exercise intensity
high intensity exercise results in greater and more rapid glycogen depletion (around 75% VO2 max)