Exam 5 - Endocrinology Flashcards
What are gap junctions?
Pores in cell membrane allow signaling molecules, nutrients, and electrolytes to move from cell to cell
What are neurotransmitters?
Released from neurons to travel across synaptic cleft to second cell
What are Paracrines?
Secreted into tissue fluids to affect nearby cells
What are hormones?
Chemical messengers that ravel in the bloodstream to other tissues and organs
What cells are affected by hormones?
Only cells with receptors that respond to hormones
What is the endocrine system?
Glands, tissues, and cells that secrete hormones
What is endocrine glands?
Organs that are traditional sources of hormones
What are hormones?
Chemical messengers that are transported by the bloodstream and stimulate physiological responses in cells of other tissue or organ
How does the nervous system react and stop?
The nervous reacts quickly and stops quickly
How does the endocrine react and stop?
Reacts slowly and effects may continue for days or longer
How does the nervous system adapt to long-term stimuli?
Response declines (adapts quickly)
How does the endocrine system adapt to long-term stimuli?
Its responses persists (adapts slowly)
What is the area of effect of the nervous system?
Targeted and specific (one organ)
What is the area of effect of the endocrine system?
The general, widespread effects (many organs)
What are target organs or cells?
Those organs or cells that have receptors for a hormones and can respond to it
What chemical functions as both hormones and neurotransmitters?
Norepinephrine, dopamine, and antidiuretic hormone
How does the nervous system communitcate?
Electrical impulses and neurotransmitters
How does the endocrine system communicate?
Hormones
How does the nervous system send neurotransmitters?
It releases them at synapses at specific target cells
How does the endocrine system release hromones?
It releases them into bloodstream for general distribution throughout body
What is the hypothalamus shaped like and what is its function?
A flattened funnel; it regulates primitive functions
What is adenohypophysis?
The anterior pituitary
What is neurohypophysis?
Posterior pituitary
How is the pituitary gland connected to the hypothalamus?
A stalk called the infundibulum
How much does the anterior lobe consist of the pituitary?
3/4
How is the anterior lobe connected to the hypothalamus?
The hypophyseal portal system
What is ACTH?
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Where is ACTH released?
Anterior pituitary
What is ADH?
Antidiuretic hormone
Where is ADH released?
Posterior pituitary
Where is CRH released?
Corticotropin-releasing hormone
Where is CRH released?
The hypothalamus
What hormone does CRH release and where?
Adrenocorticotropin hormone
What is EPO?
Erythropoietin
Where is EPO released?
Kidneys, liver
What is FSH?
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Where is FSH released?
Anterior Pituitary
What is GH?
Growth Hormone
Where is GH released?
Anterior Pituitary
What is GHRH?
Growth hormone-releasing hormone
Where is GHRH released?
Hypothalamus
What is GnRH?
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Where is GnRH released?
Hypothalamus
What is LH?
Luteinizing hormone
Where is LH released?
Anterior pituitary
What is OT?
Oxytocin
Where is OT released?
Posterior pituitary
What is PIH?
Prolactin-inhibiting hormone
Where is PIH released?
Hypothalamus
What is PRL?
Prolactin